Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. At some point last year I learned that Caroline Golum -- a critic whom I read on Screen Slate -- was planning to make a movie about a medieval mystic. For this episode, Caroline joins us to talk about movies set in olden times and how they envision the past. Two recent titles came to mind: The Last Duel, which is based on a true story from medieval France, and The Green Knight, which is inspired by a 14th-century chivalric romance. Our conversation led to storytelling set in other time periods, including the nautical fiction of Master and Commander and Guillermo del Toro’s recent remake of Nightmare Alley. Stay tuned to the end when Caroline shares selections from her Budget Middle Ages viewing list.

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Opening music: “Monserrate” by The Minarets

Photo by Steve Snodgrass