Welcome to the sophomore installment of Movie Death Match. Host Chris Klimek presides as two Christopher Nolan films go head to head in anticipation of The Odyssey. Arguing for Inception is Bilge Ebiri (Vulture), while Abigail James (@popculturescientist) advocates for Interstellar.

Which film offers the more emotionally resonant lead performance and better captures Nolan’s vision of time — its dilation and psychological weight? Vote now at moviedeathmatch.com.

Intro (00:00:00-00:12:22)

Opening Statements (00:12:23-00:23:21)

In Their Time (00:23:22-00:48:11)

In Our Time (00:48:12-01:07:36)

For All Time (01:07:37-01:22:20)

The Verdict / Close (01:22:21-01:29:45)

LINKS – ABI

-The biggest plot hole in Interstellar?

-Can We Escape Gravity? | Interstellar’s Biggest Lie Explained

LINKS – BILGE

-The Hidden ‘Inception’ Within Inception 

-When to hit the Bathroom During Inception

-Six New Things We Learned From the Inception Blu-ray

-How Many Times Each Inception Character Dies

-You Can Hate Inception All You Want

LINKS – CHRIS

-'Interstellar': Stunning And Bold, With Lots Of Corn | NPR, Nov. 6, 2014)

-Interstellar’s Scientific Fact-Checker | Air & Space / Smithsonian, Nov. 13, 2014)

-Wartime Terror And Valor Thread Together In Nolan's Gripping 'Dunkirk' | NPR, July 20, 2017)

-A Degree Absolute! | An Entire Podcast Series About The Prisoner, the cult British spy-fi series Nolan has periodically threatened to adapt for the [very] big screen.)