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The ‘Odyssey’ Mailbag and Nolan Movie Rankings

The ‘Odyssey’ Mailbag and Nolan Movie Rankings

The 'Odyssey' Mailbag and Nolan Rankings

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Joanna Robinson

Joanna Robinson

About the episode

Mal and Jo answer all of your questions about The Odyssey! They discuss everything from Emily Wilson’s criticisms of the movie to what Nolan-verse regulars should have been cast! Later, they each give their current rankings of Nolan’s filmography.

Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin
Producers: Carlos Chiriboga and Scott Lee
Studio Production: Jacob Cornett
Social: Jomi Adeniran
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell

Summary

0:01
Intro
2:26
The Odyssey-inspired mailbag
59:26
The official Nolan rankings

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