Tenet Comes to HBO Max’s “Worst Streaming Service” May 1

Probably no movie, except may be the eternally delayed James Bond film No time to die—Wound to represent the difficulties of better releasing films in COVID World than that of Christopher Nolan Principle. Thanks to delays, arguments over digital distribution, concerns about exposure to a pandemic, and the implication that the fate of the entire theater industry rested on its back, Nolan’s perfectly usable action flick has took layers far beyond its admittedly delicious and intentionally convoluted blasts. plot could already probably support. In fact, it’s picked up so many symbolic weight that people started doing intentional art projects just to upset Nolan, including the hilariously petty act of crushing the whole movie to the point that he could fit in lowercase five Game Boy Advance Cartridges.

And now, finally, it has happened to this: Principle arrives on HBO Max, once dubbed “The worst streaming service” from the director of the film, who was royally pissed off about Warner Media (now firmly executed) plans to release films on the service at the same time as their theatrical releases. This is not the case for Principle, obviously – Nolan managed to get his much-requested theatrical release last year, and the film has been available on VOD for months now – but the idea that the film now rests on a structure he’s spent the last few months. to detonate is the kind of irony it’s hard to say no. In addition, there is the more fundamental fact that, if you have not yet seen Principle (due to the deadly global pandemic) it will probably be a very good way to see him. *

* This view is neither supported nor endorsed by Principle director Christopher Nolan.