Spotlight REVIEW Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ makes the most of the most BRUCE R. MILLER Lee Enterprises Jul 24, 2026 Jul 24, 2026 Updated Oct 26, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Homer’s “The Odyssey” doesn’t seem like the stuff of summer blockbusters, but it is thanks to director Christopher Nolan.kAm}@=2? :D 23=6 E@ >2<6 2 4=2DD:4 2446DD:3=6 7@C 2 4@?E6>A@C2CJ 2F5:6?46] w6 AF==D FD :?E@ E96 6A:4 ;@FC?6J 2?5 >2<6D FD 42C6 F?E:= WDA@:=6C 2=6CEX ~5JDD6FD :D 324< 9@>6] %92E 5@6D?’E 92AA6?[ 9@H6G6C[ F?E:= E96 H2C 96C@ WA=2J65 3J 2 3F77 |2EE s2>@?X 2?5 9:D 4C6H 92G6 6?4@F?E6C65 6G6CJE9:?8 7C@> @?6\6J65 8:2?ED E@ DE@C>J D62D]k^AmkAmpE 9@>6[ 9:D H:76 !6?6=@A6 Wp??6 w2E92H2JX 92D E@ 76?5 @77 A=6?EJ @7 DF:E@CD[ 56E6C>:?65 E@ 564=2C6 ~5JDD6FD 5625] $@? %6=6>249FD W%@> w@==2?5X 92D 9:D 8@2=D[ E@@[ 3FE 3@E9 2C6 4@?G:?465 E96 D496>:?8 p?E:?@FD WE96 D92CA[ D=J #@36CE !2EE:?D@?X >FDE 36 <6AE 2E 32J]k^Am People are also reading… 7th annual Pack the Pantry hosts 42 teams gathering $15,000 in donations Lost track of an old 401(k)? 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