The movie may depict a high-tech future world, but it is old-school filmmaking techniques that lend Blade Runner 2049 its sense of realism, and Academy Award nods.
Shunning a formulaic, linear narrative in favour of unexpected twists, turns and overlapping chronological streams; redefining the conception of time is a recurring motif in Nolan's films.
The Darkest Hour documents a particularly difficult period for Winston Churchill, but in fact the British leader spent much of his life overcoming adversity.