Tenet
By Ben Wasserman September 8, 2020
Christopher Nolan’s time-bending fantasy deliberately prioritizes mystery and spectacle over character and keeps viewers in the dark for most of its first half.
Christopher Nolan’s time-bending fantasy deliberately prioritizes mystery and spectacle over character and keeps viewers in the dark for most of its first half.
Brad Pitt as an astronaut on a pilgrimage through the solar system.
Director Matt Kane transcends clichés to deliver a sad, knowing look at male pride in a small, intimate sci-fi film.
In French director Claire Denis’s first film set in the future and on a space ship, human relationships are still central.
A mash-up of lump-in-your-throat romance, espionage thrillers, and then some, this fantasy is catnip for unapologetic movie musicals fans.
Nacho Vigalondo’s script is odd as hell, which is welcome, at least at first.
Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s haunting new film is much more interested in mystery than resolution. There are no answers to be found, only strangeness, horror, and just enough sanity to hold it all together.