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The Odyssey

I always say that it's been a while since I last went to the cinema - taking a closer look, it turned out to have been almost seven years. The last movie I saw on a big screen was actually  Rise of Skywalker , which... to be honest, the jokes about how that could put you off going to the cinema forever pretty much write themselves. However, the simple truth is that I just haven't felt the need to go to the cinema. I can see new movies soon enough on Disney+ or some other streaming service, and the extra effort of going to town and paying extra to see something sooner and on a larger screen doesn't really feel worth it when you don't have anyone to go with you. (I don't have any friends that are local and my husband isn't a big movie-goer either.) This week, an opportunity arose though. We're staying at a friend's place for a few days and I had just heard about all the rave reviews Nolan's Odyssey was getting, so I suggested that we could go see it ...