How did the Peaky Blinders get their name? Forget the razor blades story
How did the Peaky Blinders get their name? Forget the razor blades story
Everyone knows the story: razor blades stitched into cap peaks, whipped off mid-brawl to blind an opponent. It's a great story. It's also almost certainly wrong — and the real explanation says a lot more about who these men actually were.
What is the Peaky Blinders gang, and how real were the razor blades in the caps?
What is the Peaky Blinders gang, and how real were the razor blades in the caps?
Before Cillian Murphy ever put on a flat cap, the Peaky Blinders were a genuine criminal outfit terrorising the backstreets of Birmingham. The real story is grittier, scrappier, and — sorry — considerably less well-tailored than the BBC version. And as for the razors: prepare to be disappointed.
How many episodes is Cape Fear on Apple TV?
How many episodes is Cape Fear on Apple TV?
Apple TV's starry new thriller — Javier Bardem, Amy Adams, Patrick Wilson, with Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg as executive producers — is the third screen version of this story, after the 1962 and 1991 films. This time it's stretched into a full series, so here's exactly what you're signing up for.
Christopher Nolan’s next film? Seven ideas he’s floated in interviews
Christopher Nolan’s next film? Seven ideas he’s floated in interviews
In a new interview, Christopher Nolan addressed his next project — and hinted it’s a sharp pivot from the sprawling, big-canvas scale of The Odyssey.
Sydney Sweeney’s supernatural remake of a gothic classic gets the go-ahead
Sydney Sweeney’s supernatural remake of a gothic classic gets the go-ahead
The actor will star in Hollow, a retelling of Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, taking the lead in a new adaptation of the 1820 ghost story.
The Liam Neeson 2026 sci-fi movie you skipped is now a streaming hit
The Liam Neeson 2026 sci-fi movie you skipped is now a streaming hit
After a quiet theatrical run, Liam Neesons 2026 creature feature Cold Storage is finally finding an audience, rocketing up the streaming charts following its MGM+ debut.
How did the Hardacres make their money? Fried herring was only half of it
How did the Hardacres make their money? Fried herring was only half of it
If you've watched Channel 5's rags-to-riches drama The Hardacres — back for a second series from 14 May 2026 — you'll know the family rockets from the fish docks to a stately home at improbable speed. Here's exactly how they got rich.
44 years later, the greatest action film ever made storms to the top of streaming
44 years later, the greatest action film ever made storms to the top of streaming
Decades on, this action-thriller classic still hits like a freight train—lean, relentless, and cooler than most of what’s new. The bar it set hasn’t budged.
What happens at the end of Wild Dark Shore? The death readers can't forgive McConaghy for
What happens at the end of Wild Dark Shore? The death readers can't forgive McConaghy for
Charlotte McConaghy's Wild Dark Shore came out on 4 March 2025, became an instant bestseller, and was picked for Reese Witherspoon's Book Club in November 2025. It's also the book that has readers hurling it across the room at the final chapters.
What happens at the end of Leave the World Behind
What happens at the end of Leave the World Behind
Sam Esmail's 2023 Netflix thriller — based on Rumaan Alam's 2020 novel and executive produced by Barack and Michelle Obama — ends without telling you whether anyone survives. What it does tell you is exactly what's happening to America. Here's the ending, unpacked.
What happens at the end of The Giver? Lois Lowry has settled the one question everyone asks
What happens at the end of The Giver? Lois Lowry has settled the one question everyone asks
For over 30 years, readers have finished The Giver and immediately argued about the same thing. Jonas and baby Gabriel flee the community, half-frozen, and sled down a snowy hill towards a house full of coloured lights and music. Is it real? Is it a dying hallucination? Lois Lowry has answered — definitively.
Sullivan’s Crossing just clinched a season 5 renewal
Sullivan’s Crossing just clinched a season 5 renewal
Sullivan’s Crossing isn’t going anywhere — The CW has renewed the Dawson’s Creek alum–fronted drama for season 5, with cameras set to roll this summer on a 10-episode run.
Hollywood spent 20 years chasing the next Tom Cruise—Christopher Nolan was the answer all along
Hollywood spent 20 years chasing the next Tom Cruise—Christopher Nolan was the answer all along
Hollywood spent two decades chasing the next Tom Cruise, but the biggest box-office magnet wasn’t in front of the camera — it was Christopher Nolan. The old-school movie star isn’t dead, just rarer, and Nolan’s name now does what the classic leading man used to do: sell tickets on its own.
Exactly when Lucky drops on Apple TV and the full season schedule
Exactly when Lucky drops on Apple TV and the full season schedule
Anya Taylor-Joy fronts Lucky, a seven-part crime miniseries dropping on Apple TV this summer.
Mike Flanagan just confirmed his long-awaited Dark Tower adaptation is very much alive
Mike Flanagan just confirmed his long-awaited Dark Tower adaptation is very much alive
The director is done waiting — his Holy Grail is finally moving forward, and he’s all in.
Obsession breaks records to become the 21st century's highest-grossing original horror film
Obsession breaks records to become the 21st century's highest-grossing original horror film
Obsession is smashing records before it even hits streaming — and it hasn’t even dropped yet.
House of the Dragon’s big book change finally pays off
House of the Dragon’s big book change finally pays off
House of the Dragon roars back for Season 3, seizing Sunday nights on HBO with Emma D'Arcy and Matt Smith leading the charge.
HBO reportedly axes its planned reboot of V for Vendetta
HBO reportedly axes its planned reboot of V for Vendetta
HBO just passed on Pete Jackson’s period-piece reimagining of V for Vendetta, putting the bold adaptation on ice.
Apple TV pulls the plug on Ridley Scott's 8-part crime adaptation
Apple TV pulls the plug on Ridley Scott's 8-part crime adaptation
It’s official: Dope Thief is a one-and-done on Apple TV, with a producer confirming there will be no Season 2.
An 8-year-old Netflix thriller just became streaming's biggest horror movie
An 8-year-old Netflix thriller just became streaming's biggest horror movie
Netflix’s most-watched horror ever is a white-knuckle thriller adapted from Josh Malerman’s 2014 novel — the kind that burrows under your skin and won’t let go.