Christopher Nolan’s new adaption of The Odyssey is an absolute monster of a hit, grossing $264m in its opening weekend. But celebrated classicist Mary Beard tells host Carter Sherman that while Nolan…
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Christopher Nolan has made an Odyssey for our times – by sacrificing the delicious darkness of Homer's epic | Charlotte Higgins ⊕⊕
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There’s no denying the power of the film on the big screen. But how far should modern moral sensibilities influence adaptations of classics?
Everyone knows how dumb it is to be this person: the one wh…
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In The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan worries the end of politeness will destroy civilisation. I fear he’s right | Joseph Earp ○
Since I saw the movie, I have found it difficult not to see Trojan horses everywhere. We live now in a state of perpetual distrustfulness
Prior to the release of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, I’m n…
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'The Odyssey' is cleaning up for IMAX. Expect the momentum to continue ⊕
Nolan's "The Odyssey" is racking up box office dollars for IMAX and fueling investor confidence that the company will reach a record ticket sales in 2026.
The music in Nolan’s Odyssey is as well-crafted – and bloodlessly unmemorable – as the movie itself ⊕
Ludwig Göransson’s meticulous score uses instruments of the era to create an earthy, raw and bleak soundscape, but it merely supports the portrayal of an uncomplicated hero
A few weeks ago I came acro…
Why Scotland’s cinematic Moray coast made it a perfect location to shoot The Odyssey ⊕
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‘Legends cling like barnacles to these shores,’ says our local writer, who reveals how the lore of these craggy cliffs and beaches resonates with the Homeric classic
The incoming tide has made a labyr…
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Go woke, get rich: why rightwing hate campaigns don’t affect the box office ⊕
After a bigoted online backlash, led by Elon Musk, The Odyssey achieved a monster weekend – the latest example of a targeted takedown that didn’t work
The Odyssey: jaw-dropping action, dark magic and …
Zendaya's ancient Iranian earrings stir debate over looted artefacts ⊖
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Experts said the Iranian 3,000-year-old gold disc medallions Zendaya wore at a promo event for Nolan's Odyssey were "likely looted" and constituted "neocolonialism". Separately, a Zoroastrian symbol …
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The Odyssey: jaw-dropping action, dark magic and dolphin cameos – discuss with spoilers ⊕
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Inside all the blink-and-you-miss-it moments, subtle easter eggs and poignant takeaways from Christopher Nolan’s ancient epic
This article contains spoilers for The Odyssey
The Odyssey looks set to be …
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Sex, beds and grisly executions: what Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey changed, invented – and left out ⊕
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From missing scenes and characters to a brand new ending, the director has taken some artistic liberties with Homer’s epic poem
Turning a 12,000-line poem that takes a day to read aloud into a three-h…