Josh, Garrett, and David open Mythology Month with the Coen Brothers' 2000 Depression-era riff on Homer, timed to Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey hitting theaters July 17. They break down the film's loose (very loose) Homeric parallels, the Grammy-winning soundtrack that outsold the movie's own box office reputation, the Homer Stokes political subplot and what it says about 2026 as much as 1930, and why the rating split this week is bigger than usual.
In this episode:
- Why Garrett's first watch got derailed trying to spot Odyssey parallels
- The real box office story: 5 theaters to 847, and a $71.9M worldwide total
- How the soundtrack became the third movie soundtrack ever to win Grammy Album of the Year
- The Homer Stokes subplot and the "they're integrated" scene
- Roger Deakins' cinematography, and why it looks different on a 68" screen than a 24" one
- The Letterboxd guessing game — and a rare split-decision finish
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