Christopher Nolan

Interstellar: A cosmic love letter to the human spirit

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Interstellar’ is perfectly in tune with our Hadfieldian moment of pop astronomy

Don’t mess with Superman

‘Man of Steel’ could use more man and less steel

Henry Cavill leads a super cast, they almost get lost in the apocalyptic rubble of 9/11 porn

All the snubs, surprises and Oscar-firsts that this year’s nominees present

Fun facts you need to know about the 2013 Academy Award contenders

It's a Dark (and stormy) Knight

It’s a Dark (and stormy) Knight

Christopher Nolan dusts off Batman, raises the stakes in Gotham and makes the butler cry

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Oscars: The Movies That Count and the Movies That Don’t

Update: For some actual analysis of the nominations, go directly to Brian D. Johnson at this same website.

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A blockbuster with brains

An existential heist movie delivers a megaton blast of originality—and summer thrills

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Bright Knight

A few thoughts about Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, which I finally saw last night, nearly two full days after it opened: