A modern masterpiece in every respect.

Rating: 10/10 (17 February 2020)

A film about the parallels between magic and filmmaking, about the machine of obsession, about talent and showmanship, and with an ending designed to leave people divided between science and magic, realists and dreamers, skeptics and believers. It features my hands down favourite performances of both Bale and Jackman, it inspires conversation and debate, and it's pure misdirection over misdirection over misdirection in a way that only Nolan could have pulled off. It's by far my favourite Nolan, it's more honest, more intimate and more emotional than any of his works.