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Gracie Abrams: Your Essential Guide to This Week’s Entertainment

By aimee yang

A new film called “The Odyssey” is out now. It is directed by Christopher Nolan. The movie tells the story of Odysseus, played by Matt Damon. He takes a long journey home after a war. Other stars include Robert Pattinson and Lupita Nyong’o.

Another new film is “Our Hero, Balthazar.” It shows a rich teenager in New York. He wants to impress a girl. He makes videos about gun control. But he faces trouble from an angry person online.

“Synthetic Sincerity” is also out now. It is a documentary by Marc Isaacs. He uses data to see how people react to films. It looks at how documentaries are changing.

There is an animated film called “Animal Farm.” Andy Serkis directed it. This movie is based on a classic story by George Orwell. It adds a new pig character to make the story easier for audiences to understand.

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documentary/ˌdɑk.jəˈmɛn.tər.i/noun
a film that gives facts about real things

animated/ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd/adjective
made using drawings or computer images that move

journey/ˈdʒɝni/noun
a long trip from one place to another

data/ˈdeɪtə/noun
facts or information used to learn or decide

impress/ɪmˈprɛs/verb
to make someone admire you or like you

synthetic/sɪnˈθɛtɪk/adjective
made by people, not naturally from nature
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Who directed the film 'The Odyssey'?
Christopher Nolan
Marc Isaacs
Andy Serkis
Robert Pattinson
Which actor plays Odysseus in 'The Odyssey'?
Matt Damon
Robert Pattinson
Andy Serkis
Lupita Nyong'o
What is the theme of the film 'Our Hero, Balthazar'?
Gun control
War
Animated story
Documentary
Who directed the documentary 'Synthetic Sincerity'?
Robert Pattinson
Marc Isaacs
Andy Serkis
Lupita Nyong'o
Which classic story is 'Animal Farm' based on?
The Odyssey
The Road
Animal Farm
Nineteen Eighty-Four
What new element does the film 'Animal Farm' introduce?
A new pig character
A rich teenager
A documentary format
Gun control discussions
The film 'Our Hero, Balthazar' is about a rich teenager who wants to impress a girl.
Matt Damon plays Odysseus in the film directed by Andy Serkis.
Marc Isaacs directed the animated film 'Animal Farm'.
The documentary 'Synthetic Sincerity' examines reactions to films using data.
Christopher Nolan is known for creating animated films.
Lupita Nyong'o stars in 'The Odyssey' along with Matt Damon.
The film 'The Odyssey' tells the story of Odysseus, played by Matt Damon, who takes a long journey home after a war. His journey involves many .
In 'Our Hero, Balthazar', the rich teenager makes videos about gun control but faces trouble from an angry person .
The documentary 'Synthetic Sincerity' looks at how are changing.
The animated film 'Animal Farm' adds a new pig character to make the story for audiences to understand.
In the film 'Our Hero, Balthazar', the protagonist wants to impress a .
Andy Serkis directed 'Animal Farm', which is based on a classic story by .
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Vocabulary List:
6 words · tap to reveal
ON
Accent
documentary/ˌdɑk.jəˈmɛn.tər.i/noun
a film that gives facts about real things
animated/ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd/adjective
made using drawings or computer images that move
journey/ˈdʒɝni/noun
a long trip from one place to another
data/ˈdeɪtə/noun
facts or information used to learn or decide
impress/ɪmˈprɛs/verb
to make someone admire you or like you
synthetic/sɪnˈθɛtɪk/adjective
made by people, not naturally from nature
Vocabulary Learning

How much do you know?

Who directed the film 'The Odyssey'?
Christopher Nolan
Marc Isaacs
Andy Serkis
Robert Pattinson
Which actor plays Odysseus in 'The Odyssey'?
Matt Damon
Robert Pattinson
Andy Serkis
Lupita Nyong'o
What is the theme of the film 'Our Hero, Balthazar'?
Gun control
War
Animated story
Documentary
Who directed the documentary 'Synthetic Sincerity'?
Robert Pattinson
Marc Isaacs
Andy Serkis
Lupita Nyong'o
Which classic story is 'Animal Farm' based on?
The Odyssey
The Road
Animal Farm
Nineteen Eighty-Four
What new element does the film 'Animal Farm' introduce?
A new pig character
A rich teenager
A documentary format
Gun control discussions
The film 'Our Hero, Balthazar' is about a rich teenager who wants to impress a girl.
Matt Damon plays Odysseus in the film directed by Andy Serkis.
Marc Isaacs directed the animated film 'Animal Farm'.
The documentary 'Synthetic Sincerity' examines reactions to films using data.
Christopher Nolan is known for creating animated films.
Lupita Nyong'o stars in 'The Odyssey' along with Matt Damon.
The film 'The Odyssey' tells the story of Odysseus, played by Matt Damon, who takes a long journey home after a war. His journey involves many .
In 'Our Hero, Balthazar', the rich teenager makes videos about gun control but faces trouble from an angry person .
The documentary 'Synthetic Sincerity' looks at how are changing.
The animated film 'Animal Farm' adds a new pig character to make the story for audiences to understand.
In the film 'Our Hero, Balthazar', the protagonist wants to impress a .
Andy Serkis directed 'Animal Farm', which is based on a classic story by .
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