Kim Hubbard

The Odyssey Christopher Nolan delivers his most staggering epic yet with this adaptation of Homer’s classic poem MOVIE Everything about Christopher Nolan’s latest opus, based on one of the oldest surviving works of literature, is colossal. It clocks in at 2 hours and 52 minutes—just eight minutes shorter than his Oscar-winning biopic Oppenheimer—carries a reported $250 million budget and was shot on location around the world entirely with IMAX 70mm cameras, becoming the first film to do so.

Moana Dwayne Johnson and newcomer Catherine Laga‘aia bring a beloved Polynesian-inspired myth to life MOVIE In launching a live-action version of Moana, Disney seems to channel Dwayne Johnson’s demigod Maui in saying, “You’re welcome!” The 2016 animated musical’s sense of wonder and delight is well intact here, as are the film’s most fantastical sequences, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s catchy songs and even Heihei the seafaring rooster, all preserved with few deviations.

Elle The nostalgia-packed Legally Blonde prequel show is fun, fresh and fierce—just like Elle Woods SERIES As Reese Witherspoon’s Elle Woods said of court cases 25 years ago: “I’d pick the dangerous one because I’m not afraid of a challenge.” There’s no question that launching a Legally Blonde prequel series set in high school is more dangerous than just doing another sequel checking in on the lively lawyer at age 47.