It looks like this weekend is about to be a seriously epic time to be at the movies. Critics are not only praising Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is now receiving some high praise too! Whether you’re among the many signing up for Barbieheimer double features, or picking sides, first thoughts on the dramatic epic about the “father of the atomic bomb” are here. Let’s take a look.
We’ll start with CinemaBlend’s own Oppenheimer review, where Mike Reyes gave the movie a perfect five-star rating, a distinction only two other 2023 new movie releases have received thus far. He called Christopher Nolan’s latest an “intellectual horror film” fueled with tension and stakes as it tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s life across different moments in time. Check out some of Reyes’ thoughts:
