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at the box office

No One Sells Tickets Like Christopher Nolan

 The Odyssey’s $264.1 million global haul this weekend is just the beginning — and other studios know it. By Chris Lee
a long talk

Himesh Patel Had an Existential Freak-out on The Odyssey

 The second-most crucial character in Christopher Nolan’s epic had to endure one horrific scene in particular. By Roxana Hadadi
endings

Christopher Nolan Explains the ‘Key’ to The Odyssey’s Ending

 On the surprise identity of the “people from the sea” and Odysseus’s urgent warning for today’s world. By Bilge Ebiri
  1. a long talk
    Himesh Patel Had an Existential Freak-out on The OdysseyThe second-most crucial character in Christopher Nolan’s epic had to endure one horrific scene in particular.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  2. at the box office
    No One Sells Tickets Like Christopher NolanThe Odyssey’s $264.1 million global haul this weekend is just the beginning — and other studios know it.
    By Chris Lee
  3. movies fantasy league
    MFL Will Return …Season six coming soon!
    By Vulture Editors
  4. trailer mix
    This Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Can’t Be SeriousThere’s no way this movie won’t just be characters introducing themselves to each other for an hour straight.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  5. boffo b.o.
    The Odyssey Conquers the Global Box OfficeThe film beat The Dark Knight Rises to become Christopher Nolan’s biggest global debut.
    By Bethy Squires
  7. vulture lists
    Every Matt Damon Movie, RankedThere are no truly bad Damon performances: He’s too controlled for that. But how does his latest role, in The Odyssey, stack up?
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
  8. obits
    My Left Foot and Home Alone 2 Star Brenda Fricker Dead at 81She once lamented that the first three words of her obituary would be “Academy Award winner.”
    By Bethy Squires
  9. endings
    Christopher Nolan Explains the ‘Key’ to The Odyssey’s EndingOn the surprise identity of the “people from the sea” and Odysseus’s urgent warning for today’s world.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  10. a complicated man
    Let’s All Learn From Odysseus’ Many, Many Questionable ChoicesNever take the scenic route home.
    By Whitney Friedlander
  11. now streaming
    The 14 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendSafe journeys, traveler.
    By Savannah Salazar
  12. the unknown west
    Reject Modernity. Run Away With Anne Hathaway.The Odyssey is the third Christopher Nolan movie to offer a similar vision of peace, and it’s hanging out with Anne Hathaway.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  13. vulture speculates
    How Epic Will The Odyssey’s Box Office Be?How will Odysseus stack up against other anti-heroes like Batman and Oppenheimer?
    By Jason P. Frank and Bethy Squires
  14. spoilers
    The Odyssey Pulls Off a Gods-Tier TwistZendaya’s Athena is the key to Christopher Nolan’s most radical change to the source material.
    By Louis Peitzman
  15. vulture lists
    All 13 Christopher Nolan Movies, RankedWhich of the Oscar-winning director’s films are masterpieces and which are merely near-masterpieces?
    By Bilge Ebiri
  16. now streaming
    The 11 Must-Watch Movies on Prime Video This JulyIncluding two of the best new movies of the year.
    By Brian Tallerico
  17. immature audiences
    Should I Take My Kid to See Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey?The director’s take on an assigned-reading classic is not as violent as you might fear.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  18. the empire state
    James Gray’s Paper Tiger Will Open New York Film FestivalThe director’s latest film, which premiered at Cannes, is appropriately New York–y.
    By Jason P. Frank
  19. now streaming
    The 10 Movies You Shouldn’t Miss on Netflix This JulyTo quote High Fidelity, none of that “sentimental tacky crap.”
    By Brian Tallerico
  20. first person
    The Death Scene I Was Ashamed to Cry AboutEver since I was diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease, I’ve been finding myself thinking about Little Women’s Beth March.
    By Sarah Chihaya
  21. boffo b.o.
    Colin Farrell Thinks We’re All Suffering From ‘Couch Fatigue’And that’s why 2026 has had such a strong box office.
    By Bethy Squires
  22. review roundup
    A Modern Odyssey Awes (Most)Everybody agrees that the scope is amazing. Beyond that, there are quibbles.
    By Jason P. Frank
  23. remembrance
    Sam Neill’s Face Made Possession WorkThe late actor could go from sympathetic to sinister with a slight movement of his face. He did so to immortal effect in this iconic horror film.
    By Emily Palmer Heller
  24. movie review
    The Odyssey Is a Natural End Point for Christopher NolanThe British filmmaker’s take on Homer is both splendid and emotionally removed.
    By Alison Willmore
  25. trailer mix
    The Spirit of The Offer Lives On in I Play RockyAnthony Ippolito stars as Sylvester Stallone in this making-of-the-movie Rocky not-quite-biopic.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  26. i’m a cashew
    Dane Cook to Star in Horror Short Directed by Curry Barker’s DadMedium Rare will also star Lesley Ann Warren.
    By Jason P. Frank
  27. last night on late night
    The Potential Holland-Haaland Bromance Is UnconsummatedErling Haaland didn’t know who Tom Holland was.
    By Jason P. Frank
  28. essential roles
    The 17 Sam Neill Performances to Watch Over and Over Again“Uh … it’s … it’s a dinosaur!”
    By Brian Tallerico
  29. celebrity real estate
    Chris Pine Would Like His Security Deposit BackThe actor says a Brooklyn townhouse developer owes him $100,000 after a rental deal fell through.
    By Matthew Sedacca
  30. at the box office
    Why Do Some Live-Action Adaptations Flop While Others Break Records?For every billion-dollar-grossing Lilo & Stitch, there’s a wipeout like Moana. Analysts say the difference comes down to one factor.
    By Chris Lee
  31. backstories
    Christopher Nolan Tried Not to Overwhelm YouHow the director turned Homer’s Odyssey into a surprisingly intimate film.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  32. i’m digging a hole
    The Digger Trailer Might Make You SqueamishTom Cruise is unrecognizable as an evil, cat-food-eating oil billionaire.
    By Jason P. Frank
  33. rip
    Sam Neill, Iconic Actor and Passionate Farmer, Dead at 78The New Zealand actor best known for playing Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park died unexpectedly on July 13.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  34. box office report card
    Disney’s Money-Printing Machine Might Be BrokenThe live-action Moana did not go very far.
    By Bethy Squires
  35. movie review
    Remake May Be the Most Shattering Documentary of the YearVeteran filmmaker Ross McElwee returns, this time with a movie about his son’s life and death
    By Bilge Ebiri
  36. now streaming
    The 11 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendStep inside our house(s).
    By Savannah Salazar
  37. movie review
    Evil Dead Burn Is a Grueling Hell I Would Not Choose to RevisitIf you need horror to emotionally earn its nastiness, you’ll find the new Evil Dead as soulless as the Deadites.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  38. mergers and acquisitions
    Who Will Buy Letterboxd’s Dots?The company is in talks with multiple potential buyers, including studios like Netflix, Sony, and Paramount.
    By Jason P. Frank
  39. it never ends
    Faith Told Justin Baldoni That It Was Time to PostHis wife, Emily, takes center stage in their first semi-public appearance.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  40. origin stories
    Pierre Coffin Says Minions Were Origin of Life on EarthOr that’s what an axed opening-credits sequence for Minions & Monsters would have posited.
    By Bethy Squires
  41. new content form
    We’d Watch ‘Directors on Directors’ Stuck in an ElevatorNow that we know Wes Anderson and James L. Brooks are okay, we can exploit what happened to them for content, obviously.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  42. movie review
    Please StopMoana is the latest depressing exercise in Disney squeezing value out of one of its established hits.
    By Alison Willmore
  43. bad blood
    Tomi Adeyemi Doesn’t Support The Children of Blood and Bone MovieThe author confirmed there’s a “reason” why she’s done with the adaptation.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  44. absolute minema
    Minions & Monsters’s Most ‘Outrageously Stupid’ Gag Starts When the Film EndsThe movie’s composer waited 20 years for a director to give him the green light: “I couldn’t believe anybody let me do it.”
    By Devon Ivie
  45. best of 2026
    The Best Movies of the Year So Far2026’s highlights include an artful two-hander, a true believer’s fantasy, and a perfect Minions premise.
  46. silly meter high
    A Silly Guy Is Loose on the Red Carpet AgainRobert Pattinson just compared Twilight to The Odyssey.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  47. cast away
    More Stars Are Signing Up for the Ocean’s MissionFive theater thespians are taking on the Monaco Grand Prix.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  48. the humanity!
    Fake Actress Tilly Norwood to ‘Star’ in AI FilmMisaligned is AI company Particle 6’s first entry into the “Tillyverse.”
    By Jason P. Frank
  49. bello box office
    America Didn’t Claim the Minions Over July 4th WeekendMinions belong to the world.
    By Bethy Squires
  50. tayvis wedding
    You’ll Never Guess Who Officiated Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s WeddingI now pronounce you husband and wabadoo.
    By Bethy Squires
  51. movie review
    Enola Holmes 3 and the Case of Diminishing ReturnsMillie Bobby Brown can still be fun to watch, but Netflix’s young detective series is slowly losing its reason to exist.
    By Bilge Ebiri
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