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Will Heated Rivalry Season 2 Stay Faithful To The Books? The Show's Creator Weighed In

In Jacob Tierney we trust.

Cinemablend

Marty Supreme’s ping-pong thrills grip but the theatre plot really smashes it

In Josh Safdie’s film, the worlds of sport and the stage are aligned – with the stakes higher for Gwyneth Paltrow’s former screen star, now on Broadway, than for Timothée Chalamet’s table-tennis hotshot

The Guardian - UK

Animol review – gritty young offenders drama challenges conventional machismo

Institutional menace and an idealistic take on redemption sit side-by-side in Top Boy actor Ashley Walters’ empathic and occasionally over-earnest film

The Guardian - UK

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The Epstein Files Are Becoming a Witch Hunt

"This type of broad reveal of criminal investigative files, released to a rabid media, will absolutely result in innocent people being hurt," warned Clay Higgins.

Reason

Why is Elon Musk taking aim at Christopher Nolan's casting decisions for 'The Odyssey'?

Elon Musk is mad at the thought that Helen of Troy could be played by a Black actress, saying that Oscar winning director Christopher Nolan “has lost his integrity” over the casting of the peerless Lupita Nyong’o.

Euronews

Emmerdale actor Joshua Richards wept over modern slavery plot

Richards, who has appeared in Hollywood films including Troy and King Arthur: Excalibur Rising, said the issue of modern slavery is ‘horrifying’.

Evening Standard

Unpacking The Odyssey Trailer With Vague but Confident High School Knowledge

To be fair, I'd watch Christopher Nolan direct the phone book.

The Mary Sue

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6 Years Later, Christopher Nolan's Next Epic Is Repeating His Favorite Trick

'The Odyssey' is getting a prologue exclusively in theaters.

Inverse

Seven years after Toyah Cordingley’s murder, her killer’s sentencing brings Cairns a sense of ‘bittersweet relief’

Rajwinder Singh was set a non-parole period of 25 years for the ‘shocking, sickening and depraved’ crime

The Guardian - AU

Sir Christopher Nolan nearly helmed Brad Pitt’s Troy before directing The Odyssey

Long before helming The Odyssey, Sir Christopher Nolan had been attached to direct the 2004 Greek mythology blockbuster Troy.

BANG Premier

I'd Be Nervous To Audition For Denzel Washington, But One Actor Apparently Wasn't Fazed: ‘It’s Important Even For Him’

What an impressive story.

Cinemablend

Christopher Nolan almost came close to directing an ancient epic before The Odyssey, but got Batman Begins instead

"It was a world that I was very interested to explore. So it’s been at the back of my mind for a very long time."

Total Film

It Turns Out Batman Begins Was A ‘Consolation Prize’ For Christopher Nolan Being Passed Over On Another Major Movie, And I’m Shook

I'm glad it turned out the way it did.

Cinemablend

Happiness review – Schitt’s Creek meets Glee in charming Kiwi musical comedy

Rebecca Gibney and Harry McNaughton lead an ensemble cast in a scrappy, joyful comedy about amateur musical theatre

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Selwood steps away from AFL after heartbreaking year

Magpies assistant Scott Selwood says he will spend time travelling and exploring other opportunities in 2026 after losing two of his brothers this year.

Bored Panda

Young Woman Speaks Out About The Horror Of Dubai’s Infamous “Porta Potty Parties”

“They want somebody who is going to cry and scream and run,” said one victim, who spoke about the notorious “Porta Potty parties” in Dubai.

The Guardian - UK

Croft originals: the chefs reviving Isle of Mull’s food scene

Field-to-fork farmers on the Scottish island are restoring abandoned crofts and serving home-grown produce and freshly caught seafood in their homesteads

The Guardian - AU

Troy review – this fresh Australian take on Homer’s Iliad is a monumental triumph

Malthouse, MelbourneTom Wright’s production is the best thing Malthouse has produced in years: shocking, chilling, funny and often breathtakingly beautiful

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Spike Lee Reveals Which Of His Movies ‘Total Strangers’ Still Approach Him About, And I'm Surprised But Delighted By The Flick

The sleeper Spike Lee joint fans bring up first.

WhatToWatch

Underrated Molly Gordon movie, streaming on Hulu, is one of the funniest movies of the last few years

Faux documentary Theater Camp starring Molly Gordon, Ben Platt and Ayo Edebiri is absolutely hilarious and deserves more attention.

The Conversation

We can learn a lot from Troy’s trash

Beneath the epic tales of heroes and gods, Troy’s true story is written in something far less glamorous – its rubbish.

The Guardian - UK

Glastonbury gates open as festivalgoers descend for politically charged event

More than 200,000 people expected at Worthy Farm for lineup including Olivia Rodrigo and Irish band Kneecap

Bored Panda

28 Times TV Show Writers Showed Such Incredible Attention To Detail, People Couldn’t Help But Be Amazed

Really, it’s the tiny details that can make or break a show.

The Guardian - AU

A week of grief is a reminder to reflect on the magnificent triviality of sport

After the death of Adam Selwood followed that of his twin brother Troy, all we can do is afford the family the full measure of their unspeakable grief

Evening Standard

OPINION - It's the great debate — can a cat or dog really make you as happy as having a husband?

So, tough one: which gives you greater life satisfaction, your spouse or your cat/dog? More to the point, is your dog/cat worth as much to your happiness as an extra £70,000? Ooh, even tougher. It was interesting, incidentally, that in the new film with Ralph Fiennes, The Return, about Odysseus…

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