Mapping the Odyssey – what you should watch, read and listen to this week

Director Christopher Nolan has adapted Homer's Odyssey for the screen, drawing rave reviews from critics. Per The Conversation, the film presents the legend of Odysseus's journey home from the Trojan War, blending mythological elements—gods, cyclops, magical transformations—with real geographic settings that trace the hero's actual route. Critics are calling it a masterpiece that echoes old Hollywood epics.

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