The "tear-stained countenance" of J. Robert Oppenheimer

The new film, OPPENHEIMER, directed by Christopher Nolan, opened to huge fanfare and general acclaim this past week, along with another bio-pic of one of the 20th century’s most important people, BARBIE.

I’m excited for BARBIE but haven’t seen it yet. I did see OPPENHEIMER on opening night, however, and while I was a bit puzzled by the attention given t…