I understand why this film gets a lot of positive attention. It’s clever, has an entertaining cast of characters, and doesn’t try too hard to hit all the notes that many mainstream movies do. Unfortunately, because of its “film school” style and cast, it can come off as awkward at times. There are some really well executed dialogue sets followed by an odd 5 second scene with one line of filler dialogue. There are sloppy cuts and some deliberate opens…

Nolan again succeeds in creating a historical drama with the certain subtleties that only he can incorporate. 

Oppenheimer is the 2nd historical film Nolan has made, following 2017’s Dunkirk. It achieves what all good true-story films do, it gets you caught up in the details. Similar to Apollo 13, The Imitation Game, Moneyball and Zodiac, Oppenheimer takes a story with a fairly well know ending, and provides numerous unknown facts and information along the way. Additionally, the film was extremely…

A fun, light-hearted and shocking true story about a naive father who is struck with the dream of playing golf professionally and qualifying for the British Open. Through his never ending positive spirit, which he preaches endlessly to his 3 sons, Maurice motivates himself to play in the most prestigious golf tournament ever, as a player with no experience and no qualifications. Through a loophole in the tournament’s registration process, Maurice’s application is approved after he marks himself as a…