Time is Weaponized Against Our Senses With ‘Tenet’

Bill Arceneaux
the zero effect
Published in
3 min readSep 7, 2020

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No matter the effective escapist effects of Christopher Nolan’s latest, our present moment lurks in the empty seats behind us.

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RATING — 5/5*

It’s upon the faux-resurrection of our “protagonist” (John David Washington’s nameless lead role) that Tenet reveals the very thesis at its own heart: “Don’t try to understand it; feel it.” We see an…

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Bill Arceneaux
the zero effect

Independent film critic and freelance contributor. SEFCA member, Rotten 🍅s approved.