UPDATE: TENET IS DELAYED! WE DID IT!

As a member of your 13% non-male audience, I already miss the Little Women hot takes and wine club debauchery 😭 ... but this is fine too lol.

As a member of your 87% male audience, I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed your takes on less guy-coded films (ie Little Women and Mama Mia)

"It's like... F-- it, you know" -Christopher Nolan

When he said that he had a new band, I fully expected to see his mom playing a plastic recorder, with his dad on a toy piano. Which would have been awesome. But classically trained musicians are great, too. 👍🏼

Did not come here expecting to want a full version of the classical “Toxic” cover, but here we are...

I can’t wait for Charl to drop his debut spoken word album, he has such a way with language

There’s something special about the promise of Patrick talking about Nolan

Patrick, I'm sincerely concerned about your friend, Charl. Judging from his overtly smug tone of voice and the fact that he seems to think he's "in charge" of your show, I honestly think he's a bit of an attention seeker and a bad friend to have around. It's honestly painful to watch him talk about you with such disrespect. He clearly doesn't appreciate how much of a kind-hearted and warm friend that you are to him. My heart can't take it. It pains me to say this, but I believe you two need to part ways. I know it's not easy but from personal experience, I know that it's worth it. It pained me when I parted ways with my best friend, Mort the Pineapple, but I realised that it was best for the both of us, we just weren't making each other happy, so I had to let him go. It hurt at first, but eventually we moved on. He found a new human, and I found Rob... the Corn Cob, we're now happier than we ever were before. You can be, too. I just want you both to be happy. It's for the best that you part ways. I wish Charl all the best, but you need to let him go. I believe in you, Patrick.

Holy shit, that Toxic cover!!! 😍😭😍😭😍😭😍😭

That beard tells me that this talk show has reached the My Next Guest with David Letterman stage

The Epic Conclusion to Matt Wine's did NOT disappoint.

Don't forget that Nolan also changed cinematographers. Wally Pfister did Memento through The Dark Knight Rises. Hoyte van Hoytema did Interstellar through Tenet. Interestingly, Pfister was Oscar nominated for most of his Nolan collaborations (Batman Begins, The Prestige, The Dark Knight, and Inception (he finally won for Inception).

Oh my god the sisters are so bubbly and fun, I hope they show up again in the future

Nolan: I don’t think people notice- Patrick: I noticed it, Chris! Me! I did!

Part of the 87% male audience here, I went and watched Little Women and The Music Man after your quality segments about them. Good stuff! I'm even tempted on Momma Mia...

Patrick's beard just gets more and more magnificent and it fills me with both awesome wonder and boundless envy.

Your little skit joke kind of backfired...literally got goosebumps anytime those ladies sang, and am pretty bummed about the idea of another episode without them on. I don't want them to go :( Do they have a youtube presence?

I'm a member of the 13% and would love some more TCM content

Seeing the evolution of Christopher Nolan's filming was personally inspiring for aspiring filmmakers like us.

I knew that the final installment of Matt Wines would be heated but I had forgotten about All Growed Up and I was unprepared for his vitriol

Missed an opportunity there, not calling the segment "Charl in Charg".

Patrick, after watching your Alien: Covenant vid and a few others, I legit went back and watched basically all your channel's vids from the beginning going back 7 years. What started out as a lighthearted channel of goofy superhero comic vids from an aspiring director, has become a chronicle of great expectations, frustration, and a slow descent into madness. Keep it up!

These sisters are the breakout stars of your show. Give them a spinoff.

RE: Matt Wines. Rugrats Go Wild was a theatrically released movie! And it was the most ambitious crossover of 2003. Also, 12yo me liked All Grown Up more than Rugrats by that point.

I love the term "Filmbros" its perfect

Patrick: I don't like doing edits every 3 seconds _Immediately follows this with the Matt Wines segment_

I am very invested in the PWCU (Patrick Willems Cinematic Universe)

omg Patrick the BEARD. I'm awaiting the inevitable December video that's a filmic dissection of Santa Claus with you then becoming Santa Claus in the video

I don’t suppose that talking about Denis Villeneuve would be too conventional. He’s my favorite director, and I think his style is under appreciated or at least not talked about enough. Could you talk about him? I don’t want to tread on your plans, you’re doing great work.

The improvement in visuals (lighting, fidelity, etc.) since I started watching this channel is awesome. This episode looks GREAT.

I see you've finally prevailed in your battle of "Man vs. MacBook Pro"

At first I thought the new band was going into the Goosebumps theme but instead them gave me goosebumps with some classic(al) Britney!

This is a great video, and I love the note on Fincher. His use of CG definitely became a lot more subtle; most folks don't know that the handheld shot used here from Zodiac is in fact an almost-all CG shot, minus the actors and the cab. It shows that it is the flashiness of a lot of CG that makes it annoying; the stuff that works best is the stuff you don't notice - and Fincher has become a master of this.

I come home from work, I open my laptop, I go on KZfaq, I see the guy who is giving John Krasinski a run for his money uploaded a new video - it's a good day. :)

I got to be an extra in one of the effects sequences from Dunkirk. It was a really special experience- maximum realism and immersion even for the extras. But that IMAX camera was really silly looking.

PHW: Just delay Tenet. Don't put people in danger just for wanting to see your movie. Next year is fine. NOLAN: It's like... fuck it. you know.

That Rugrats entract was truly empowering. Finally someone who mustered the courage to speak out on such important matters ! I, too, love getting mad at trivial things it makes me feel like I'm somehow alive and most importantly I need validation from people I'll never interact with in any meaningful capacity. Rugrats > Animal Crossing. There, I SAID IT.

I'm not any kind of knowledgeable about film making, but even I noticed how well the camera told the story in Dunkirk. You felt the isolation, the fear, all without anyone saying a word.

can we get a full-length version of that Jolene cover, I'm not even kidding XD

I'd love to see Tenet in the theaters, just not this year. Not worth the risk. And the musicians were great.

Just gonna be blunt: "Let's get coconuts" was the best part of the show. Charl, do what you're known for!

Matt Whines is so goddamn good. This was my favourite one yet

I’ve been watching your vids for a long time and I think this one just blew the socks off everything else. It’s gratifying as a fan to see so many of your jokes and styles clicking into something greater than the sum of their parts. Keep going, y’all. You’re all great.

The 2 new musicians are lovely, great episode as always :)

Charl is killing it in this new format! Also, the analysis of Nolan was awesome and super interesting.

Your video essays are amazing pieces of work that is just packed with so much actually original and worthwhile content. Amazing.

Musician: "we're booked for the rest of summer" lol.... right.... *cries in musician*

This KZfaqr ‘comic book girl-19’ made a pretty cool video after a recent Batman movie (where the Wayne’s were killed). And talked about how to make a pearl necklace. Apparently there’s no way for all the pearls to spill everywhere if it’s in any way a decently made necklace. I found that fascinating.

"WHAT IS THIS, DOONESBURY?!" As a Doonesbury fan, I spit out my drink.

I have been waiting forever for the uncut version of Matt Wines! I so happy to finally be able to watch it!

6:30 I think that makes Nolan the anti-Campbell. One thing I love about Martin Campbell is that his masters and establishing shots are fantastic. He's great at putting a lot of information in the frame and allowing that to establish the context of the scene. In Edge of Darkness there's very little known about the daughter in the early moments of the film. Her story has to come later in plot reveals. But we also have to care about her so we can relate with Gibson's quest for answers. So when he first enters her room, there's Gibson at the extreme left, and her room is splayed out to his right. All the bits and pieces of her life, abruptly left behind, are there, and we get a short tour of who she was, at least as well as Gibson remembers her. To quote another film critic, you didn't notice it, but your brain did. Nolan specializes in think pieces, examinations of the human condition, so it makes sense that the people are the main focus of his shots. We're either looking at them, or the things they're giving special attention to. A perfect example is Insomnia where we always see the hotel room from Pacino's perspective of ever invasive light, then Maura Tierney turns on the light and WWAAAHHHHHH. One really great wide shot Nolan did was also from Insomnia. After Robin Williams escapes at the lumber mill, there's a great shot where he's on the other side, small and distant, and the logs on the river are in the extreme foreground, rushing by at high speed. It puts a huge emphasis on how close Pacino was too chasing him and now he might as well be a million miles away. That's another thing Campbell does well, actually: having something (typically a character) in the extreme foreground juxtaposed against something happening in the background, and it draws your eye to both at once.

Unfortunately “TENET” proved that even if Nolan’s style improved a lot visually, he still has a problem with a need to say everything directly. The exposition in this movie is constant. It seems like Nolan wanted to show elaborate action scenes more than tell the story. So he told it directly, entirely in dialog, to get it over with and move on to spectacular action as soon as possible. IMAX might have made him a better filmmaker, but it might have also make him a worse writer.

I knew a Nolan video was coming. Great job

I really love this version of the show, your work has been something to look forward to in quarantine and I can’t wait for the next one!

DEFINITELY appreciate this video, I feel like through this more than any other vid you've made (and your videos are brilliant, ofc) that I've got a decent education on shot composition and sufficent, contextual shot planning. Fantastic stuff. Also yes, Nolan, Delay Tenet.

Putting the Coco Loco "in charge" at this point in time escalates things unnecessarily I think. The times are what they are and, despite I don't endorse the points he makes, I can see he's clearly under the weather. Hope you guys work through this bc. a Charl on his A-Game is what we need.

Loved the new musicians

I appreciate the effort you took on the color palette of your set and the color grading.

This is EXCELLENT visual analysis! I love how precisely you broke down Nolan’s evolution. So glad this was recommended to me, can’t wait to watch more.

Sometimes I watch the entire 30 minutes, feel satisfied, and forget to leave a like. This is me coming back 45 minutes later and doing that while also leaving a comment to remind people to do the same.

you missed a real opportunity to change the words of Jolene to Nolene. "Nolene, Nolene, Nolene, don't release tenant just because you can..." etc etc.

This is awesome and you are awesome, Patrick (H) Willems. I love everything about this video, most definitely including your insights on Christopher Nolan.

The outtakes with the musicians at the end are precious. They're both so good!!

Can you make three different video essays on why “The Apartment” is awesome?

I could watch a whole episode of the girls singing and breaking into laughter.

Absolutely great video Patrick. One of your best so far, and I've seen almost all of them.

Really nice analysis here Pat! One of the reasons I think I've enjoyed Nolan's career so much is watching him grow a bit with each film, while still retaining that familiar style and voice. The way you broke it all down was very clear. I think it makes perfect sense if you track it from his start as an indie writer/director working on a shoestring budget and weekends, to one of the biggest large-scale filmmakers working today. The marriage of those two sensibilities is definitely his main signifier IMO. And regardless of what one thinks of his films, I think it's clear that he continually hones his craft each time he steps up to the plate. Should be inspiring for all aspiring creators to see that the learning process never ends! Also, the midnight showing of TDK at the Lincoln Square IMAX remains probably the best theatrical experience of my life.

I think I've fallen in love with Chloe and Lily In a non-internet-stalker-creepy-but-totally-innocent-and-wholesome-way, of course :-D

The scene of the Wayne’s murder is brilliant. It has always felt to me like if you are in that situation. And to correct what Patrick says, we see the event from Bruce’s perspective, not POV, is two different thinks. It doesn’t matter that much at which height the camera is at, it’s the editing the thing that captivates you.

You're 2020 output has been great. Another fantastic video. We're all waiting for a video on DePalma.

The amount of work put out in this video deserve a like

26:33 Occasionally, I am quite impressed when those astounding visual effects are shot well, shot in creative ways. The Jungle Book CGI is great, but not presented well. I'd say the same for the Marvel movies, except, of course, Guardians of the Galaxy (both of them). My favourite is probably Blade Runner 2049.

Interesting continuation of the show. The main issue with delaying Tenet is that theaters in the U.S. are in pretty bad financial shape, and it seems like Nolan wants to give them a boost to try & keep them alive. Not saying it's a good idea with coronavirus, but I think his intentions are good.

I just realize that theses episodes come every week or two, but they feel like they've been working on for at least a month and I'm impressed! The results are awesome as usuals! Also, the cover of "toxic" at the start was sooo good. It gave me shivers!

Ah cool collaboration for nebula! Those ladies are so talented! Man, the way imax really changed how Nolan filmed is so interesting to see it broken down. And woah no movielike shots with you outside or with your parents?! You okay Patrick? Also that ending to Matt Wines was hilarious bc actually tho just give me babiesss

I'm not even here for the essay anymore. I'm just here to watch Patrick implode on his team XD

What you said about lenses isn’t useful information at all since he changes formats within movies. So an 80mm on IMAX is like a 40mm in full frame terms with a 40mm IMAX being a 20mm full frame equivalent angle of view. Meaning he mostly use normal focal length that don’t cause to much perspective distortion.

Yo, Pat W! Your videos are always next level, my man! Keep it up!

Such an amazing KZfaq video and also captures why Dunkirk is by far my favourite film from him. The cinematography and visual storytelling is just another level to his other pieces.

The musical ottakes were the most relatable thing ever

3:17 What are the five topics that a male audience care about? So far we have marvel (hey, they have two audio dramas out), Star Wars, and Christopher Nolan. Are the other two DC and wrestling?

Those band-outtakes at the end are adorable.

I love that space wizards line. I brought the shirt and everything.

I wonder what the other parts of the 5 topics were goi-...there's a Zack Snyder video coming isn't there...

The lightsource in that clip from Interstellar is not a(nymore) star but a gigantic black hole (or it's accretion disk to be more precise) oh and please keep those adorable ladies

"You're my IMAX", let me borrow that phrase, it's perfect!

It takes 3 mins and 19 seconds for Patrick and his random cavalcade of friend cameos to get to the point... this is becoming the new Channel Awesome.

I honestly liked this band more than the previous one (no shade, Jake)

Me looking at Patrick's Letterboxd: ? Me now: :0

patrick and gang, these videos have been a joy and highlight of the quarantine, thank you so much for your work. i've learned about film criticism more in the last few months than ever before

Loved this episode, and the music!

Okay but where is Charl’s uncut 20 minute monologue on the big issues of the day? THAT is the good journalism I crave.

For someone who watch everything Nolan's, but never really loving any of it; this can be something enlightening. PS: I like how film bros is a thing.

This was an absolutely fantastic video ( even though I'm 2 years late), I wish this had more traction on YT's algorithm. Seriously Patrick, this is amazing work. Keep doing what you're doing oh, you're making you to a much better place

Love that you managed to sneak a Phantom of the Paradise shot in there. I'd be completely down for anything Brian de Palma related!

Nice subtle Tenacious D reference ;)

“We never get any closer to the gunman than this” *immediately cuts to a shot behind the gunman’s legs*

I know why Nolan did the 2 matching shots of Thomas Wayne. He was trying to simulate how the human eye blinks frequently during a sudden movement or loud sound.

I always look forward to what you’re going to teach us next. Thank you for adding greatness to the world.