I'll put it this way, Dark Knight Rises at it's core was a bad movie, though currently a very relevant movie, but because Christopher Nolan made it, it ended up being good because he put his spin and directing style on it. That's how I see how good of a director he is. I haven't seen Tenet though so I can't comment on it.
I've never seen a Christopher Nolan movie that I didn't like. Tenet was probably his weakest film, and it was still pretty damn good.
I'll put it this way, Dark Knight Rises at it's core was a bad movie, though currently a very relevant movie, but because Christopher Nolan made it, it ended up being good because he put his spin and directing style on it. That's how I see how good of a director he is. I haven't seen Tenet though so I can't comment on it.