The Odyssey Christopher Nolan's Mythic Epic

Christopher Nolan's first foray into outright mythology is exactly the kind of project only he could will into existence: a sweeping, IMAX-native adaptation of Homer's Odyssey starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, with Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Tom Holland as Telemachus, and Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, and Lupita Nyong'o filling out a stacked ensemble. It's a swords-and-monsters epic shot with the scale and tactility Nolan is obsessive about.

What's thrilling here is the collision of prestige craftsmanship and pure genre spectacle — cyclopes, sirens, and gods rendered with the same gravity he brought to Oppenheimer and Interstellar. As the anchor of the summer blockbuster season, The Odyssey is the year's biggest "you have to see this on the biggest screen possible" event, and a genuine conversation-starter for anyone who cares about directors as authors.