Viewers warn you to sit in the front row to feel the IMAX trinity test, but they also warn you to bring tissues—not for the explosion, but for the quiet scene in the gymnasium where the weight of 200,000 deaths crashes down.
: Critics look for themes like "memory, love, regret, and the chance to revisit the past".
The Verdict: A towering, terrifying achievement. Cillian Murphy delivers a haunting performance as J. Robert Oppenheimer, a man who builds a weapon to end a war only to spend the rest of his life tormented by its implications. The film is dense with dialogue, but Nolan’s direction turns boardroom debates into nerve-shredding set pieces. The final thirty minutes—a hallucinatory look at Oppenheimer’s conscience—is some of the most harrowing drama ever committed to IMAX film. Rating: 5/5
This biographical drama tells the story of Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder and CEO of Facebook, and the tumultuous journey of the social media giant.