In this week's episode of the Historian's Movie Review Nate is back of a long hiatus, and he looks at the 2005 film Memoir of a Geisha. Topics discussed include Geisha culture: how one becomes a Geisha, what their training is like, and what their day to day life is like. Notes: John Gallagher, Geisha: A Unique World of Tradition, Elegance and Art I…

In this week's episode I look at an episode of the BBC show Doctor Who. Topics discussed include Hoovervilles, and the Bonus Army march. Sources: "The Bonus Army: An American Epic" - Paul Dickson "Dark Realities: America's Great Depression" - Wyn Derbishire Doctor Who Theme Rock Remix

This is the second part of a two part series. If you haven't listened to part one you can find it HERE In this week’s episode of The Historian’s Movie Review I wrap up the Last Emperor. Topics discussed include Chiang Kai-shek, the Guomindang Party, and The Cultural Revolution. You can help support the show through the Amazon search portal below: S…

In this week’s episode of The Historian’s Movie Review I look at the film The Last Emperor. Topics discussed include the Empress Dowager CiXi, The May Fourth Movement, and the Chinese Civil War. You can help support the show through the Amazon search portal below: //

Warning: This episode contains some adult language and plot spoilers. We are finally back after after a long hiatus! In this week's episode of The Historian's Movie Review I look at the 2012 film Lawless. Topics discussed include Prohibition moonshining, Apalachian culture, and bad acting in the film. You can support the show a few different ways –…

In this episode is a very important message about future episodes. Have a suggestion for a movie for me to review? contact me at: histmoviereivew@gmail.com @histmovie Keep learning!

Warning: This episode contains moderate cursing. Attention! Attention! In this week's episode of The Historian's Movie Review I am joined by my friend Jeff, and we talk about the 1970 film M*A*S*H. Topics discussed include the origin of the Korean War, the creation of MASH units, the nature of how we conceptualize war, as well as the creeping threa…

Warning: This episode contains plot spoilers! The Historian's Movie Review is back after an extended break! This week I look at the 2008 martial arts film IP Man (??). Topics discussed include IP Man's study of Win Chung Kung Fu, and the Japanese occupation of China in World War II, and the Nanjing Massacre. You can support the show a few different…

Warning: This episode contains references to racial stereotypes which may be offensive to some listeners. Note: Audio quality has been fixed on this episode In this week's episode of the Historian's Movie Review I look at four different World War II propaganda cartoons. Topics discussed include the American propaganda production, and the difference…

Warning: This episode cntains plot spoilers, and scattered expletives Note: The audio quality has been fixed in this epiosde. In this week's episode of The Historian's Movie Review I look at the 1987 movie The Untouchables. Topics discussed include Prohibition, Eliot Ness, Al Capone's criminal empire, and horrible 1980s synth music. You can help su…

Note: The audio quality in this episode has been fixed. Warning: This episodes contains plot spoilers and your host doing a terrible impression of Jimmy Stewart. In this week's episode of the Historian's Movie Review I wrap up Civil War Month with a look at the 1965 Jimmy Stewart film Shenandoah. Topics discussed include Jimmy Stewart's film career…

Note: The audio quality has been fixed in this episode. In this episode of The Historian's Movie Review I go mad for The Madness of King George, what, what? Topics include 18th century medicine, George III and the American colonies, and the beginning of Civil War Month in April! Want to suggest a movie for Civil War Month? Contact me on Twitter or …

Note: the audio in this episode has been fixed. In this week's episode of the Historian's Movie Review I look at the 1990 movie The Long Walk Home starring Whoopie Goldberg and Sissy Spacek. Topics discussed include the Montgomery Bus Boycotts, Martin Luther King Jr., and the true story about Rosa Parks. NSFW - use of racially insensitive language …

Note: The audio in this episode has been fixed. In this week's episode of the Historian's Movie Review I look at two classic Marx Brothers films - Duck Soup and Horse Feathers. Topics discussed include The Great Depression, Prohibition, and FDR. Notes: Horse Feathers on IMDB Duck Soup on IMDB Duck Soup, Hat Scene Duck Soup, Mirror Scene Tell me wha…

Continuing my unintentional Cold War series I look at Dr. Strangelove. Topics include how to remove Fidel Castro's beard, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and vital bodily fluids. Thanks to Reddit user c_mad788 for the episode idea! Notes IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057012/ Kennedy Cuban Missile Crisis Speech - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgdU…

[Edit] The audio quality has been fixed on this episode. In this episode I pay tribute to Mr. Spock -- Leonard Nimoy, and look at the Star Trek Original Series episode "The Omega Glory." Topics discussed include Cold War symbolism in the Star Trek universe. Warning: This episode contains spoilers Podcast Shout-Out Cited Podcast -- http://citedpodca…

Note: Audio levels have been fixed in this episode The Oscars are this week! So, I talk about the 2005 Oscar nominated film Good Night and Good Luck. Topics covered include Communism, the Red Scare, and the integrity of the modern news media. I also have a new segment helping to promote two of my new favorite podcasts! Show Notes: IMDB - http://www…

Note: Audio levels have been fixed in this episode In this episode I look at two films about Abraham Lincoln - "Young Mr. Lincoln" from 1939 and "Abrabam Lincoln" from 1930. Historical inaccuracies, myths about Lincoln, and bad makeup are discussed. IMDB: Young Mr. Lincoln - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032155/ Abraham Lincoln - http://www.imdb.com…

We have a special guest for this episode -- my girlfriend Jess! We talk about hidden histories, Bill Murray being Bill Murray, and how the World War II generation is slowly fading away. Notes: IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2177771/ Intro and Outro Music - "What do you do in the Infantry" - https://archive.org/details/BingCrosbyhitSongs-131-140…

Note: Audio levels have been fixed in this episode Tommy Lee Jones as MacArthur in a film about the prosecution of war criminals in post-war Japan. There's a love story thrown in too, because why not?Notes: IMDB Listing - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2103264/?ref_=nv_sr_3 American Shogun by Robert Harvey - http://www.amazon.com/American-Shogun-Tale-…

Review of a mockumentary in a universe where The Confederacy won the American Civil War. Notes: Great Seal of the Confederate States of America, Library of Congress Images Collection - http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/pga.05842/"Dixieland" Performed by New York Military Band, in Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project, UC Santa Barbara -…