History

  • On this week’s show, Fernando and James discuss a few of the more prominent new films they have seen, including Morten Tyldum’s multiple Oscar nominee The Imitation Game, Tim Burton’s… Read More

  • Olivier is brilliant as the utter bastard who schemes and murders his way through his own family to seize the British throne for himself. The third of Larry’s big screen… Read More

  • Excellent Spanish thriller that takes two seemingly separate story strands and sends them hurtling towards each other with predictably shocking, tragic consequences. In the Spanish countryside on the eve of… Read More

  • Steven Spielberg assembles an incredible cast of noted character performers for this dense and stately, yet thoroughly compelling history lesson. As a Brit, my knowledge of American history, and the… Read More

  • Steven Spielberg assembles an incredible cast of noted character performers for this dense, stately yet thoroughly rewarding history lesson. As a Brit, my knowledge of the American Civil War is… Read More

  • A secretive and controversial figure throughout his life, J. Edgar Hoover founded the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 1935 and remained its director until his death in 1972. During… Read More

  • After the monstrous success of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean series, it was only a matter of time before Hollywood dusted off Alexandre Dumas’ swashbuckling heroes for another cinematic outing.… Read More