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First round knockout.

Brett Beach: Having not seen The Social Network yet, but having viewed Inception once, I have to rely on previous bias and say that Team Fincher/Sorkin will mop the floor with Team Nolan. The Social Network has the feel of a film that deserves to be seen more than once, whereas Inception "required" more than one viewing. There were precisely three images in that film (all involving Joseph Gordon-Levitt) that I have carried with me since this summer. The rest was simply craftsmanship of a high order, with a pinwheel at its center instead of a heart. I think Inception will be this year's Benjamin Button: lots of nominations, not many wins. And that The Social Network stands to win some top Oscars.

Plus, in my mind it's The Game/Sports Night/Zodiac/Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip/Seven/Charlie Wilson's War vs Memento/Batman Begins/The Dark Knight. No competition.





Josh Spiegel: For almost completely different reasons, I mostly agree with Brett. I've seen both films (Inception more than once) and am much more in love with Inception--that movie's got emotion, and interestingly enough, far more than The Social Network does - but The Social Network is both conventional enough and unique enough to garner more Academy praise.

Also, gotta be honest: that head-to-head match of previous works? Nolan wins for me in a walk. Sports Night's a classic, as is Zodiac, but Memento, The Dark Knight, and Inception are tops in my book.

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