The release of Christopher Nolan’s film has brought the doctor, the great love of the father of the atomic bomb, back into the limelight. We review the influence the real Tatlock, played by Florence Hugh, had on the physicist’s career and her early and controversial death
This is Nolan’s most human-scaled film — and one of his greatest achievements
The scientist responsible for the Manhattan Project, which developed the atomic bomb, was one of the most unique figures of the 20th century due to his enigmatic and complex nature
Government officials chose the Trinity Test Site because it was remote, flat and had predictable winds
The director likes ambivalent and contradictory figures, as his fondness for the Dark Knight has already shown, perhaps because he is as much a superhero as he is a supervillain
The consensus is “Barbenheimer” is good for everyone — the movies, the theaters and the business
The acclaimed director offers a guide to his favorite formats, why it matters and even where he likes to sit in different theaters
Films like ‘Cocaine Bear’ and ‘M3GAN’ are examples of how what used to be cheap, tacky productions for a hardcore niche, has become popular, high-budget commercial cinema