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Saving Private Ryan

Fri, 29 Dec 2023 14:00:00 GMT

Brian and Stew wrap up Season One with a watch of the iconic Second World War film: Saving Private Ryan. The pair discuss the brutality of war, the meaning of FUBAR and the mastery of Steven Spielberg's filmaking techniques

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Ike: Countdown To D-Day

Sat, 23 Dec 2023 02:00:39 GMT

In the penultimate episode of Season One, Brian introduces Stew to a lesser known film detailing the planning of the Normandy invasion. The pair discuss the weight of military command, the roles of all the Allied forces (and their flags) and the novelty of a film about war without battle scenes.

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The Last Duel

Sun, 17 Dec 2023 05:10:23 GMT

Stew begins the second half of season one by introducing Brian to yet another impressive Ridley Scott Film, The Last Duel. The pair discuss medieval fashion, taxes, favoured actors and bodily autonomy. Content warning: this episode contains discussion of rape scenes in the movie. This episode was recorded in Oct. 2023

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Gladiator

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 03:04:03 GMT

In the third episode of Press Play Now, Brian and Stew discuss the Roman Empire, large scale battle tactics vs small scale battle tactics, and Brian reminds Stew what became of Constantinople. This episode was recorded in August of 2022 and marks the end of part 1 of Season 1

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Braveheart

Sat, 02 Dec 2023 03:29:39 GMT

In this episode of Press Play Now, Brian and Stew discuss how some historical dramas have more validity than others and ponder what languages were spoken in 13th century Scotland. Oh and, and more medieval warfare. Lots of that. This episode was recorded in August 2022.

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Kingdom of Heaven

Sat, 25 Nov 2023 02:00:18 GMT

In the inaugural episode of Press Play Now, Stew introduces Brian to Kingdom of Heaven: Director's Cut and the pair discuss medieval warfare, siege tactics, language barriers and the differences (or lack thereof) between Christianity and Islam. This episode was recorded in August 2022.

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