Christopher Nolan

A victimless genocide: the politics of omission in The Zone of Interest and Oppenheimer

By Maia Wyman

While Jonathan Glazer and Christopher Nolan's World War Two-set films have been critically lauded, their construction raises questions about how we digest images of systematic murder.

The 30 best films of 2023

By Little White Lies

As we wave goodbye to another year at the movies, we reflect on the films that have stayed with us – from the plastic fantastic to tense courtroom dramas.

Oppenheimer review – Cillian Murphy’s finest hour

By David Jenkins

This combustible and relentlessly-paced biography of the “father of the the atomic bomb” is a contender for Christopher Nolan’s best film.

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The powder keg performances of Cillian Murphy

By Sean Fennell

Throughout his career, the Irish accent has showcased a unique intensity combined with a pull towards characters with deep-set moral conflictions.

Croisette wishes: 20 films we’d like to see at Cannes in 2023

By Charles Bramesco

Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, and Pedro Almodóvar number among the heavy hitters expected on the red carpet.

Why Barbie and Oppenheimer will make the perfect cinema double bill

By Joshua Price

Greta Gerwig and Christopher Nolan are two modern auteurs with more in common than an upcoming summer release date...

Everything we know about Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer

By Elizabeth Wiart

The British writer/director has lined up an all-star cast for his forthcoming biopic of the father of the atom bomb.

Christopher Nolan’s next film will recount the birth of the atomic bomb

By Charles Bramesco

Cillian Murphy is rumored to be playing famed inventor J Robert Oppenheimer in the director’s historical drama.

The 100 Best Films of the 2000s: 75-51

By Little White Lies

Our countdown of the finest cinematic offerings from 2000 to 2009 continues. How many have you seen?

David Squires on… Understanding Tenet

By Little White Lies

Confused by Christopher Nolan’s time-bending thriller? Our resident cartoonist has got you covered.

The search for truth in Christopher Nolan’s Memento

By Daniel Broadley

Guy Pearce’s amnesia-suffering, tattoo-covered protagonist is cinema’s ultimate unreliable narrator.

The gaslighting at the heart of Inception

By Eleanor Ring

Christopher Nolan’s mind-altering sci-fi seeks to redeem Cobb for his actions, but is he worthy of our sympathy?

Tenet

By Adam Woodward

A stoppable force meets an infinitely movable object in Christopher Nolan’s continuum-shattering sci-fi thriller.

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John David Washington: ‘I’m better acquainted with heights now’

By Kambole Campbell

The star of Christopher Nolan’s Tenet revels in the toil of making an experimental mega blockbuster.

David Squires on… Christopher Nolan’s time bomb

By Little White Lies

Our resident cartoonist imagines a recent meeting between the Tenet director and studio execs.

Now that it’s off the release calendar, when will we get to see Tenet?

By Charles Bramesco

Christopher Nolan’s time-fluctuation thriller has been downgraded to TBD.

Everything we know about Christopher Nolan’s Tenet

By Charles Bramesco

All the latest intel on the director’s forthcoming sci-fi blockbuster, starring John David Washington and Robert Pattinson.

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