Christopher Nolan Film Retrospective│Haydn Leigh
Cultjer's Haydn Leigh looks back on the works of one of this generations great auteurs and one of his favorite directors - Christopher Nolan
Along with revisiting Nolan's filmography, Haydn's analysis provides a deep-dive into our auteur's 'dna' by highlighting Nolan's motifs, visual expression, and creative vision from 2000's neo-noir thriller Memento to 2014's sci-fi spectacle Interstellar. Altogether, Haydn wrote over 45,000 words and 8 reviews - which, words cannot adequately describe the amount of thought-provoking wisdom articulated here. Full reviews are linked below. Be sure to leave a comment and/or follow Haydn on Twitter: @HaydnSpurrell
Check out ALL eight film retrospectives - click each title for the full review
Memento (2000) │Memento is structurally genius filmmaking. It’s a film that will be studied and talked about for a very long time.
Insomnia (2002) │ For a glimpse into Nolan’s craft and a taste of what he would eventually hone and (arguably) perfect in terms of style, fans should seek out an opportunity to see Insomnia at least once.
The Prestige (2006) │ The Prestige is perhaps his greatest marriage of structure and narrative. The entire film, a magic trick.
The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005-2012) │ The Dark Knight Trilogy feels like a piece of mythology, a timeless tale about a man who overcomes his fear, and it in essence defines its hero and what it means to be the Batman against the backdrop of a contemporary world that mirrors our own.
Inception (2010) │ Inception is an admirable film by Nolan, but not one that's easy to fall in love with. It wears the trademark of a director continually attempting to challenge both himself and his audience.
Interstellar (2014) │ Interstellar is, by and large, an ambitious, awe-inspiring journey built on a foundation of love between a daughter and her father. It stoops in rare instances of forced dialogue and occasional heavy-handedness of its themes, but its redeeming factors far exceed these moments.
