Political messaging is the bane of many historical dramas. That message can be very woke, but it can also be quite reactionary at times. An example is "Turn. Washington's Female Spies." The… (View Post)

All the actors were Mayan, although to my mind, the society that is depicted is Aztec, rather than Mayan. It's a very good film, IMHO. The society which is depicted, falls into the category of a &quo… (View Post)

I suppose a black Hitler would be too much like something from Mel Brooks. (View Post)

About the silliest was a drama that cast a black woman as a Norse Jarl. If one wants to create a fantasy world, in which early medieval Scandinavia is a multi-racial society, where women wield simila… (View Post)

It's a book I need to re-read. Dumas was quite a racy writer, for someone in the mid 19th century. The tale includes an openly lesbian character, in Eugenie Danglars. The real eye-opener, for me, was… (View Post)