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Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2010), with Alexandra Sills

Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2010), with Alexandra Sills

FromMovies We Dig: The Ancient World on Film


Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2010), with Alexandra Sills

FromMovies We Dig: The Ancient World on Film

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Length:
92 minutes
Released:
Mar 28, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The ladies decided to have a good ol' Girls' Night! And what better series to discuss than the first season of Starz's Spartacus? With its Zack Snyder aesthetic, impressive gladiatorial fights, and sad attempt to include romance, where could we go wrong? Joining in is our resident Roman spectacle specialist, Alexandra Sills, to help us distill the true essence of Blood and Sand...which is apparently "Tits and swords!" Joking aside, there is much to admire about this show. And no, we don't mean all the gladiators' abs. Well, not just their abs.



You can find Alexandra’s webpage, writing, social media and much much more at https://linktr.ee/alexandrasills
Released:
Mar 28, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (84)

Is it a movie podcast? Is it a history podcast? Is it an unholy union of the two? Short answer: yes! Each episode, hosts Colin MacCormack, Elijah Fleming and Christie Vogler break down a new movie about Greece, Rome or the wider ancient world and what works (or doesn’t work) about them. But this isn’t a podcast for nitpicking historical inaccuracies. Rather, it’s a chance to get hot takes on Hollywood films from professional nerds/academics and take a closer look at the relation between our movies and our pasts.