Watch: 'Prestige' Author Says Christopher Nolan Wants To Be Stanley Kubrick, Disses Dark Knight Films

With Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar" now in cinemas, it has prompted many to look back and assess (or re-assess) the director's body of work so far (check out our ranking of his films right here). And while critics and audiences have had their say, there hasn't been much word from others touched by Nolan's moviemaking, but in what is sure to spur talk all over again, "The Prestige" author Christopher Priest has candidly weighed in on Nolan's filmography in a recent chat with Skript.

Priest discusses the genesis of Nolan's adaptation of his book, noting that Sam Mendes, coming off "American Beauty," had circled it first, but that the author believed instead in supporting rising talent. And his gamble paid off, with the author declaring "The Prestige," along with "Memento," as Nolan's finest films. But when it gets to the Batman movies, Priest doesn't hold back.

"It's a wrong move to take a superhero and give it psychological...