Full Movie Reviews
Rating of
3.5/4
Final review of 2023
Matthew Brady - wrote on 12/31/2023
“I believe we did.”
Out of all the movies I saw in 2023, this movie has not left my mind since leaving the cinema auditorium when I watched it back in July.
After giving it a long thought and consideration, this might be Christopher Nolan's best movie. It’s not an easy watch with the subject matter and pacing, but that didn’t stop it from being a massive hit with critics, audiences, and, surprisingly, the box office. This three-hour-long talky movie managed to beat out every single blockbuster this summer. I have never seen anything like it. I worked at my cinema on the opening day of this movie and Barbie, and I have never seen it so packed since Avengers: Endgame. Everybody dressed up for the double feature event of the summer. The atmosphere was electric, and everyone …
Rating of
3.5/4
Atomic Brawn
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/07/2023
Christopher Nolan continues to prove why he is a modern-day master of film with Oppenheimer - a tour de force in every sense of the word from its story and characters to its editing and sound - a stunning biopic that is enhanced by an exceptional cast, along with its director.
J. Robert Oppenheimer's story may center mostly around the creation, testing and use of the world's first atomic bomb, but that isn't the whole story here. From his early days teaching (and dalliance with Communism which would come back to haunt him), his affair with Jean Tatlock as well as his marriage to Kitty - the film isn't afraid to delve into the more difficult parts of his life. The film also utilizes black and white to separate the sham trial put on by Admiral Lewis Strauss - whose long-held grudge with …
