They don’t make ’em like this any more. Unless the ‘they’ you’re talking about is Christopher Nolan. His latest film, Oppenheimer, opens this week in the middle of a busy summer blockbuster season, when multiplexes are also showing franchise sequels and recognisable properties like Indiana Jones, Mission: Impossible, and Barbie.
Oppenheimer is a unique offering. Sure, it has the director’s signature scope and grand-scale IMAX photography. It moves with a pulse-pounding pace. And it has the starriest cast assembled for years: listing the key players Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, and Florence Pugh barely scratches the surface when it comes to the sheer amount of talent on screen.
