A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
Dr Garrett Ryan, “A Murder Mystery in Roman Egypt” (Told In Stone, 24 November 2021) This entertaining little documentary is actually less a whodunnit tale and…
Dr Garrett Ryan, “Vampires in Greek Myth” (Told In Stone, 30 October 2021) Casting our fears regarding death and women who might be less than ideal…
Garrett Ryan, “Ancient Greek Buddhists” (Toldinstone, 16 October 2021) A very fascinating snapshot of a short period in ancient Central Asian and Indian subcontinent history, this…
Garrett Ryan, “Mren Cathedral and the Last World War of Antiquity” (Toldinstone, 2018) Part of a series about ten Roman / Byzantine-era buildings built in the…
Garrett Ryan, “A Historical Tour of Hagia Sophia” (Told in Stone, 2020 / 2021) Even as a short film, this video tour of Hagia Sophia /…
Garrett Ryan, “The Bombing of Pompeii, 1943” (Told in Stone, 25 September 2021) Not too many popular histories and documentaries on Pompeii and Herculaneum mention that…
Garrett Ryan, “Drug Use in Ancient Greece and Rome” (Told in Stone, 17 September 2021) An intriguing little video, this episode in Garrett Ryan’s ongoing Told…
Garrett Ryan, “The Lost Greek Cities of Central Asia” (Told in Stone, 4 September 2021) In light of current events in Afghanistan, with the Taliban reasserting…