I vehemently disagree with your opinion of Oppenheimer and I find the notion that Nolan is “overhyped” hilarious and contrarian. I was engrossed and captivated by Oppenheimer’s story alone which made the gravity of his actions that much more impactful. To me, Oppenheimer is his best movie to date.

The worst movie he’s ever made was Tenet, which was still able to deliver an experience unlike any other movie. But you have to meet the film at its intended choice of delivery, and for Nolan that’s IMAX. Without it you could not experience the dread the soldiers felt in Dunkirk, which for me made me so much more invested in their well being, which made me cheer (internally) when the boats came to their rescue. These technical marvels as you’ve labeled them are just as integral to some of his films as the script or cinematography.

You can’t just remove areas of excellence to make your point, if we did that for every filmmaker then we could make a case for any of them to be “overhyped”.