christopher nolan

Review: Digging Deep Into Tom Cruise & Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s DIGGER

After much hype, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Digger finally bursts onto screens, Well, maybe it didn’t burst – that verb implies a certain amount of energy and excitement. An $8 million U.S. opening weekend and $20 million global [...]

October 10, 2026

Poster for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey

Review: It’s Controversial – But Is Christopher Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY A Good Movie?

Way back when it was first announced in 2024, I don’t think anyone would have believed that Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey would have been the most controversial film of 2026. However, 21st Century culture works in mysterious ways and Nolan’s [...]

July 28, 2026

Review: Stellan Skarsgård Unravels In Nordic Noir INSOMNIA

A sun dappled neo-noir, Erik Skjoldbjærg’s Insomnia is an off-beat thriller with an exceptionally strong central performance by Stellan Skarsgård. Released in 1997, this Norwegian thriller takes place in the arctic circle, the land of the [...]

May 14, 2026

Matt Damon in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey

Trailer: Christopher Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY Doesn’t Need To Be Historically Accurate

The first full trailer for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has dropped – and it looks pretty impressive (as you would expect from a Nolan film). It’s got the usual muted colour palette, but he’s trying something a little different here [...]

May 9, 2026

Behind The Scenes: Ben Affleck On The Set Of Zack Snyder’s BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE

Ben Affleck’s grizzled Batman/Bruce Wayne is the true star Zack Snyder’s 2016 superhero mash-up Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice. Affleck finally gives us the character that has graced the pages of comic books since 1939. Michael Keaton [...]

August 10, 2022

Teaser Trailer For Christopher Nolan’s OPPENHEIMER

The very first teaser trailer for Christopher Nolan‘s Oppenheimer has arrived – and it very much fits into the director’s oeuvre. It’s precise, cool and a little clinical. This gives little away, but when the film is a year [...]

July 28, 2022

CLOSED Competition: Win THE BATMAN On Blu-ray

Unmask the truth behind Gotham City’s vigilante detective and his alter ego, reclusive billionaire Bruce Wayne with The Batman, now on Digital Download and 4K, Blu-ray and DVD on 13th June, and to celebrate its release Movies In Focus has two [...]

June 8, 2022

Review: THE BATMAN Is A Refreshing But Flawed Take On The Dark Knight

The Batman is the latest big screen incarnation of Bob Kane and Bill Finger’s iconic comic book hero. Over the last 30-odd years there have been multiple film takes on Batman from Tim Burton’s brooding gothic noir and Joel Schumacher’s [...]

March 8, 2022

Podcast – Episode 17: Batman On Film Founder Bill Ramey Talks About BATMAN On The Big Screen

Since 1998, Bill Ramey’s Batman On Film has been the go-to website for the best news for Batman on the big screen. It was founded in the wake of Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin as a way of ‘lobbying for the long-term continuation of [...]

February 26, 2022

Remembering David Bowie

Musician, actor and cultural trendsetter, the great David Bowie was one of the few artists who managed to legitimately transcend pop consciousness – he was his own thing. He was David Bowie. Born David Jones on January 8, 1947, Bowie [...]

January 8, 2022

The Dark Knight: A Look Back At Christopher Nolan’s Batman Trilogy

Little did we know how much mainstream moviemaking would change when Christopher Nolan was charged with rebooting the Batman franchise. Released in 2005, Nolan’s Batman Begins took The Dark Knight and transported Bob Kane and Bill Finger’s [...]

December 12, 2021

A Fair Price To Pay: Christopher Nolan’s Universal Deal

We now know that Christopher Nolan will be making his new movie with Universal Pictures – his first away from Warner Bros. in almost 20 years. Written by Nolan, the film will focus on J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist who played a major [...]

September 16, 2021

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer Film Becomes A Universal Picture

Movies In Focus previously told you that Christopher Nolan had taking meetings with Hollywood studios about his next film. The dust has settled on talks with Sony, Universal, Paramount and Warner Bros and the champion has been decided. Universal [...]

September 15, 2021

Christopher Nolan Takes His Oppenheimer Film To The Open Market

Director Christopher Nolan is currently taking meetings with Hollywood studios about his next film. The plot is said to focus on J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist who played a major role in the creation of atom bomb during World War II. [...]

September 12, 2021

Trailer & Poster: Neo-Noir Thriller REMINISCENCE Starring Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson & Thandiwe Newton

Writer/director/producer Lisa Joy’s Reminiscence seems to have strong echoes of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner and Christopher Nolan’s Inception. That’s no criticism, because I’m impressed and intrigued by this trailer [...]

June 3, 2021

George Clooney – The Last Of The Movie Stars

There are movie stars and then there is George Clooney. The actor, who turned 60 years old on 6 May, 2021 is the epitome of old style charm and charisma and he has been compared to Cary Grant on so many occasions that it would be superfluous to do [...]

May 6, 2021