While it has nothing to do with the actual Northwest Passage, this film does introduce the real-life figure of Robert Rogers.

This German production of James Fenimore Cooper’s The Deerslayer isn’t great, but does serve as a prequel to The Last of the Mohicans.

The Crucible was a poignant allegory for McCarthyism when first released as a play. The film adaptation may ham it up a bit with the performances, but still highlights an [ … ]

Obviously a fictional story, but we discuss this time period in New England and the history of witchcraft.

A group religious outcasts hires a ship to take them to the New World. We talk about what this film starring Anthony Hopkins got right and wrong.