The Barbenheimer Podcast

Niv and Jordan talk about the act of counterprogramming as it relates to Barbie and Oppenheimer (1:20) before they discuss how Barbie rose from the cloud of smoke Oppenheimer left behind (11:58), and the rocky path to get there. Jordan dissects the acting in Barbie (21:45), and Niv designates the different ways to develop a household item into a fully realized film (28:31). They talk about the negatives and positives (42:45) before ultimately determining where they stand on Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ (54:30).

After the break, they discuss ‘Oppenheimer’ in depth (01:06:27). They talk about the leading performance that the movie revolves around (01:11:11), how the actors fit into the tone its director, Christopher Nolan, achieves in the film (01:22:01). They critique how Nolan has historically treated women in his films (01:25:01), and how ‘Oppenheimer’ fares. They deliberate about the unusual structure and the way he approaches character (01:27:54), before weighing both films possibilities in the upcoming Oscar race (1:48:11).