Movie Review: The Odyssey

Movie Review: The Odyssey

Christopher Nolan has crafted the definitive cinematic version of Homer’s The Odyssey. While the competition isn’t exactly tough – besides the Coen Brothers’ O Brother, Where Art Thou?, other adaptations of The Odyssey have largely been television miniseries – I don’t think there is a filmmaker today, or maybe ever, who could have brought the scale and scope of The Odyssey to the big screen other than Nolan. He understands the grand nature of Homer’s…

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From the Collection: Charade

From the Collection: Charade

Stanley Donen’s 1963 romantic mystery Charade got a 4K upgrade from the Criterion Collection. In this comedic thriller, a trio of crooks relentlessly pursue a young American, played by Audrey Hepburn in gorgeous Givenchy, through Paris in an attempt to recover the fortune her dead husband stole from them. The only person she can trust is Cary Grant’s suave, mysterious stranger. Director Stanley Donen goes deliciously dark for Charade, a glittering emblem of 1960s style and macabre…

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The Best Movies of 2026 (So Far)

The Best Movies of 2026 (So Far)

We are halfway through 2026, which means it is time to look at the best movies of 2025 so far. I have seen 73 new releases so far this year (113 total, including film festival movies and movies that will be released later this year). Last year at this time, I said 2025 was a “mixed year for movies”, and 2025 ended up being a spectacular year for movies. 2026 has been different, and in…

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