Episode 43: Interstellar, Interstellar VS. Contact, Top 5 Space Epics

Super Fantastic Nerd Hour!

“Mankind was born on Earth. It was never meant to die here.” Join us as we explore Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar! What makes the film a spectacular sensory experience? Does its story hold up to its epic scale? Do Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway convey the relativistic dangers of space travel? In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, what film better explores the unknown — Interstellar or Contact? We countdown our top 5 space epics.

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Show Notes

• 0:00 – 56:45: Interstellar.
• 56:46 – 1:08:00: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER: Interstellar VS. Contact.
• 1:08:01 – 1:22:43: Top 5 Space Epics.

Links

• Interstellar Is the Reason Movie Theaters Exist
• The Exacting Expansive Mind of Christopher Nolan
• Todd McCarthy on 'Interstellar' and the Evolution of Space Epics (for Better or Worse)
• Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar is an uneven space odyssey
• Big Hero 6 Just Beat Interstellar At This Weekend's Box Office
• Theatre owners are angry about Interstellar's 'Film first' initiative
• How 'Interstellar''s Nathan Crowley Designed the Ultimate Trip, Through Wormholes & Space-Time
• 15 maddening 'Interstellar' plot holes
• Let's talk about the plot of 'Interstellar'
• Interstellar's Jonathan Nolan on deep spoilers
• Why scientists are in a love-hate relationship with 'Interstellar'
• What "What [Movie X] Gets Wrong About [Thing Y]" Reviews Get Wrong About Art
• The plot of ‘Interstellar,’ in 10 TED Talks
• First Contact with Aliens Could Bring Peace, but We Might Kill Our Extraterrestrials Guests

Top 5 Space Epics

Conrad:

1. Apollo 13
2. The Right Stuff
3. Serenity
4. Star Trek (2009)
5. Galaxy Quest

Ali:

1. The Right Stuff
2. Solaris
3. Apollo 13
4. Moon
5. Stargate

Honorable Mentions:

• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Titan A.E.
• Gravity
• Europa Report