Jonathan Nolan

This page collects the films written by Jonathan Nolan reviewed at Master of Worlds: “The Dark Knight (2008)”, “The Dark Knight Rises (2012)”, and “The Prestige (2006)”. Each review examines the screenplay and the role it plays in the film’s larger design, approaching the work as storytelling first. The collection grows as further titles are added.

The prestige 2006 review

The Prestige (2006)

2006 Christopher Nolan period thriller with Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale as rival Victorian magicians destroying each other.

The dark knight review

The Dark Knight (2008)

Nolan’s 2008 Batman sequel. Bale, Ledger, Eckhart. Ledger’s posthumous Oscar. The film that proved comic book films could be major cinema.

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