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The Real Scandal Is the Whitewashing of ‘The Odyssey’

August 3, 2026 J. Barnes 0 Comments ancient Greece, Anne Hathaway, Ben-Hur, Brad Pitt, Brett Ratner, casting, Christopher Nolan, Elon Musk, Exodus Gods and Kings, film criticism, Greek history, Greek mythology, Hercules, Hollywood, Homer, Hugh Jackman, Jason and the Argonauts, Lupita Nyong’o, Matt Damon, Mel Gibson, movie review, Nicholas Galitzine, Renny Harlin, representation, Ridley Scott, The Legend of Hercules, The Odyssey, The Passion of the Christ, The Ten Commandments, Theo James, Tom Holland, Troy, whitewashing, Zendaya, Zoe Kazan

Where are the Greek actors for a Greek epic?

‘The Odyssey’ Is the Most Christopher Nolan Film Yet

July 16, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments 70mm, adaptation, ancient Greece, Anne Hathaway, Athena, Benny Safdie, Bill Irwin, Calypso, Charlize Theron, Christopher Nolan, Christopher Nolan films, Circe, Classics, Cyclops, Elliot Page, epic films, Greek epic, Greek mythology, Hades, Homer, IMAX, Ithaca, literature, Lupita Nyong’o, Matt Damon, movie review, mythology, Odysseus, Odyssey review, Penelope, Polyphemus, practical effects, Robert Pattinson, Samantha Morton, Telemachus, The Odyssey, Tom Holland, Travis Scott, Trojan War, Zendaya

A star-studded epic brings Homer to the 21st century

Women of Troy

‘The Women of Troy’

August 24, 2021August 26, 2021 Art Edwards 1 Comment Homer, Madeline Miller, Pat Barker, The Iliad, The Song of Achilles, The Women of Troy

In a new novel, author Pat Barker gives voice to the tyrannized female characters of ‘The Iliad’

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Spider Man Is Back and More Emo Than Ever

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Everything That’s Streaming in August 2026

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