tenet
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Time Is Finally on Tenet’s Side
When Tenet released in 2020, it did so under the worst of circumstances. The context of the pandemic made the film a lightning rod when writer-director Christopher Nolan encouraged people to see it in theaters. Compared to his other recent movies, the time-bending spy thriller saw a more muted reaction. It made $US365 million (against…
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Ranking Everything Christopher Nolan Made Before Oppenheimer
These are all brilliant movies, but which is best?
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5 Superhero Movies with Delays as Bad as Morbius
The movie community wept when news broke that Jared Leto’s Morbius was delayed to April. Marvel’s vampiric antihero is meant to be the next addition to Spider-Man’s cinematic world, which has expanded in some interesting ways recently, but it just hasn’t come to fruition for the frontman of 30 Seconds to Mars. Altogether, this is…
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The Physics of Tenet Is Shaky, but It Still Kicks Arse
“Don’t try to understand it,” a scientist tells the protagonist of Tenet, as she briefly explains the physics of Christopher Nolan’s $US205 ($271)-million, time-travelling spy thriller. Sure, the physics is often unrealistic and confusing, but it’s fascinating. And with its many Easter eggs, Tenet sets up some nice jumping-off points for Wikipedia rabbit holes. (Sator…