The work of Christopher Nolan.

Christopher Nolan is probably the only director to have made only good movies in his career. Not only this, but all of his flicks have been superbly made. Nolan made his debut as a director in 1998 with his independent drama FOLLOWING. It was well-received by critics, but it was not the picture that gained him fans.
His next picture was released in 2001 and even that was not mainstream-his outstanding MEMENTO. Rottentomatoes.com gave it a 93/100. The audience lapped it up, but a little more than the critics, because the RT Community gave it a 97%. That is no easy feat. This flick was noted for the use of black-and-white sequences. The movie intelligently separated story from plot. Due to its unique chronological structure, the audience needed to know why it happened, rather than how.
Next up, Chris Nolan went on to direct INSOMNIA. This was a psychological drama that was driven by Al Pacino and Robin Williams' performances. Hillary Swank also did a great job. The movie was again loved by critics(92%), and the audience(now fans of Nolan) liked it, too. Still, they say it's is weakest flick because of its slow pace. Insomnia did well at the BO.
Nolan's next picture came 3 years later. This time he went mainstream. Warner Brothers was still with him and Legendary Pictures came in. The movie BATMAN BEGINS gained Nolan the potential to be able to direct big films. This time, the critics liked it but not as much as his others (85%), but that was because some people didn't like the dark feel and depressing mood. Primarily, the critics loved it for its action, the emotional grip, performances and realistically strong story. The set up for the sequel gained more devotion to Christopher Nolan. Batman Begins had a budget of approx. 150 million dollars. It fared well domestically with $205,197,285 and worldwide with $167,366,241, having a total of $372,710,015 .Though not exactly a blockbuster, the fan following and acclaim was great enough for it to deserve a sequel.
In 2006, Nolan didn't exactly make a big picture, but still a well-hyped one. THE PRESTIGE was a fantasy-thriller about rival stage magicians, with one trying to find out the other one's tricks. The Prestige is loved by the fans. Most say it's his best movie to date. The use of subtle imagery and the fact that it never stopped challenging the audience made it brilliant. The performances of Christian Bale(also in Nolan's previous picture) and Hugh Jackman, as well as Micheal Caine were liked by all. Still, some critics felt it was a tad too ridiculous. Others said it was brilliance. The Prestige also did okay at the BO (domestically it made $53,002,677).
In 2008, Nolan created a movie that is said to be one of the greatest crime dramas ever made: THE DARK KNIGHT. Of course there are people that say it's overrated-but they are a minority. People can't get enough of Heath Ledger's striking performance as The Joker-one the best written characters many have ever seen. The rest of the cast was great, too. The nearly non-stop action and intelligent writing made this movie amazing, and it was intensely directed by the great Christopher Nolan. It didn't do "okay" or "decent"- The Dark Knight turned out to be a blockbuster. Domestically it made $533,316,061. At first it didn't break a billion overall(about $952 million) but with the IMAX re-release, it had a total of $1,001,921,825.
Now, I N C E P TI O N is said to be Nolan's greatest film ever if you read the early reviews. The fact that it wants you to think hard and the unique characters(as well as superb visuals) might just make it a blockbuster like TDK. Even if it doesn't have a great BO, it still will have great critical acclaim.
I N C E P T I O N predictions
My BO prediction domestic: approx $496,000,000-$520,000,000
My BO prediction overall: approx $940,000,000-$1,300,000,000
RT Tomatometer Critics- 97%(cough Armond White and 3 other haters cough)
RT Tomatometer Top Critics- 100%
RT Tomatometer Community- 96%
Metacritic-89-94(weighted score)