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Thursday 24 August

4:30 Better Homes And Gardens 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30

Bargain Hunt 7:30 Father Brown (M) 8:30 Miss Scarlet And The Duke (M v)

6:30 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 The Simpsons (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo” (M l,s) (’05) Stars: Rob Schneider

5:00 The Goldbergs (PG) 5:30 Modern Family (PG) 6:30 Bondi Vet (PG) 7:30 Chicago Fire (M) 10:30 Chicago PD (MA15+) 12:30 Private Practice (M)

6:00 Bamay 6:30 NITV News Update 6:40 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms (PG) 7:30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo (PG) 8:30 The Walk-In

The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:00 DNA Family Secrets (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro (PG)

At three hours in length, there is a risk that the run time of Christopher Nolan’s epic ‘Oppenheimer’ could overshadow the qualities of the film. And while there is an argument that you could shave a good 20 to 30 minutes off the movie, there’s no doubt that the film delivers an insightful, smart and engaging look into the life of the “father” of the atomic bomb.

If you think you’re going to see explosive scenes recreating the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, you’d be mistaken. Nolan opts to focus on the personal reactions of the Americans, like Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), to portray the impact of the bombings and the lives lost.

It is a common theme through the film: focus on reactions, faces, personalities. This story is told through expression, and it is de- livered exceptionally well – especially when it comes to vibrant close-ups.

And it is not just Oppenheimer himself who earns the focus here. We see his wife Kitty (Emily Blunt), and the difference she could have made – if only someone had listened to her. Her reactions, particularly when it comes to being delivered covert lines like “bring the sheets in”, are meaningful and have plenty of impact.

You’re not going to get a bright and happy experience with ‘Oppenheimer’. This is a tough watch at times, but it’s an interesting story that will be a winner with war history buffs, for sure.

It’s not a movie I’d necessarily re-visit, and I found it a little jumpy at times in terms of timeline, but I’m glad I saw it.

– Troy Dodds