You don’t need a time machine to visit ancient Rome or medieval Scotland; all you need is a good historical epic. These movies combine massive scenery, high drama, thunderous battles, and big emotions into unforgettable journeys through time. Whether rooted in fact or wildly embellished (okay, very embellished), each one brings the past roaring to life.

When directors start shaping a risky narrative, the room usually buzzes with confidence. Once production wraps, real-world pressures creep in, and sometimes that early excitement turns into careful conversations about where the movie dropped the ball.

Britpop wasn’t just a sound; it was an identity. Loud guitars, sharp hooks, swaggering vocals, and lyrics about real life in the UK were the calling cards of a movement that roared through the 1990s. Some of these bands topped charts. Some became cult favorites. Some imploded spectacularly. But each one helped Britpop take over the world in its own uniquely British way.

Before the needle even drops, Marvin Gaye’s Here, My Dear already feels like a diary he never meant to hide. It’s bruised, soulful, a little petty, and completely unlike anything Motown had ever expected from its most velvet-voiced hitmaker. Gaye didn’t just record an album—he built a monument to heartbreak wrapped in funk grooves and emotional side-eye. And the story behind it is equal parts confession, coping mechanism, and cosmic payback.

Few actors from the past or present have embodied the otherworldly aura of a movie star quite like Sophia Loren. The tall, dark, and stunning Italian actress is the definition of Hollywood royalty—but her life was no fairy tale. From her harrowing childhood to her..."complicated" love life, there were incredible secrets behind Sophia Loren's sultry smile.

Some stories are born bingeable and others are built for one big night at the movies. The problem is, nobody told the studios. So we get sprawling epics squeezed into two or three hours, and TV shows that spend six episodes doing what a film could handle between trailers and credits. Here’s a look at the cinematic universes and small-screen sagas that probably turned up on the wrong side of the streaming menu.