Batman Begins: lengthy superhero origin film juggling psychology study and action
Christopher Nolan, “Batman Begins” (2005) I admit that getting to watch this film in its entirety took ages – I was put off by its length…
Christopher Nolan
Dunkirk – unresolved tensions
There’s a climactic scene in Dunkirk (Warner Bros, 2017) where some of the exhausted British soldiers are pulling in to station on a train. Suddenly one…
British Films, North American Films
Interstellar: a rather ordinary film dominated and spoiled by a deterministic and hermetic viewpoint
Christopher Nolan, “Interstellar” (2014) “Interstellar” managed to hold my attention for most of its 169-minute duration which was quite a feat as the plot is quite…
British Films, North American Films
The Prestige: fussy plot with flat characters turns on class and cultural rivalries of its setting
Christopher Nolan, “The Prestige” (2006) Rather fussy if good-looking film about duplicity and duplications, duelling and an all-consuming devotion to one’s art, “The Prestige” is a…
The Dark Knight Rises: bloated film seizes on Western anxieties to deliver a politically conservative message that undermines idealism
Christopher Nolan, “The Dark Knight Rises” (2012) Eight years after the events of “The Dark Knight”, Gotham City enjoys peace thanks to the Dent Act, named…
The Dark Knight: a shallow movie with one-note characters beneath the pyrotechnics
Christopher Nolan, “The Dark Knight” (2008) Second in British-American director Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy that began with “Batman Begins” (2005) and will finish with “The Dark…
Inception: overhyped film remains in dream limbo
Christopher Nolan, “Inception” (2010) I found this film disappointing despite the ingenious combination of science fiction with the conventions of an action heist film, based on the…