The Ten Commandments, 1956 - ★★★★★

Simply the greatest epic film of all time. And yes I’m including Lawrence of Arabia and Ben Hur and every other mid-century film that always outranks DeMille’s masterpiece on those critics lists.

Do those films have Anne Baxter purring and sniping her way through Egypt’s royal court?

Nefertiri aside, it’s just a faithful and spiritually authentic retelling of the Exodus. It will remain the definitive cinematic version forever.

So let it be written! So let it be done!