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The Reel Vision Recommends 'The Odyssey' in IMAX

The Reel Vision Recommends 'The Odyssey' in IMAX
The long-anticipated historical epic adapted from 'The Illiad' from visionary director Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer, Interstellar) is finally here for the summer movie experience of a lifetime. Starring as the Greek King Odysseus (Matt Damon), the film depicts his perilous journey home after the battle of Troy comes to an end and having Nolan helm this classic tale as his first foray into the genre fantastical mythology is promising something for a viewer like nothing before. Marking the first film to be entirely shot in IMAX cameras and featuring an all-star cast from top-to-bottom, this is the major movie event of the summer (if not the year) and it demands your viewership in the biggest screen format possible

Sunday, May 10, 2026

REEL IMPRESSIONS - July/August 2026

Welcome to the next volume of 'Reel Impressions', for those curious what my opinions are on recent movies or television series that I have laid my eyes on and if they are worthy of your time.  This is my top recommendations for the months of July/August:

House Of The Dragon (Crave/HBO):  The third season of Game Of Thrones' spin-off show depicting the infamous 'Dance Of The Dragons' warfare-era in Westeros comes out guns blazing from episode 1 and never looks back as the conflict between Rahenyra and her half-brother Aegon II for the Iron Throne reaches a fever pitch of character deaths, betrayals, battles and as much air-flying, dragon firing action as you can imagine.  

Hats off to the production team this time around, as the full-scale of GOT design is definitely on display visually with some beautiful camera work, editing, visual effects, locations and costume.  It's clear why HBO held back on ending the previous season with the impending battle at sea and chose to use the that finale as a set-up instead (as their increased production budget clearly is needed for this year).

If there is a chink in the armor, it could be noted that the writing behind certain characters might be lacking a little in logic (and to some degree, perhaps too far a departure from the source material), but the franchise continues to flex its fantasy-entrancing muscle as to why it remains must-see television week-after-week.  

THE REEL VISION RATING: 📽📽📽📽/of 5

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