Weekend Film Reviews: ‘The Odyssey,’ ‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’

<p>'The Odyssey' discourse has been hard to escape ever since the cast was first announced <span data-slate-fragment="JTVCJTdCJTIydHlwZSUyMiUzQSUyMnBhcmFncmFwaCUyMiUyQyUyMmNoaWxkcmVuJTIyJTNBJTVCJTdCJTIydGV4dCUyMiUzQSUyMmVhcmx5JTIwMjAyNSUyMiU3RCU1RCUyQyUyMmRhdGElMjIlM0ElN0IlN0QlMkMlMjJpc1ZvaWQlMjIlM0FmYWxzZSU3RCU1RA==">early 2025</span>. The film finally hits theaters this weekend, but does it live up to Homer&rsquo;s epic poem? &ldquo;If you're going to make a film about that work &hellip; it has to have such scale and it absolutely does,&rdquo; says film critic Tim Grierson. Co-critic Angelica Jade Basti&eacute;n adds &ldquo;it's a very fascinating film that sometimes touches greatness, but it doesn't quite get there.&rdquo; The pair also review 'Reading Lolita in Tehran,' 'Horsegirls' and 'Remake.'</p>