‘Following’ and ‘Insomnia’ | Nolan Revisited
episodePreviously titled “‘Following’ and ‘Insomnia’ Revisited | A Dream of Nolan Spring” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 3, 2026
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What is discussed at the start of this section?
Hello, welcome back to House of R. I'm Joanna Robinson. That's Mallory Rubin, and we're here today to talk to you about one Mr. Christopher Nolan. Sir Christopher Nolan, actually. Hello. Wow.
How are you doing? I mean, I love that I got a little accent work from you this early.
Oh, yeah, yeah. What a treat on a Friday morning. It's quite an accent-heavy time we're going to have here today. Sure is. We are talking about two Christopher Nolan films as a double feature here on the podcast. We're doing Following, which is his sort of first film. Yes. And then Insomnia. Yes. Are all of these movies being done out of order? Yes. Do I have a few regrets about that? Somewhat. But is it right in keeping with Christopher Nolan's style? It is.
There's just such an easy way for us to just say it was always the intention because he is a non-linear storyteller.
He loves a non-linear story. And so are we.
What are the key themes in Christopher Nolan's films?
And we'll discuss that a lot when we get to following right after this.
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Quick, zippy programming reminders. Yeah. So we are covering Daredevil week to week until the finale. So we will be back with another Daredevil episode next week. You will not be here unless I will cry. I'm sad. But one Mr. Robert Mahoney will be in your place. Incredible. So we'll do our best. It's not the same, but we will do our best. I mean, people thought it was exciting when Jessica Jones showed up.
But a Rob Mahoney appearance.
Rob Mahoney. Sheesh. House of the Dragon, we think, we are hoping against hope, there will be a trailer drop this weekend. Because as you sleuthed out, a couple of the actors will be at a con this weekend. So we think. Big panel. We're getting a season three Hot D trailer. If we get it.
Hopefully at a minimum we get a date for the season. We can start our countdown clock. Would be nice.
Be great. It's 44 days until the Vampire List ends. Also, did you see the Cobb Van thing? No. Is there a countdown clock out in the world? Has it broken contain on Beyond House of R? Some folks from Star Wars Explained, I think is the name of the account, encountered Jon Favreau. Because, you know, he's on the circuit already for Mando Grogu. And they're like... Is Cobb Vanth alive? And he's like, oh yeah, he's out there. He's okay. And they're like, great. Then where is he? Can we see him again? So I got tagged in that video a lot. So thanks for doing that work, Star Wars Explained. We appreciate you. As we mentioned, Daredevil, House of the Dragon. Speaking of Star Wars, Maul. We will be doing a finale episode for the Maul animated series.
I can't wait. You're really going to want to tune in. I like don't want to over-promise and under-deliver, but you're going to want to tune in.
And also we should just say, like if anyone has not checked out the show yet. It's really good. Really genuinely, we recommend you catch up before the finale. First of all, it's a zippy watch. Brief episodes, you know, it's like each one is somewhere between what, 22 and 32 minutes but that includes the credits and stuff you can easily catch up and be ready to watch the finale live and it's been a blast it's been a blast a wonderful character a very interesting story uh check it out and join us for the finale love it um
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is discussed at the start of this section?
0:05–0:50
2
What are the key themes in Christopher Nolan's films?
0:50–12:40
3
How does Following reflect Nolan's storytelling style?
12:40–27:26
4
What unique filmmaking techniques does Nolan use in Following?
27:26–56:01
5
What personal anecdotes do the hosts share about watching General Hospital?
56:01–57:17
6
How do the hosts analyze the storytelling techniques in Following and Insomnia?
57:17–58:58
7
What themes of guilt and self-deception are explored in Insomnia?
58:58–1:00:14
8
How do the hosts reflect on the significance of characters in Nolan's films?
1:00:14–1:43:02