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There Is Good and Evil. Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Isn’t Afraid to Say So.
Nolan trusts Homer—and his audience—to recognize that villains deserve defeat and heroes deserve to triumph.
Spencer Klavan
The Worst Invite a Couple Can Get
Olivia Wilde’s new movie seems like another millennial ode to polyamory. But it’s actually something much messier.
Kat Rosenfield
Why ‘The Odyssey’ Still Enchants Us. Plus . . .
Suzy Weiss on Taylor Swift’s ‘psychotic’ wedding. A poet’s ode to ‘Little House on the Prairie.’ Two Drinks with the anti-AI activist Steve Bannon calls…
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Daniel Mendelsohn: The Immortal Appeal of ‘The Odyssey’
Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster is only the latest adaptation of a story that has captivated audiences for three millennia. Here’s why the epic poem has…
Daniel Mendelsohn
All the Details on Taylor Swift’s Gaudy Wedding
Plus: Paris Hilton’s quest for rich-kid justice, death doulas, and why Americans don’t care about the World Cup.
Suzy Weiss
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Hating ‘Supergirl’ Doesn’t Make You a Misogynist
The movie hasn’t flopped because people don’t like female superheroes. It flopped because it’s awful.
Kat Rosenfield
Douglas Murray: What Really Makes ‘Citizen Vigilante’ So Dangerous
The banned film about migrant crime rightly indicts Europe’s elites. But it could stoke intemperate rage along with righteous anger.
Douglas Murray
Mayim Bialik Never Fit Into Hollywood. She Made it Anyway.
The ‘Big Bang Theory’ star speaks on Zionism, being confronted in a parking lot, and falling out with the Democratic Party. Politically, she said, ‘I…
Suzy Weiss
‘Toy Story 5’ Is a Love Letter to Fathers
From an industry that usually portrays dads as fools or tyrants comes something rare: a portrait of fathers as tender, flawed, frightened, and…
Liel Leibovitz
Great Americans: The Wizard Who Created Oz
L. Frank Baum was bombastic, idly racist, and prone to drama and moods. He was also a dreamer and a compulsive showman who gave America its greatest…
Ann Bauer
Welcome to Christian Boot Camp. Plus. . .
Niall Ferguson will make you love soccer. Trump’s tourism czar says foreigners believe ‘bullshit’ ideas about America. Why Olivia Rodrigo should believe…
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Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ Is a Dud
In an era primed for a great UFO movie, the film arrives with impeccable timing and almost nothing interesting to say.
Will Rahn
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