Before Nolan’s Odyssey, There Was Ulysses: The Story Of The Epic’s First Feature Film Adaptation

Whenever Christopher Nolan is asked why he wanted his next movie to be The Odyssey, he will point out that there has been a gap in the culture; nobody had told this story on the big screen before. And surprisingly, he’s right that there has never been a major Hollywood adaptation of the epic poem … Read more

The Odyssey Review – There’s No Place Like Homer

I have often seen the sentiment, particularly since his Oscar win with Oppenheimer, that Christopher Nolan himself is Hollywood’s most valuable IP. Who else could have turned a partially black-and-white biopic about a man most people have never heard of into a $976 million box office Best Picture? Nolan’s name carries a weight, a seal … Read more

All Actors Confirmed To Feature In Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

The Odyssey is one of the most iconic texts in Western literature and world history, with its structure being foundational in how writing in the Western world would evolve since its release in the eighth century BC. Christopher Nolan likes a challenge, so he will be adapting the original epic adventure for the big screen, … Read more

The Success of ‘Barbenheimer’ is Good for the Future of Movies…Hopefully

Barbenheimer

When Tom Cruise isn’t nearly dying in a Mission Impossible, or Vin Diesel isn’t milking out another Fast & Furious, or Chris Pratt isn’t fighting off a terribly CGI’d velociraptor in another Jurassic World, Disney are the ones topping the global box office charts—and have been for over a decade. Whether it be through some … Read more

Review: Tenet – Wait, Can We Rewind That Bit?

Review: Tenet – Wait, Can We Rewind That Bit?

We’ve had dreams within dreams, a father communicating with his daughter in the past using gravity, and a man with the memory of a goldfish trying to solve a murder. Now Christopher Nolan brings an exhilarating spy movie about an international espionage mission to prevent a mysterious time reversing material from causing World War III. … Read more