'The Odyssey' Prologue: Christopher Nolan and Composer Ludwig Göransson Have Done It Again

Happy Thursday, folks!

Last night, I watched Episodes 2 and 3 of the upcoming four-part docuseries The Hillside Strangler, which premieres Jan. 18 on MGM+. I’m under embargo, but it’s about time that the industry paid attention to this disturbing story of dual serial killers.

20+ years ago, C. Thomas Howell and Nicholas Turturro starred in a Hillside Strangler movie, but if I were making one now, I’d adapt Darcy O’Brien’s book Two of a Kind, and cast Miles Teller as Kenneth Bianchi and Jon Bernthal as Angelo Buono. Teller might not go for it, but he’d get it financed, and Bernthal as Buono? You have to admit… that’s pretty damn good.

Today, I watched Julia Ducournau’s Alpha, which premiered at Cannes and recently received an awards qualifying run in New York and Los Angeles, though it won’t hit U.S. theaters until March. I wrote about this film (an allegory for the HIV/AIDS epidemic) on Twitter (excuse me, X), but suffice to say, it was an ambitious but underwhelming disappointment, though I’ll give it credit for featuring two fantastic performances from the always-great Tahar Rahim and Iranian-French actress Golshifteh Farahani, who is even better.

Tonight’s newsletter includes my take on the six-minute prologue to Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey that is currently playing in select theaters, including a detailed description of the footage, plus my thoughts on this year’s Golden Globe nominees and the bonkers teaser for Paramount and Legendary’s Street Fighter movie, which looks badass. There are also items about Sony’s new 28 Years Later movie and Amanda Seyfried’s latest streaming series. 

I’ll be back with a couple of scoops tomorrow — one in the morning and one in the evening — so be sure to subscribe, as I’d hate for you to miss those stories.

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