The Collini Case is a German courtroom drama that worked as a personal drama and looked into Germany’s dark history. Casper Leinen (Elyas M’Barek) is a young lawyer who is given his first case as a public defendant. His client is Fabrizio Collini (Franco Nero), an Italian national who has lived in Germany for 30 years. […]
Tag: historical drama
The Courier Review
The Courier is a Cold War spy thriller about how a British businessman became an asset for Western intelligence in the early ‘60s. Oleg Penkovsky (Merab Ninidze) is a GRU officer who sends a message to the CIA and MI6 that he fears that nuclear war is imminent. The CIA and MI6 have to find a […]
Vikings Season 6 Part 2 Review
After 89 episodes, spanning six seasons, the historical epic Vikings has come to an end. The final ten episodes show the fates of the sons of Ragnar Lothbrok. The second part of season six picks up where part one left off: the Rus have invaded Norway and Bjorn Ironside (Alexander Ludwig) has been stabbed by his […]
Black Narcissus (2020) Review
The 2020 version of Black Narcissus was a lavish three-part miniseries for FX and BBC One and aimed to bring Rumer Godden’s story to a new generation. Sister Clodagh (Gemma Arterton) is an Irish nun in India who gets offered the Sister Superior role for a new mission in the Himalayans. Sister Clodagh takes four nuns with […]
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast Episode #12: Historical Films and TV Shows
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the art of historical adaptations and drama for the screen.
The King Review
The King is the most recent film that retells to the story of Henry V and his 1415 campaign in France. It comes across as the English version of Braveheart. Prince Henry (Timothée Chalament), or Hal to his friends, is the reluctant heir to the English throne. He is a disappointment to his father (Ben […]
The Professor and the Madman Review
The Professor and the Madman tells the story of an unexpected friendship between an Oxford academic and an American surgeon sentenced to Broadmoor and focused on how they helped each other. James Murray (Mel Gibson) is an expert in languages who gets the job of editing the New Oxford Dictionary. Murray is disliked by the old […]
The Luminaries Review
Based on an acclaimed novel by Eleanor Catton The Luminaries was co-production between TVNZ and the BBC. In the 1860s the West Coast Gold Rush brought many immigrants to New Zealand’s South Island. Two of them that arrive on the same ship are Anna Wetherell (Eve Hewson), an illiterate Irish woman, and Emery Staines (Himesh Patel), a […]
True History of The Kelly Gang Review
Ned Kelly is a controversial figure in Australia who lived a life of crime and died at the age of 25. His story has been adapted to screen numerous times with the latest version being based on a novel by Peter Carey. True History of the Kelly Gang follows Ned Kelly both as a child […]
The Salisbury Poisonings Review
The Novichok Attack was one of the most shocking international events in recent years. The BBC’s dramatization focus on the impact of this event had on the city of Salisbury. The Salisbury Poisonings on three main sets of characters. DS Nick Bailey (Rafe Spall) was one of the first police officers to investigate the Skripals’ […]