Positioned as the saviour of Hollywood in the summer
of 2020, Tenet was the first tentpole release to hit cinemas once the
early lockdown restrictions were lifted. But many of those who flocked
to its socially distant screenings were left wishing they’d stayed at
home baking sourdough instead. Leaning into his worst impulses –
metaphysical mumbo-jumbo, wafer-thin characterisation, painfully
humourless dialogue – Nolan’s attempt to put a time-inverting spin on
James Bond was an impenetrable slog that suggested he’d been blinded by
his own hype. Tenet sure looks cool, but it’s all style and no
substance. (Stream on HBO Max, Prime Video or Netflix. Rent on Google
Play, Apple TV or Sky Store). (Photo: Warner Bros)