This article originally ran on January 11, 2020. It has been updated with additional films, including Steve McQueen’s new World War II-set movie Blitz. Speaking to Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tri ...

The Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine showed its true face in this war. The priests, the nuns, consecrated people and seminarians have always sought to be close to the people; they never abandoned ...

Sappho sang of desire, passion, and love mostly directed towards women. As new fragments of her work are found, a fuller picture of her is emerging, but she remains the most mysterious of ancient ...

This victory was crucial for the Greek War of Independence, not only for the heavy losses inflicted upon the enemy but also for the boost it provided to Greek morale. Karaiskakis’s cunning tactics, ...

Maja Mitic is Serbian. Zana Hoxha is Kosovar. Their adaptation of an ancient Greek tragedy highlights not so much the devastation war inflicts on women but women's capacity to heal and resist.

Zana Hoxha is Kosovar. Their adaptation of an ancient Greek tragedy highlights not so much the devastation war inflicts on women but women's capacity to heal and resist. Euripides's "Trojan Women ...

His films about older French history indicate his critical lens on war works better in the abstract, where the clash of distant past and familiar faces let us read into the folly of history from a ...

A s December’s chill sets in, Netflix heats up with a lineup so enticing it is like unwrapping a present every night. This ...