by Joe Beck | May 26, 2026 | Latest, Leaders, Top Story, War
For over a century, filmmakers including Ridley Scott, Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese have wanted to capture Napoleon Bonaparte on screen. Yet, despite hundreds of attempts, millions of dollars, and some of cinema’s greatest minds, the true complexities of...
by Max Astle | May 26, 2026 | Latest, Leaders, Top Story
Harold Holzer is an Abraham Lincoln expert who has produced and published articles, books and served as an advisor on Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln. I spent an evening with him to see if we could find the truth, the exaggerations and the behind-the-scenes....
by Matthew Stanger | May 23, 2026 | Leaders, People, Present Day, Top Story
Ali Abbasi’s The Apprentice laid bare one of the most revealing chapters of Donald Trump’s past. From Roy Cohn’s mentorship to Trump’s furious public backlash, the film traces how an origin story long dismissed suddenly became politically explosive in the shadow of...
by Max Newman | May 23, 2026 | Heros, Latest, Leaders, War
Dr. Iain MacInnes is a renowned Scottish historian with expertise on the Wars of Independence. He unveiled the not-so glamorous reality behind Outlaw King’s Battle of Loudoun Hill. Robert the Bruce rises amongst a sea of...
by Max Newman | May 23, 2026 | Latest, Leaders, War
Dr. Iain MacInnes, who specialises in Scotland’s Wars of Independence, discussed how Outlaw King’s portrayal of Robert the Bruce matches the historical record. The Netflix original stars Chris Pine as Robert the Bruce and follows his rise to power amidst...
