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Movies We Dig | Film, Antiquity and Everything in Between

by Movies We Dig

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Horror of Pygmalion Desire: My Fair Lady (1964), Poor Things (2023), The Bride! (2026), and Obsession (2025)

No tricks listeners! Just a very special treat for this year's Halloween episode! And what is more terrifying than monsters, ghouls, and serial killers? Apparently, being

Oct 30
1 h 39 min

Season 6 Wrap-Up: Our First Annual Movie Draft, with Lexie Henning, Emma Pauly & Julia Troche

To wrap up our sixth season of podcasting, we're trying something new by playing a little game with our friends Lexie Henning, Emma Pauly and Julia Troche. It's a movie d

Oct 23
1 h 51 min

Ulysses (1954), with Laura Jenkinson-Brown

Feel like you've heard WAY too much about Odysseus? Too bad, because we're wrapping up our season with one more iteration of the famous Homeric hero. But this time, we're

Oct 9
1 h 47 min

In the Hand of Dante (2025), with Gianna Albaum

What made Dante Alighieri one of the world's greatest poets and a foundational figure for Italian culture? We're not sure because we left this film more confused than whe

Sep 25
1 h 19 min

Marble (2026), with Taylor Catalana

Needing a break from Odysseus, we thought it was time to look at another important mythohistorical figure from the ancient Mediterranean world: Mary. You know, the Blesse

Sep 11
1 h 36 min

Treasure Planet (2002)

Travel through space (and time) as we wrap up our coverage of early-2000s animated films with Treasure Planet. The crew sits down to discuss children's literature, pirate

Aug 28
1 h 29 min

The Odyssey (2026), Reception Battle, Part 2, with Joel Christensen, Joe Goodkin and Amy Pistone

We're back! Cramming ourselves once more into the water-logged, toilet-water horse that is podcasting, we return once again to finish our conversation on Christopher's Th

Aug 14
1 h 18 min

The Odyssey (2026), Reception Battle, Part 1, with Joel Christensen, Joe Goodkin and Amy Pistone

What's more Homeric than ending up right back where you started? Or wandering an endless sea of textual criticism? Or your co-hosts and guests fighting you every step of

Jul 31
1 h 22 min

The Odyssey (2026)

What can be said about Nolan's Odyssey that hasn't already been said? Well hopefully a few things! The MWD crew gives their initial impressions on the biggest thing to hi

Jul 24
2 h 08 min

The Damodyssey (1997-2026)

It's more podcast for your buck! That's right, in anticipation of a certain small-budget indie film coming out this month, we're not talking about one movie, but five! We

Jul 10
2 h 02 min

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003), with Liv Albert

Hop on board listeners as we take a look at another early 2000s animated film that maybe should have just fallen off the edge of the world. Helping us to discuss yet anot

Jun 26
1 h 33 min

The Prince of Egypt (1998)

Two brothers united by friendship, divided by podcasting. Yes, we're rounding off our Month of Mummy's (and movies about princes) with the 1998 animated musical The Princ

Jun 12
1 h 20 min

Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026), with Briana Jackson

From ambitious ancient architects to sexy evil priestesses, we've seen the "Mummy" take many forms, but none quite as horrifying as a modern teenage girl. Join us in unwr

May 29
1 h 27 min

Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971), with Genn McMenemy & Jenny Williamson

Men will rob ancient tombs with no qualms, but the second a woman starts accessing ancient magical powers then they start caring about morality. Yes, we watching Blood fr

May 15
1 h 42 min

The Mummy (1932), with Julia Troche

It's May, so you know what that means? It's time to celebrate all those wonderful Mummies in film! With the help of return guest and Egyptologist, Dr. Julia Troche, we tr

May 1
1 h 20 min

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)

We wish we had our own magic time-traveling sands as we review 2010's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Is it a creative re-imagining of a popular game? No. Is it a fu

Apr 17
1 h 10 min

Romulus, Season 2 (2022), with The Partial Historians

It's been well over a year (and season) since we last checked in on Wiros and Yemos (AKA Romulus and Remus) to see how their little city of Rome is managing. While both b

Apr 3
1 h 43 min

Spartacus: House of Ashur (2025), with Monica Cyrino

We're back and this time untethered from history with a new season of your (but not Colin's) favorite gladiator show: Spartacus: House of Ashur (2025). Also helping us re

Mar 20
1 h 51 min

Gods of Egypt (2016), with Julia Troche

Maybe, like, the fourth or fifth best entry in the Transformers series? Yes we're talking Gods of Egypt (2016) a... film. Joining us is extra special guest, Dr. Julia Tro

Mar 6
1 h 38 min

Percy Jackson & The Olympians, Season 2 (2025), with Lexie Henning

If ever a series made us feel our age, it's this one! Once again, we return to Rick Riordan's fantastical world of teenage demi-gods with Disney's second season of Percy

Feb 20
2 h 00 min

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