Ian Nathan's book on Christopher Nolan is a nice addition to his catalogue of books. As with his others, there is a good balance between capturing the filmmaker's output without veering into salaciousness or over-analysis of Nolan's films. The only problem is now wanting to watch each of his films with this sitting beside me.

This is the dream coffee table book for the boys in your life. As someone who is obsessed with The Dark Knight and most of Nolan’s work, I was enthralled by this one. From The Dark Knight trilogy, to Inception, to Interstellar, to Dunkirk, these photographs, images, and the details behind the now legendary filmmakers will have you looking at Nolan’s work in an entirely new way. An absolutely phenomenal tribute and ode to a Hollywood legend.

An interesting look into the films and career of Christopher Nolan. The book is well-researched and includes some nice images. It was great to get an insight into those common themes of Nolan's films and how they have developed over time and where he wants to go next.

Any fans of filmmaking and obviously Nolan fans in particular - will get a kick out of this book!

Perhaps no British movie director has had a greater impact in the last 25 years than Christopher Nolan. In this illustrated volume, one of our best film writers, Ian Nathan subjects the man behind such visionary works as Memento, Insomnia, The Prestige, Dunkirk and the acclaimed Christian Bale Dark Knight trilogy to his usual vigorous and thorough scrutiny.

Christopher Nolan's career should, by any measure of imagination, make for interesting fodder. The combined scope of the eleven films Nolan has directed thus far makes him a compelling figure by himself, and that the narratives explored have provoked as much thought shows just how central he is to filmmaking and film-viewing today.

Unfortunately, Ian Nathan makes few new discoveries about Nolan or his work. The book seems rigorously researched as far as the background of the man and his movies goes, but not knowing the three time spans Dunkirk is framed around is appalling. The writing is unappealing, almost IMDb-esque. And the broader commentary offered is so bland, so obvious that it gets boring fairly quickly. This is essentially a giant listicle written by a Nolan fan, for it not only neglects a deeper examination of the filmmaker's work, it also desists from criticising it.

Thank you, NetGalley and Quarto, for an ARC of this book.

An informative and fun bird’s eye view of one of the greatest directors of all time. Nathan does an excellent job of charting Nolan’s themes and influences across his works, and I loved reading about the development of each story in order. Definitely makes me want to go back and re-watch them all.

One thing to note, is the writing was fairly stilted and had multiple grammatical fragments that went beyond style—however, with non-fiction I primarily look at the content, not so much the writing style.

Would recommend to any fan of Nolan’s!

Special thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this arc!

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Christopher Nolan is a fascinating man and this book just really highlights why that is. I loved reading this and learning more about this complex man. The book does a great job of getting in depth into the different parts of his life and personality.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.