The Odyssey is a 'colossal piece of cinema', critics say in rave reviews

The film, starring Matt Damon and Zendaya, is director Sir Christopher Nolan's first since Oppenheimer.

Christopher Nolan struggles to match Homer in 'The Odyssey'

In his search for an original aesthetic capable of capturing the epic masterpiece of antiquity, the filmmaker opts for grandeur, with a prestigious cast and vast resources, but fails to convince.

How should this story be told? Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ does it gorgeously.

The online controversies don’t matter once the film starts rolling.

By Spencer A. Klavan

A classicist’s verdict on Nolan’s Odyssey: a soulful hero flatters our times as women and nuance pushed overboard

Matt Damon’s sensitive and repentant Odysseus might come as a surprise to Homer, likewise some significant omissions concerning the poem’s female characters Peter Bradshaw’s five star review It would be easy to think that the Odyssey, Homer’s epic poem composed over 2,500 years ago, is all about Odysseus. It’s called the Odyssey, after all. It opens with the invocation to the Muse, “Tell me about a complicated man” – pulling no punches about the poem’s theme. This is, on the surface of things...

By Dr Emily Hauser

An epic stretch — Christoper Nolan tries to conquer The Odyssey

From The Dark Knight to Interstellar, director Christopher Nolan has built his reputation with grounded interpretations of fantastical tales. So what happens when he takes on Homer's 3,000 year old story, The Odyssey? Eli Glasner says that while the story clashes with the storyteller, there's still much to savour.

The Odyssey: Matt Damon, Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway relive the epic

In this edition, Critic Emma Jones tells us why Christopher Nolan’s take on the Greek epic was worth the wait – and the eye-watering budget – and how the themes of this ancient story still speak to contemporary audiences. The all-star cast includes Matt Damon as a world-weary Odysseus, Anne Hathaway embodies a very patient Penelope and Lupita Nyong’O plays both Helen of Troy and her twin sister Clytemnestra.

By Olivia SALAZAR-WINSPEAR

Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Scores Big With Critics—Who Slam Musk’s Racial Criticisms - Forbes

Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Scores Big With Critics—Who Slam Musk’s Racial Criticisms  Forbes

Quentin Tarantino Plans to Retire After His Next Movie. Christopher Nolan Hopes He ‘Won’t Stay True’ to His Word

If Quentin Tarantino remains committed to retiring from filmmaking after his 10th feature film, then whatever movie the Oscar winner decides to make next will be his swan song from the big screen. Christopher Nolan is disappointed. “I think it’s dangerous to look at it that specifically,” Nolan recently told The Telegraph about Tarantino’s long-discussed […]

By Zack Sharf

The Odyssey is not Ramayana: Christopher Nolan epic humanizes the king, doesn’t deify him

By Devansh Sharma

‘The Odyssey’: What Critics Are Saying

Christopher Nolan's epic starring Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland and more A-listers hits theaters on Friday and The Hollywood Reporter has compiled early reviews.

By Lexi Carson

The Odyssey is more Hollywood than Homeric

Christopher Nolan’s film is an epic return to old-fashioned studio excess

By David Sexton

What Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' can teach Jewish readers about Homer and the Bible- opinion

It’s not that the Jewish tradition doesn’t understand realpolitik. Abraham is a great warrior as well as a man of God. They understand it. But the starting point is trust.

The Odyssey review: Nolan's most human epic yet

Christopher Nolan has never been afraid to think big, but with The Odyssey, he does something even more impressive. He takes one of the oldest stories ever told and makes it feel immediate and deeply human.

Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Goes Big — REALLY Big — to Go Home

The Oppenheimer filmmaker outdoes himself with an IMAX-sized tale of gods, monsters, and the original hero's journey. It's truly epic

By David Fear

‘The Odyssey’ Review: Christopher Nolan Takes On Time, Myth And War In Epic Retelling

Christopher Nolan has always thought about time as a malleable object. In Nolan’s worlds, its linearity is merely a suggestion. The clock may move forward, but its effect is omnidirectional. As early as Memento, Nolan wondered if, perhaps, we exist as constant possibilities of ourselves. In his cinema, we are all some version of Schrödinger’s […]

By Patrick Hipes

The Odyssey review: Swords-and-sandals epic every bit as grandiose and outsized as you’d expect from Christopher Nolan

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By Hilary White

The Odyssey review: Nolan has made a modern classic - and the most unnerving scene he's ever done

Matt Damon shines in a breathtaking adaptation that never loses sight of the man behind the myth.

The Odyssey Review

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey movie adapts Homer through a new eye that brings a sense of horror and existential angst to the story – and some humor too. It may not be a perfect movie, but it’s a pretty great moviegoing experience all the same.

By Scott Collura

Travis Scott Is All Business in Sleek-Cut Suit at 'The Odyssey' NYC Premiere

"The Odyssey" stars made the long journey through a sea of cameras in New York City for their movie premiere ... with Travis Scott leading the way. The rapper -- who plays the poet Demodocus in the Christopher Nolan flick -- looked ready to charge…

By TMZ Staff

‘The Odyssey’ review: cinema may have peaked with Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster epic

Featuring a star-studded cast and towering set pieces, this mind-boggling adventure needs to be seen on the big screen The post ‘The Odyssey’ review: cinema may have peaked with Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster epic appeared first on NME.

By Paul Bradshaw

Oppenheimer Is Still Christopher Nolan’s Greatest Movie

Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. star in what is still Christopher Nolan's greatest movie, even after the release of The Odyssey.

By Josh Bate

Dimitris Danikas watched “The Odyssey,” says he was captivated and calls for a statue to be erected for Nolan

He describes the film as the event of the summer and predicts a surge in ticket sales, while calling it the ultimate free advertisement for Greece in general and, more specifically, for Ithaca The post Dimitris Danikas watched “The Odyssey,” says he was captivated and calls for a statue to be erected for Nolan appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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The Odyssey is a ‘colossal piece of cinema’, critics say in rave reviews

The Odyssey, the latest film from Oscar-winning director Sir Christopher Nolan, has received rapturous reviews from critics.

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