The Cinematic Schematic podcast is back this week to review one of 2020’s most highly anticipated films, Tenet, AKA “the film that will save cinema.” We’re rejoined by guest co-hosts Jacob and Zachary Burns, co-founders of Planet Thunder Productions and The Cinematropolis, to give our initial spoiler-free reviews before diving into the film’s details to determine whether or not it was worth the wait. Tune in!

The new film from The Dark Knight and Inception writer/director Christopher Nolan has had quite the journey to release. Like most films in 2020, Tenet saw several delays. It was originally scheduled for July 17, 2020, before initially being pushed to July 31, 2020, before finally being released on August 26 internationally and then September 3, 2020, in the US. At one point, they were releasing trailers without actual release dates, just saying “coming soon to theaters,” while drawing criticism in the headlines for its unconventional marketing strategy and intention to release during the global pandemic.

The film went on to be a modest success internationally given the circumstances(the film was never released in several major US cities), with a total gross of $362.2 million as of December 19, 2020. After all of the fuss Tenet received in the news leading up to its release, how well does it hold up now that it has arrived VOD and on home video as opposed to Nolan’s preferred venue, the IMAX big screen?

According to IMDB, Tenet can be described as:

Armed with only one word, Tenet, and fighting for the survival of the entire world, a Protagonist(John David Washington) journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real-time.

Time Stamps

0:15 – Introductions

4:48 – Spoiler-Free Review

44:36 – Spoiler Discussion

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