by Matthew Stanger | Jun 3, 2026 | Culture, People, Top Story
For the UK release of ‘Leonora in the Morning Light’, documenting the life of surrealist painter and novelist Leonora Carrington, Histoflick writer Matt Stanger attended a Special Q+A after a showing of the film with directors Lena Vurma and Thor Klein at the Showroom...
by Christopher Randall | Jun 2, 2026 | Culture, Latest, Music, Top Story
If you can brush past the high-flying singalongs and postcard-perfect Austrian mountains, you’ll find that The Sound of Music tells a story of something darker in its own way. But how, and why, does your favourite model musical avoid the twisted truth of history? ‘The...
by Moleed Mire | Jun 2, 2026 | Activism, Culture, Music, Present Day
What does Elvis Presley, Amy Winehouse and Weird Al Yankovic have in common? All three are famous musicians, and all have had a biopic made about their lives that have been released in the past decade. They’re not the only ones. Robbie Williams, Bob Dylan, David...
by Max Astle | Jun 2, 2026 | Culture, Heros, Latest, People, War
Alan Turing biographer, Jack Copeland, discusses the massive misconceptions about the World War II British hero who cracked Germany’s Enigma code. The Imitation Game focuses on Alan Turing, a mathematician, computer scientist, and cryptographer, who is often...
by Sophie Street | Jun 2, 2026 | Culture, Latest, Present Day, Sport, Top Story
The British independent wrestling scene is a world entirely its own. Built on a rich heritage of hard-nosed, European-style grappling, it is a subculture defined by grit, humor, and a relentless work ethic. Long before the multi-million-dollar glitz of American...
by Joe Beck | Jun 1, 2026 | Culture, Latest, People
Organised crime has inspired some of cinema’s most iconic stories. From the Corleone family in The Godfather (1974) to the hedonistic Henry Hill in Goodfellas (1990), generations of filmmakers have sought to capture the world of the Mafia on screen. But how much of...
