'The Dark Knight' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion
November 16, 2017 · The Dark Knight (2008) · Action · Crime · Drama · 1:17:24 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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Most Rewatchable Scene
Sean FennesseyThe entire chase scene through the underground bridge when they transport Harvey Dent▶ 24:39
Apex Mountain
Chris RyanHeath Ledger — Yes for Heath Ledger - mentions Brokeback Mountain and this as his two shining achievements▶ 54:01
Jason ConcepcionChristian Bale — Apex Mountain as a movie star for Christian Bale, but agrees American Psycho is his best performance. Yes for Aaron Eckhart with Harvey Dent▶ 58:34
Sean FennesseyHeath Ledger — Yes for Heath Ledger - calls it an all-time great performance burned into a generation's brains. Not Apex Mountain for Christian Bale - prefers American Psycho as his most interesting performance▶ 54:12
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Chris RyanMultiple questions: What happens to Joker, how nobody notices scarred-faced cop at funeral, how Gordon planned to fake his death, why Harvey's crimes couldn't be pinned on Joker instead of Batman▶ 1:07:22
Jason ConcepcionGordon's entire fake death plan is problematic and any resulting legal case would be thrown out, Harvey Dent's goodness was meant to carry more dramatic weight in earlier script versions, Nolan movie plotting unravels when examined closely▶ 1:08:37
Sean FennesseyThe entire Lau pursuit and Coleman-Reece pursuit are unnecessary, boat scene is too on-the-nose, why all criminals are on a boat, Lucius Fox's inconsistent moral line about surveillance vs weapons▶ 1:09:42
Movies Referenced (61)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Batman (2022) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 13 | Chris Ryan, Jason Concepcion, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 10:17 |
| American Psycho (2000) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Sean Fennessey, Jason Concepcion, Chris Ryan | ▶ 57:50 |
| Inception (2010) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | ▶ 28:50 |
| Weapons (2025) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Sean Fennessey, Jason Concepcion, Chris Ryan | ▶ 45:59 |
| Iron Man (2008) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Chris Ryan, Jason Concepcion | ▶ 2:04 |
| Jerry Maguire (1996) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 1:04:55 |
| Psycho (1960) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Jason Concepcion | ▶ 5:54 |
| Smile (2022) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 24:09 |
| Spider-Man (2002) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey, Jason Concepcion | ▶ 10:34 |
| Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 4:44 |
| Batman Begins (2005) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 2:44 |
| Brokeback Mountain (2005) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Jason Concepcion, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 33:43 |
Directors Referenced (11)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Nolan | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 20 | Chris Ryan, Jason Concepcion, Sean Fennessey | Tenet, Interstellar, Inception | ▶ 0:59 |
| Tim Burton | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | Edward Scissorhands | ▶ 9:25 |
| John Ford | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | ▶ 16:04 | |
| Steven Spielberg | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan | ▶ 9:25 |
| Ang Lee | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Jason Concepcion | Life of Pi | ▶ 10:08 |
| Howard Hawks | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 1:02:56 | |
| Martin Scorsese | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | Taxi Driver, Killers of the Flower Moon, Mean Streets | ▶ 1:12:49 |
| Michael Mann | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans | ▶ 2:27 |
| Paul Thomas Anderson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | Punch-Drunk Love, Licorice Pizza, There Will Be Blood | ▶ 1:12:49 |
| Sam Raimi | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | Spider-Man, The Evil Dead, Army of Darkness | ▶ 55:21 |
| Sean Penn | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | Mystic River, 21 Grams, Dead Man Walking | ▶ 33:14 |
Actors Referenced (54)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Ledger | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 34 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Jason Concepcion | Brokeback Mountain, The Dark Knight, A Knight's Tale | ▶ 5:01 |
| Aaron Eckhart | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 12 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | The Dark Knight, Thank You for Smoking | ▶ 17:12 |
| Alfred Molina | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Sean Fennessey, Jason Concepcion, Chris Ryan | Spider-Man 2, Boogie Nights | ▶ 44:15 |
| Michael Caine | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Jason Concepcion | The Dark Knight, The Cider House Rules | ▶ 43:25 |
| Anthony Michael Hall | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Chris Ryan, Jason Concepcion | Live by Night | ▶ 39:45 |
| Christian Bale | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight Rises | ▶ 57:06 |
| Jack Nicholson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | Chinatown, As Good as It Gets, The Departed | ▶ 34:37 |
| John Yoakum | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Chris Ryan, Jason Concepcion | John Carter, Sin City | ▶ 19:45 |
| Maggie Gyllenhaal | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | The Dark Knight | ▶ 31:14 |
| Matt Damon | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | Good Will Hunting, The Martian, The Departed | ▶ 18:12 |
| Katie Holmes | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | Batman Begins | ▶ 30:58 |
| Killing Joke | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Jason Concepcion | Weird Science | ▶ 2:20 |
Writers Referenced (1)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Goldman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men, The Princess Bride | ▶ 1:03:00 |