Our critics get back in the new-movie groove with Tenet and I'm Thinking Of Ending Things

John David Washington as The Protagonist in Tenet (Photo: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures); Jessie Buckley as Cindy in I’m Thinking Of Ending Things (Photo: Mary Cybulski/Netflix) Graphic: Baraka Kaseko
After a month spent digging into the filmography of Christopher Nolan, you’d think our critics would be perfectly situated to really understand the nuances of Tenet. You’d be wrong. This week, Film Club turns into a confession booth, as both A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife divulge that the blockbuster auteur’s latest spectacle left them feeling more than a little lost.