This past week was Tolkien Week, a week to celebrate the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit series. To celebrate, we will take a look the influence that the Classical World had on his works. The classical world, the history and Read more
Homer’s Odyssey was voted the story that most shaped the world by a BBC News poll a few years ago. You might not realize it, but many other stories and movies throughout history have been based on and inspired by The Odyssey. To help you understand this, we will look Read more
To celebrate the recent opening of Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey in China, lets take a look at how the movie has performed so far. Christopher Nolan has spent much of his career making films about journeys: journeys through memory, time, dreams, war, space and the human mind. With Read more
As you probably know if you have been following us for a while, we published a book that catalogues all the Oscar-nominated and Oscar-winning movies that are related to Greek mythology and Greece in general. The book, Greece at the Oscars, is available on Amazon in various formats, and covers Read more
After years of captivating audiences on Broadway and in London’s West End, Hadestown: The Musical has finally made the leap to the big screen. Rather than adapting the show into a traditional Hollywood movie, the 2026 cinema release presents a professionally filmed version of the acclaimed stage production, allowing audiences Read more
Among the many animated comedies released in recent years, Krapopolis has carved out a unique identity by blending modern humor with one of the oldest storytelling traditions in the world. Created by Dan Harmon, the mastermind behind Community and co-creator of Rick and Morty, the series imagines an alternate version Read more
The new Amazon series Spider-Noir represents one of the most unusual and fascinating projects ever produced from Marvel’s vast catalog of characters. Set in a dark, stylized version of 1930s New York, the series focuses on the noir incarnation of Spider-Man that first gained widespread popularity through the animated film Read more
Tony Stark, Odysseus, and the Myths Behind Marvel by Peter Meineck is a fascinating study of how modern superhero stories continue the traditions of ancient mythology. The book argues that Marvel heroes are not simply comic-book characters created for entertainment. Instead, they are modern mythological figures who carry the same Read more
Season 5 of The Boys arrives as both a culmination and an escalation—a brutal, darkly satirical climax to one of television’s most subversive superhero narratives. Since its debut, the series—developed by Eric Kripke and based on the comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson—has dissected the idea of heroism, exposing Read more
The 2025 film Hamnet, directed by Chloé Zhao and based on Hamnet, is a deeply emotional meditation on love, grief, and artistic creation. While it tells the story of William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes following the death of their son, the film’s emotional and thematic architecture is profoundly shaped Read more