Welcome to episode 7 of Reel History ! Well this week we were eager to find out “how does a ragtag volunteer army in need of a shower- Somehow defeat a global superpower?” 🤔 So naturally our gaze couldn’t help being drawn to the phenomenal smash hit “Hamilton – An American Musical” (2015) ! Who…
Hamilton (2015) | American Revolution (1776)
Sopranos Sitdown S06E20 – “The Blue Comet” – Cut To Black
It is really starting to sink in that we are coming to the end. Jim and Jakob’s journey through the Sopranos is almost at that final Cut To Black, but before that we have a superb episode that sees tensions really coming to a head between New Jersey and New York, possibly the end for…
Sopranos Sitdown S06E19 – “The Second Coming” – Cut To Black
Christopher Moltisanti is now dead, who’s next!? One of Phil’s guys makes things too personal with the Soprano family and Tony responds, while AJ’s recent progress takes quite a down turn. Jim and Jakob are hurtling towards the final CUT TO BLACK. What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and…
300 (2007) | This is Sparta (480 BC)
Are you prepared for glory? Well you better get prepared because this week we’re discussing King Leonidas and the brave 300! Frank Miller’s famous comic book gets the Zack Snyder treatment and turns the Greco-Persian wars into a rock’n’roll soap opera where semi-naked men slaughter wave after wave of demons from the East. But who…
Sopranos Sitdown S06E18 – “Kennedy and Heidi” – Cut To Black
Well, we are certainly coming up on the end of The Sopranos! This episode we bid farewell to someone that has been with us from the beginning and we follow Tony as he desperately wants to share with someone that it is a relief. What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please…
Sopranos Sitdown S06E17 – “Walk Like A Man” – Cut To Black
AJ is depressed dealing with the fallout of his cancelled engagement, Tony is pushing him towards the college life with some unintended results. Paulie and Christopher are doing what they do as their feud continues and Chris tries to maintain his sobriety and Sopranos is almost over! What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or…
Darkest Hour (2017) | Winston Churchill (1940)
Welcome to episode five of Reel History! This week we (well mainly Mark to be honest) take a critical sledgehammer to Joe Wright’s 2017 semi-historical drama “Darkest Hour” (available now on Netflix). Written by Anthony McCarten and set in early 1940, it provides a glimpse into the chaotic life and whiskey-soaked times of that quintessentially…
Sopranos Sitdown S06E16 – “Chasing It” – Cut To Black
A grown man made a wager, he lost, he made another one, he lost again, but that isn’t the end of the story when that man is named Tony Soprano. Tony Soprano is on a gambling kick and mostly coming up on the losing end, this builds tension between Tony and Hesh, meanwhile Carmela sells…
Sopranos Sitdown S06E15 – “Remember When” – Cut To Black
We are back with episode 15 of season 6 as Tony is yet again feeling pressure from the sins of his past as he and Paulie have to lamb it as the feds are closing in. Not only that but we finally get some quality Uncle Junior time as he gets to relive a small…
Kingdom of Heaven (2005) | The Crusades (1187)
This week we tackle Michael’s favourite subject – the Crusades. Yes, we’re discussing Ridley Scott’s flawed epic “Kingdom of Heaven.” from 2005. Join us as we discuss the events often described as a clash of civilisations, when religious fervor and ethnic allegiances led to the rise and fall of kingdoms and the siege of the…