This is the second part of what looks like it’ll be end up as a four part series discussing the debates surrounding ancient Greek hoplites, the heavy ...

This week we’re continuing our three-part (I) look at one of film’s most famous Roman battle sequences, the iconic opening battle from Gladiator (2000). ...

This week, we’re going to take a close look at arguably the most famous and recognizable Roman battle sequence in film: the iconic opening battle from ...

Hey all, we’re doing a Fireside this week! Both cats, soundly napping after a hard morning of making sure I was awake before my alarm went off. ...

This week, we’re doing another ‘silly’ topic, but this being me, it is a silly logistics topic, because – as the saying goes – amateurs talk tactics, ...

This week we’re going to do something a bit silly, in part because I have to prepare for and travel to an invited workshop/talk event later this week ...

Fireside this week! First off, it seems like last week’s post on the Hollywood myth of archery volley fire really got out there, so if you are a new ...

This week we’re looking at a specific visual motif common in TV and film: the arrow volley. You know the scene: the general readies his archers, he ...

This week, I want to keep unloading my Tolkien-related thoughts, turning from last week’s character study to a look at the way ‘magic’ and spiritual ...

This week (and probably next) I want to talk a bit more Tolkien, but in a someone different vein from normal. Rather than discussing the historicity of ...