Flashback is usually for Slate Plus members only. To listen to other episodes of the show, sign up for Slate Plus.\n\nIn the new episode of Flashback, movie critics Dana Stevens and K. Austin Collins discuss the epic Lawrence of Arabia (1962), directed by David Lean.\n\nOther titles mentioned in the episode:\nSeven Pillars of Wisdom\n2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)\nSaving Private Ryan (1998)\nBen Hur (1959)\nThe Ten Commandments (1956)\nMarvel\u2019s The Avengers (2012)\nThe Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)\nThe Lord of the Rings trilogy\nDoctor Zhivago (1965)\nBrief Encounter (1946)\nRyan\u2019s Daughter (1970)\nDedicated Maniac\nPassage to India (1984)\nThe Elephant Man (1980)\nOut of Sight (1998)\nA Man for All Seasons (1966)\nNicholas and Alexandra (1971)\nBirth of a Nation (1915)\nThe Searchers (1956)\nSuddenly, Last Summer (1959)\nCitizen Kane (1941)\nPrometheus (2012)\nThere Will Be Blood (2008)\nFunny Girl (1968)\nMacbeth\nCasablanca (1943)\nThe Parent Trap (1998)\n\nOn the next episode: Nancy Meyers\u2019 The Holiday (2006).\n\nComments or suggestions? Email us at flashback@slate.com\nProduction by Chau Tu.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices