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Shapiro Rates Nolan’s “The Odyssey” 8.5, Slams Page Casting

7/21/2026

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Ben Shapiro posted an 18-minute YouTube review of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, rating it 8.5/9 and praising Matt Damon as Odysseus alongside Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o and Zendaya.
He criticized Elliot Page’s casting as Sinon and urged conservatives to watch the film, saying it will not bomb.
Christopher Nolan told The Telegraph that backlash is expected for blockbusters, citing his ten-year work on Batman.

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Ben Shapiro posted an 18-minute YouTube review of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, rating it 8.5/9 and praising Matt Damon as Odysseus alongside Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o and Zendaya.
He criticized Elliot Page’s casting as Sinon and urged conservatives to watch the film, saying it will not bomb.
Christopher Nolan told The Telegraph that backlash is expected for blockbusters, citing his ten-year work on Batman.