In our latest episode, we discuss the new Netflix series House of Guinness, a historical drama set in 19th century Ireland, from the creator of Peaky Blinders.

In our latest episode, we dive into the Netflix series American Primeval, directed by Peter Berg and starring Betty Gilpin and Taylor Kitsch. In light of recent assaults on educational institutions and the attempts to erase competing histories of America’s past, this episode and Berg’s series grapples with a complex and haunted past and present-day debates over national identity through a retelling of the 1857 Utah War.

In our new episode, we look at Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza's 2025 Iraq War film Warfare (2025).

In this episode, we are joined by UC Irvine Professor of Anthropology Roxanne Varzi for a discussion of The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Mohammed Rasoulof, 2024).

For our bonus 20th episode, we discuss Ryan Coogler's vampire/historical hybrid film Sinners, starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfield, and Miles Caton.

In this episode, we discuss Walter Salles' new film I'm Still Here, starring Fernanda Torres as Eunice Paiva and set against the backdrop of military dictatorship in Brazil.

In our latest episode, we discuss Tim Fehlbaum's film September 5, a historical thriller that tells the story of journalists covering the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre.

We are joined by film scholar Rasmus Greiner (University of Bremen, Germany) for a discussion on Godzilla Minus One (Takashi Yamazaki, 2023).