The Dig (2021), with Christie Vogler
A movie actually about digging! This week we’re joined by special guest, Dr. Christie Vogler, to talk about the 3 D’s of
Podcast: Movies We Dig: The Podcast About Film, Antiquity & Everything in Between
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
Romanes eunt domus?!? Back from a brief hiatus, we tackle a most blasphemous take on sword & sandal Biblical epics by Britain’s
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
Was 1 a good year? Eli and Colin dive into Roman comedy and its brief but successful renaissance on Broadway in the
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001), with Clara Bosak-Schroeder
We dig (or dive) into Disney’s attempt to pivot from songs to explosions with another wonderful guest. Is this movie undersea Pocahontas?
Hercules (1997), with Ayelet Haimson-Lushkov
“The 90’s are just the 80’s until they become the mid 2000’s.” We fully consider the coconut that is Disney’s animated take
Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Colin & Eli alienate themselves to younger listeners by not understanding popular novels. They also reveal their own age by constantly comparing
Hercules (2014)
The film that makes the bold choice to be set in 358 B.C.!?! Is Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson the modern manifestation of
Immortals (2011)
Another visually interesting but thematically frustrating film. More gods, more battles, more fake armor, more (not) chosen one narratives. Plus the birth
Clash of the Titans (2010)
We beat our heads against our desks over this movie (and the Cars franchise). What is the nature of the gods and