THE ODYSSEY If someone had told you five years ago that an almost three hour film adaptation of Homer's 'The Odyssey' would take over $1 billion at the box office, you might have thought they were crackers. Yet here we are in August 2026 with Christopher Nolan's star studded, swords and sandals adaptation doing exactly that. Few filmmakers could have pulled off this feat. However Nolan is well up to the task, having proven many times before he is able to deliver jaw dropping cinematic adventures. Here he delivers a stunning adaptation of Homer's poem with an epic movie that has not only enticed audiences in huge numbers but is also mesmerising. Matt Damon takes on the lead role as Odysseus, the king of Icatha and master military strategist, whose failure to make it back from the Siege of Troy sparks speculation over his 20 year absence that he and his men have perished. Back in Ithaca, his wife Anne Hathaway's Penelope has kept the faith despite dozens of suitor...