Definitely Not the Poem: Wolfgang Peterson’s Troy Brad Pitt storms the beaches of Troy as Achilles. Post author By Bryan Caswell Post date February 5, 2018
Switching Sides: Hell on Wheels, Season 5 "Get me to that finish line!" Post author By Bryan Caswell Post date January 22, 2018
Mormons! Hell on Wheels, Seasons 3 & 4 The Swede (Christopher Heyerdahl), impersonating a Mormon bishop Post author By Bryan Caswell Post date January 8, 2018
Looking Back: A 2017 Historical Retrospective The National Park Service has assured the public that monuments like the Stonewall Jackson statue at Manassas will remain standing at historical sites in perpetuity. Earlier this year, this statue was vandalized by opponents of Confederate iconography. Photograph courtesy of Kevin Lavery. Post author By Bryan Caswell Post date January 1, 2018
Theory made Literal: Star Wars and Concepts of Empire Post author By Bryan Caswell Post date December 18, 2017
Each Man’s Own War: Hell on Wheels, Seasons 1 & 2 From left to right, Lilly Bell (Dominique McElligott), Thomas 'Doc' Durant (Colm Meaney), Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount), & Elam Ferguson (Common) Post author By Bryan Caswell Post date December 11, 2017
Beyond the Wall: Kevin MacDonald’s The Eagle (2011) Post author By Bryan Caswell Post date November 27, 2017
Fact or Fun? The Peculiar Case of Historical Accuracy in Strategy Games Post author By Bryan Caswell Post date November 20, 2017
Imperial (Mis)Adventures: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Post author By Bryan Caswell Post date November 6, 2017