One and Other

A film made by those who don't particularly like the Odyssey, for those who have never read the Odyssey. With a script so ill-considered that it evolves from badly written to disingenuously modern, Nolan trots out his jarring-yet-fashionable cast in garish costumes, onto cheap-looking sets that range from anachronistic to completely incongruous. A vanity project that will not age well.

Jul 22, 2026

Carried by the brilliant performances of its two leads, director Uberto Pasolini's view of Odysseus's return to Ithaca strips the metaphysical substance from the text, opting instead to present an historical drama. It lags a bit, at times; evidently it's difficult to excise the story's mythical imperatives without also gutting Odysseus's motives. But on the whole, the film is certainly compelling.

Jul 22, 2026

Dear Reader, It seems difficult to explain why Primal's season 1 is good without first supplying something of a state-of-the-union. Good, in what sens...

Jul 22, 2026

Dear Reader, Ah. Another day, another corporate broomstick shoved up the backside of source material that somebody, somewhere, at some point, used to...

Jul 22, 2026