'Oppenheimer' With Sean Fennessey | Nolan Revisited

**Joanna Robinson** (0:05)
Hello, welcome back to House of R. I'm Joanna Robinson. That's the beautiful luminous Mallory Rubin joining us today. It is the man, the icon himself, the atomic bomb of cinematic discourse, Sean Fennessey.

**Sean Fennessey** (0:17)
Thank you. Thank you for having me.

**Joanna Robinson** (0:19)
Oh my gosh. Thank you for being here for our long-awaited, out of order Oppenheimer podcast.

**Mallory Rubin** (0:24)
Meta, non-linear storytelling here on House of R.

**Sean Fennessey** (0:27)
Yes. This has been much like the launch of the bomb rescheduled at least three times, but we're going to make it happen today.

**Joanna Robinson** (0:32)
Yeah, due to rain and a number of other things. Okay. So we are going to get to a lengthy, healthy discussion and close our Nolan Rewatch. This episode is brought to you by Boar's Head. It may have been years ago, but I still remember the feeling of unpacking my kids' lunch boxes after school and finding nothing left.

**Mallory Rubin** (0:50)
As a parent, that's a total win.

**Sean Fennessey** (0:51)
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**Joanna Robinson** (0:58)
It's real quality protein that tastes great.

**Sean Fennessey** (1:00)
So you can feel that winning feeling all term long. Whether you're doing wraps, sandwiches or a quick snack box, Boar's Head makes packing school lunches easier.

**Joanna Robinson** (1:08)
You'll be proud of what you pack. They'll be happy to finish it.

**Sean Fennessey** (1:13)
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**Joanna Robinson** (1:24)
This episode is brought to you by 20th Century Studios, The Dog Stars, only in theaters and IMAX this Friday.

**Sean Fennessey** (1:30)
Visionary filmmaker Ridley Scott returns with a gripping post-apocalyptic thriller.

**Joanna Robinson** (1:36)
When a mysterious radio transmission shatters a lone pilot's isolated existence, he embarks on a dangerous journey in Search of Hope, starring Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Alison Jenney, and Guy Pearce.

**Sean Fennessey** (1:49)
The Dog Stars, only in theaters and IMAX this Friday. Get tickets now.

**Joanna Robinson** (1:53)
After this. All right, program reminders. What do we want to tell folks about what's coming up?

**Mallory Rubin** (2:10)
Well, we're continuing to cover Lanterns, the show that we're quite enjoying. So those pods will be dropping on Mondays, those deep dives. You picked Lanterns in the House of R hype draft. Good for you.

**Sean Fennessey** (2:18)
Yeah. Watch the premiere. Enjoyed it. Didn't see episode two. Into it. I will continue to watch it.

**Mallory Rubin** (2:24)
Have you ever seen a more handsome person than Hal Jordan in specifically HBO's Lanterns?

**Sean Fennessey** (2:31)
I mean, I know he's a long time paramour of yours. God.
I like the man. Think he's handsome. I aspire to such rugged, but unfussy masculinity. I'll never quite get there, but it'd be nice if I could just put on a suede jacket.

**Joanna Robinson** (2:47)
I like your fussy masculinity.

**Sean Fennessey** (2:49)
Thank you. Many people are calling it that.

**Joanna Robinson** (2:51)
I could put it in the market on it. It's pretty good.

**Mallory Rubin** (2:54)
In addition to Lanterns, next week, I believe the second podcast is Buffy, season five, part one. At long last, we will be resuming our Buffy re-watch, so that's a thrill. That's exciting.

**Sean Fennessey** (3:06)
Can't wait for that.

**Mallory Rubin** (3:07)
I've seen Full for Love, so my life is forever altered.

**Joanna Robinson** (3:10)
We did do our look ahead for the rest of the year at the live show in Baltimore and there's a lot of readers up coming. Wildwood made it very high on my hype list for this fall.

**Sean Fennessey** (3:23)
I was invited to a screening and I dropped your name, and I said, Joanna Robinson will need to see this film with me. They said, great. I'll let you know about that after the recording.

**Joanna Robinson** (3:30)
Okay. I like it. Sean.

**Sean Fennessey** (3:34)
Yes. Wait, hold on. We're not going to blow past our trip to Baltimore. It's about to throw to you. I've not spoken to either of you since you traversed the baseball stadium and one of you threw a first pitch.
Yes, you did. I left you an Instagram comment, but we're going to talk about it in person.

**Mallory Rubin** (3:49)
Is that what we've come to? We've known each other for 13 years. God damn it. I left you an Instagram comment.

**Sean Fennessey** (3:55)
I knew we would be face to face, and that's how I want to have this conversation. Okay. I've still only seen the first pitch from the angle that the Orioles shared on Instagram, which is to say, I did not see Home Plate.