When cinema tackles historical periods right, the result is unforgettable. And these films are must-watch essentials for any ...

No one could calculate the number of historical movies that get everything wrong: it’s all of them. To take one at random, John O’Farrell, in his 2007 book An Utterly Impartial History of Britain, ...

There have been many great historical epics throughout cinema's history, but in just the last 40 years, some of the best ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook History lovers, take heart: over the next year and change, there are a slew of historical movies ...

Vincent Canby of The New York Times called it “another fascinating challenge from one of our most remarkable, ...

Even the highest-budget movies, claiming historical accuracy, don’t go without blunders. You can spot Mozart with zipper fasteners, Robin Hood with a yet-to-be-invented telescope, and spandex gloves ...

Remarkably few movies have taken a look at the life of the Bard. With the release of 'Hamnet,' we look back on three past depictions — and how they did when it came to the Oscars.

To understand the historical epic genre, one must first break it down. Obviously, the "historical" portion means the movie is about a series of true events that occurred in the past, though it is ...

There are a lot of ways that filmmakers and storytellers have reworked real history with an alternate version of that history over the years. Often it's a re-imagining of major events like wars, but ...