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‘Tenet’: Spy Tale Goes Back to the Future in Unsatisfying Ways

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ futzes with the time-space continuum in a top-secret spy tale intended to tank an incipient WWIII, but it’s a tad tedious.
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‘Tenet’: Spy Tale Goes Back to the Future in Unsatisfying Ways
Neil (Robert Pattinson, (front) and a paramilitary team, in "Tenet." Warner Bros. Pictures
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PG-13 | 2h 36m | Sci-Fi, Action, Thriller | Feb. 23, 2024

Released during the pandemic, 2020’s “Tenet” fell through the cracks for me. I missed it again when it re-released earlier this year, so I decided to go have a look. Christopher Nolan is not a director to take lightly, nor pass up. “Tenet” also features a stellar cast.

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
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