by Sophie Street | May 28, 2026 | Histo-Views
Our rating Accuracy 3.5 / 5 Entertainment Value 1 / 5 Long before King Leonidas was kicking messengers into bottomless pits in high-contrast CGI, director Rudolph Maté brought the Battle of Thermopylae to life with nothing but thousands of Greek soldiers, real...
by Max Newman | May 27, 2026 | Latest, Leaders, War
Director of the Churchill Archives Centre, Allen Packwood OBE, explained why Winston Churchill was the subject of two different biopics in 2017. The films Darkest Hour and Churchill centre on Winston Churchill and his military actions amidst pressure from his British...
by Ben Simpson | May 27, 2026 | Extra, Latest
From family feuds to face paint, we explore the scenes from your favourite historical films that never actually happened, and ask if cinema’s very own storytelling is keeping history alive, or distorting it beyond recognition. “Your faults as a son is my failure as a...
by Max Astle | May 27, 2026 | Histo-Views
Our rating Accuracy 2 / 5 Entertainment Value 4.5 / 5 Ben Affleck’s Golden Globe-winning film Argo focuses on the true story of how the CIA created a fake movie to rescue American diplomats after the US Embassy was overrun during the Iranian Revolution. But that...
by Arib Dauhoo | May 27, 2026 | Heros, People, Top Story, War
The Oscar-winning movie “Hacksaw Ridge”, popularised the story of Desmond Doss Sr and his time in the war. However, Doss Sr had unfortunately passed away before the movie was even in production. We chatted with Desmond Doss Jr about how he helped bring the story of...
