How the Zone of Interest depicted the Holocaust through a new lens

by Tom Preston | Jun 5, 2026 | Latest, War

The Zone of Interest depicts the life of Rudolf Höss, the commandant of Auschwitz, who alongside his family tries to create an idyllic setting in their villa meters away from the concentration camp. The Head of the Research Centre at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State...

How Bohemian Rhapsody Avoided Telling The Real Story About Freddie Mercury

by Tom Preston | Jun 5, 2026 | Culture, Latest, Top Story

Bohemian Rhapsody has always been a divisive film; despite its four Oscar wins, it received a mixed bag reception from critics and Queen fans alike for its depiction of the seminal band and their mythic frontman. But why was this? Histoflick asks the author of two...

From royal etiquette to shaping scenes: How the historical advisor of The King’s Speech helped inform the Oscar-winning depiction of King George VI

by Tom Preston | Jun 2, 2026 | Latest, Leaders, Top Story

Forced onto the throne after his brother’s abdication, The King’s Speech follows the true story of King George VI and his fight to overcome a stammer with the help of speech therapist Lionel Logue. Hugo Vickers, the film’s historical advisor, discusses his time...

Blue Moon: The tragic story of the lyrical genius that history forgot

by Tom Preston | May 29, 2026 | Culture, Top Story

Blue Moon follows one evening in the tragic life of Lorenz Hart, half of the songwriting duo Rodgers and Hart whose fame in the 1930s screenwriter Robert Kaplow likens to Lennon-McCartney, but what was it about the lyricist and this evening in particular that inspired...

‘I was the kid whose Dad was a spy’: Life as the son of an infamous CIA pilot whose story inspired a Spielberg Cold War drama

by Tom Preston | May 23, 2026 | Heros, Latest, People, War

Shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission at the height of the Cold War, Francis Gary Powers’s story of being captured and exchanged for a Russian spy went on to be immortalised in Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies. His son, Gary Powers Jr discusses...