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This Two-Second Moment in Oppenheimer Is a Nod to a Dark Conspiracy Theory

Cillian Murphy (right) as physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and Florence Pugh as psychiatrist Jean Tatlock in the 2023 film Oppenheimer.
Cillian Murphy (right) as physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and Florence Pugh as psychiatrist Jean Tatlock in the 2023 film Oppenheimer.

Oppenheimer was an enormous success at the box office last summer and has been nominated for 13 Oscars at the Academy Awards this Sunday, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director. But now that you’ve had plenty of time to see the movie, it’s time to talk about a scene that many people missed. In fact, it’s just two seconds of the film and it might change how you see some of these historical characters. – Matt Novak Read More