China’s Han dynasty is about to fall. The three factions that will rule during the subsequent Three Kingdoms period clash at the Battle of Red Cliffs.
W010: The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), Gladiator (2000)
Marcus Aurelius is succeeded by his lesser son Commodus as cracks start to show on the visage of the Roman Empire. Both The Fall of the Roman Empire and Gladiator [ … ]
W009b: Ben-Hur (1959) [BONUS EPISODE]
Did two episodes this week! This is just a brief look at Ben-Hur that ties in, through Jesus, to our episode on The Last Temptation of Christ. If you have [ … ]
W009: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Willem Defoe stars in Martin Scorsese’s controversial take on the life of Jesus of Nazareth. Based on the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis.
Of goals and resolutions
As the New Year approaches, I’d first like to note that I’m not really one for making resolutions. The 2018 version of you will be just as reluctant to continue [ … ]