When Stanley Kubrick’s Spartacus hit cinemas in 1960, it was sold as a sword-and-sandal epic with Kirk...
Movie Swords
Swords from movies often capture our imaginations due to their unique designs, iconic status, and the characters who wield them.
When Bernardo Bertolucci released The Last Emperor in 1987, it was clearly something unexpected. It was in...
There’s something endlessly magnetic about witches. They exist in that strange, enticing space between power and peril,...
Valhalla Rising is one of those films that lingers. It doesn’t tell you what to think, nor...
Michael Mann’s The Last of the Mohicans (1992) has never really left the cultural bloodstream. Based on...
Elizabeth: The Golden Age is the 2007 sequel to Shekhar Kapur’s earlier film Elizabeth (1998). Where the...
Ridley Scott’s Gladiator gave the world one of cinema’s most enduring heroes: Maximus Decimus Meridius, the Roman...
Why Ridley Scott’s troubled epic found new life beyond the box office. When Kingdom of Heaven hit...
Historical films have long fascinated both audiences and critics. They offer stories rooted in real events while...
Analysing the Antagonist of A Knight’s Tale Count Adhemar of Anjou is not a subtle villain. He...