We chat through one of our all time favourite movies, Michael Collins (1996) and whether Hollywood's need for a hero means that Éamon de Valera gets unnecessarily cast as the villain.

We discuss what makes this movie so great, go through the history between 1916 to 1922, discuss whether the recreation of Bloody Sunday (1920) went over the top and discuss what happened after Collins' death.

Plus: Remember the flappable DVD? Why was Julia Roberts cast in this movie? And what's the connection between this movie and Michael Mann's Heat?

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