Revisiting the Dark Knight trilogy and its impact on the evolving style of Christopher Nolan
Nearly a decade later, which entry in the Dark Knight trilogy holds up best?
For the second installment in our month-long series on the films of Christopher Nolan, critics A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife revisit the blockbuster comic-book franchise that made him one of the world’s most celebrated directors. Nearly a decade later, which entry in the trilogy holds up best? And how did this particularly operatic take on the caped crusader shape both the future of big-budget moviemaking and Nolan’s own style?
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