Mary and Charlotte emerge from the premiere of The Odyssey, pausing only for a night’s rest, before regathering in the morning with strong coffees to give their instant verdict on Christopher Nolan’s summer blockbuster. 

Headlines

Winners: Complicated, twisty-turny timelines; multiculturalism; Samantha Morton; Charlotte Higgins

Losers: Feminism; humour; The Gods; Mary Beard

To find out what all this means, listen to the episode! 

Further reading (and watching):

The basic message here is “go watch the movie”. Mary is perhaps less keen overall, but still urges you to go see. It is also worth having a look at (and comparing) Ubert Pasolni’s The Return which is focussed on the second half of the poem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Return_(2024_film) 

Charlotte mentioned Colm Tóibín’s novel House of Names. 

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