Hey everyone, Oppenheimer is finally here! Christopher Nolan is back with a new movie on the biggest screens on Earth and of course, it was a marvel behold in IMAX. As a lifelong Nolan fan who often points him out to be the filmmaker that inspired me most to start this show and talk about movies online on a regular basis, this was obviously one of my most anticipated movies of the year. On top of that, I'm a big history guy, especially of this era, so there was definitely an added layer of intrigue for me. So does Oppenheimer rank as one of Nolan's best pieces of cinema EVER... or is it an ambitious misfire from the Hollywood legend? Find out in this review.
Oppenheimer:
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Written for the Screen by: Christopher Nolan
Based on the Book by: Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin
Produced by: Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan
Executive Producers: Thomas Hayslip, James Woods
Music by: Ludwig Göransson
Cinematography by: Hoyte Van Hoytema
Edited by: Jennifer Lame
Casting by: John Papsidera
Production Design by: Ruth De Jong
Costume Design by: Ellen Mirojnick
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey, Jr., Matt Damon, Rami Malek, Florence Pugh, Benny Safdie, Michael Angarano, Josh Hartnett, Kenneth Branagh, Alden Ehrenreich, Jason Clarke, Alex Wolff, Jack Quaid, Casey Affleck, Gary Oldman, David Dastmalchian
Synopsis: The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.