Nolanesque

comparative more Nolanesque · superlative most Nolanesque

1. In a style similar to that of the film-maker Christopher Nolan (born 1970), renowned as an auteur making personal, distinctive films within the Hollywood mainstream.

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   [Christopher] McQuarrie’s globetrotting action—the Nolanesque demolition-derby of an extraction scene; a foot chase that unfolds across rooftops and through buildings; an aggressive fist fight in a pristine-white restroom—is robustly physical, privileging vantages that make the nerve-racking practicality of its execution obvious.

   2018 July 25, A. A. Dowd, “Fallout may be the Most Breathlessly Intense Mission: Impossible Adventure Yet”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2018