Yeah, after seeing Tenet I read reviews and found more than a few stories on the mix and the buried dialogue. It's quite a common gripe, especially with this new film. One article states that it's a conscious decision:
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As with everything Nolan does, there's a reason for that. These aren't audio issues, but a purposeful decision made by the director. Richard King – who acted as the sound designer and supervising sound editor on Dunkirk, Inception, The Dark Knight, and Interstellar – previously spoke about Nolan's approach to sound in a Reddit AMA.
"Chris is trying to create a visceral emotional experience for the audience, beyond merely an intellectual one," he wrote in 2018. "Like punk rock music, it's a full-body experience, and dialogue is only one facet of the sonic palette. He wants to grab the audience by the lapels and pull them toward the screen, and not allow the watching of his films to be a passive experience.
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