J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Ridley Scott's Gladiator is an action epic set in Rome and tells a powerful vengeance story with an exceptional cast. The movie stars Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius. He's a respected ...

Gladiator is one of the best epics of all time. It's the kind of work that doesn't rely solely on flashy set pieces and impressive action sequences to keep the audience on the edge of their seats. It ...