King Arthur (2004)
We’re back to look at the more action adventures following the success of Gladiator and writer David Franzoni’s next project: King Arthur
Podcast: Movies We Dig: The Podcast About Film, Antiquity & Everything in Between
Gladiator (2000)
We’re back for the big one (because it sold us queer giraffes!). A critical and commercial hit, Gladiator spawned a revival for
Cleopatra (1970), with Chiara Sulprizio
Get ready for a real trip back to ancient Egypt, where Caesar is green, triumphs feature sports cars and gladiators bring handguns
Fellini Satyricon (1969), with Sarah Bond and Gregory Hays
This is simultaneously an excavation of both Imperial Rome and late 60’s Italian cinema. Joined by the amazing Sarah E. Bond and
Interview with Charley & Vlas Parlapanides (Blood of Zeus), with Zoé Elise Thomas
In a very special episode, Colin, Eli, Christie and special guest Zoé Thomas sit down with Charley and Vlas Parlapanides, the creators
The Last Legion (2007), with Ayelet Haimson Lushkov & Pramit Chaudhuri
Sometimes we review movies we’re very passionate about and sometimes we review The Last Legion. Fortunately we have special guests Ayelet Haimson
Hades (2020), with Donna Zuckerberg
Joined by super extra awesome guest Donna Zuckerberg, we dig not down but up and out of hell with the 2020 rogue-like
The Odyssey (1997), with Deborah Beck
We’re back at Troy, where shirts are optional, digging up an artifact from a bygone era: late 90’s television. Joined by the
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
Do you even Argo bro?!? Christie Vogler is back with us again but we’ve decided to leave her name out of the
Clash of the Titans (1981)
We’re back with our first episode of season 2. Joined by threepeat guest and avowed servant of Rita Repulsa, the always amazing
Proem for Season 2
After a short hiatus, we’re back to announce MWD will be returning for another season. More movies, more not-movies, all the hot-takes.
Blood of Zeus (2020) Part II, with Zoé Thomas
Gigantomachy II: Electric Boogaloo! Our longest episode to date, we really don’t lack for things to talk about. There’s a a lot
Blood of Zeus (2020) Part I, with Zoé Thomas
“Screw your winged horse, I want a Manticore!” We break down the first four episodes of Netflix’s original anime series with repeat
Troy: Fall of a City (2018), Part III, with Ava-Elana Tolley-Enstrom
“A man who thinks that he has been done wrong is a mad, mad man.” (the Iliad, abridged). Get these and other
Troy: Fall of a City (2018), Part II, with Lucile Chambon, Jordan Engstrom and Mitchell Jackson
Joined by three fantastic first year students from UT Austin, we continue our discussion of Netflix’s miniseries as we get into episodes
Troy: Fall of a City (2018), Part I, with Adam Rabinowitz
We launch the first of a special, three part miniseries on the Netflix/BBC original on the Trojan War. Joining us is UT
The Eagle (2011)
Get your checkbooks ready Hollywood producers because we basically re-pitch a new, better version of this now 10 year old film. On
Pompeii (2014), with Christy Schirmer
Are you ready to go back to Titanic Pompeii? Accompanied by another fantastic host, Christy “I didn’t want Kiefer like that,” Schirmer,
Agora (2009)
Two questions: 1) Is this a nuanced and thoughtful take on the religious and political strife in Alexandria and the wider Roman
Black Orpheus (1959), with Rebecca Futo Kennedy
Depressa! Toma! Toca faz o sol nasce! Bolstered by yet another mega guest, Dr. Rebecca Futo Kennedy, the creative mind behind Classics
Ben-Hur (1959)
Is this movie the spiritual predecessor of The Phantom Menace? Probably not, but we explore that idea anyways. This week, Colin and
Spartacus (1960)
We’re Spartacus! This week Colin (aka Spartacus) and Eli (aka Spartacus) take on the classic epic written by Dalton Trumbo, directed by
O Brother, Where Art Thou (2000), with Joel Christensen
Joined by another fantastic guest and man of constant sorrow, Joel Christensen, we trace the unbroken line from Homer to Mumford &
Cleopatra (1963), with Jeremy Swist and Nicole Becklinger
We get into classic Hollywood’s take on Egypt’s most (in)famous queen with the help of Heavy Metal Classicist Jeremy Swist and pharaonic
Quo Vadis (1951)
This movie is… long… and hasn’t aged amazingly well. For all its faults, mostly involving Marcus, this movie did pave the way