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Revolutions
2016 · Film · documentary · 92 min
Directed by Laura McGann
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I was a huge fan of "The History of Rome" by Mike Duncan and loved his new series "Revolutions". If you like history, these are both fantastic.
Huge caveat: He got his start with "The History of Rome" so it takes him a while to warm up and relax. The first 25 or so episodes are a little more "here is the story as we know it" where as after that he adds some humor and it becomes the story of Rome instead of a list of facts.
Other ones I have enjoyed:
Listen Money Matters - a great no nonsense podcast about personal finance. It is a great jumping off point. They talk about all kinds of topics related to personal finance so you won't get bored.
The Finance Independence Podcast - This is not as regular as other podcasts but I feel the interviews on this one are a lot more engaging and thought provoking.
How I Built This - Fun show about how CEOs and founders came up with the idea that took them to the moon. Its little self congratulatory but also fun to hear the stories.
I'm loving the Revolutions series. The first season is a little unpolished, but it gets better by the French Revolution.
On the other hand I really didn't enjoy the Dan Carlin episodes about WW1. His overly dramatic and histrionic delivery becomes tiresome. After about twelve hours of scenery chewing about how awful trench warfare was and all the grisly suffering, I decided he was enjoying it too much and gave up.
The first one is a very well-known and popular one: The Tim Ferriss Show is a long-form interview show with a single guest per episode. It provides profound insights on a wide range of topics and areas of life (given the guests' diverse backgrounds). In Tim Ferriss' own words the show's aim is to deconstruct world-class performers and tease out their tactics, tools, and routines: https://tim.blog/podcast/
Revolutions is an in-depth history podcast about, well, revolutions: https://www.revolutionspodcast.com/ So far, it has covered - amongst others, the French Revolution, the Haitian Revolution, the Springtime of the Peoples (1848) and the Mexican Revolution. The current season is about the Russian Revolution.
Another amazing history podcast is 'The History of England', which provides meticulous detail on England's long and colourful history: https://thehistoryofengland.co.uk/
>It’s not entirely clear yet if the studio wants a remake with Neo, Agent Smith, and the rest of the core characters, a new film set in the established world, or something between the two.
Uh, what is this author railing against? A possibility that exists only in his head? Is there any evidence this is even in the cards?
I can't imagine the Wachowski's doing a cheap Spiderman-like cash out of just re-doing origin stories over and over again. People may not have liked Reloaded and Revolutions, but they were expansive and very, very different than the original, less ambitious, movie. Personally, I'd just like to see this wanna-be franchise die. So much was covered in the originals and the various conflicts in the movies end up nicely resolved. I suspect regardless of the direction chosen, there's a real path to a Lucas-like Phanton Menace disaster here.
I also prefer the Wachoswski's to stay weird and not to retread old glories. I can't imagine anyone else with the will, connections, money, talent, and politics to make a great Cloud Atlas movie, but they somehow pulled it off.
That said, I'd love to see the Matrix IP put towards video games. There's still a lot of fun to have in that world. Why isn't anyone making a well funded Matrix Vive game? More Matrix movies is a bit like making more Viewmaster film circles. The tech, culture, and innovation have moved on past movies when it comes to cyberpunky storytelling. I want a 3D vista that surrounds me, not crunching popcorn in a uncomfortable seat and staring at a wall while the people around me send text messages and make noise.