We were wrong about Tenet – thank God Netflix is giving Christopher Nolan’s film a second life

On paper, it’s ridiculous to describe a $200m blockbuster as a “cult” film. Yet the phrase seems kind of apt when we’re talking about Tenet, Christopher Nolan’s tortuous 2020 thriller about a world in which people have discovered the ability to reverse the flow of time. Released in cinemas just months into the Covid pandemic – sandwiched awkwardly between lockdowns – Tenet was the biggest flop of the popular filmmaker’s career, making just $365.3m globally. More than this, though, the film also enjoyed a dubious reception from critics. It embodied all of Nolan’s worst…