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The men who broke out of Alcatraz with a spoon

Getty ImagesOn 12 June 1962, three men escaped from Alcatraz, never to be seen again. The ultimate fate of Frank…

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Thunderbolts* to Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning: 12 of the best films to watch this May

ParamountThe return of Marvel, Final Destination and Mission: Impossible franchises are among this month's unmissable films to watch and stream.SonyKarate…

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‘The greatest Marvel offering in years’

DisneyThe latest in the superhero franchise "is scrappy, scruffy-looking, down-to-earth fun", with a "charismatic" Florence Pugh at its centre, writes…

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10 of the best films of 2025 so far

Nicholas Barber and Caryn JamesYun Sun Park/ BBC(Credit: Yun Sun Park/ BBC)BBC film critics Caryn James and Nicholas Barber pick…

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The ultra-violent Shakespeare play that makes audiences faint

AlamyTragedy Titus Andronicus is the Bard's goriest work, and a new production is set to be one of the most…

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How the ‘gangster’ years of the young Joseph Stalin inspired the gritty Star Wars series

Lucasfilm Ltd(Credit: Lucasfilm Ltd)It may be set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, but Tony Gilroy's…

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Why JMW Turner’s greatest painting is so misunderstood

The National Gallery, London(Credit: The National Gallery, London)As museums around the world celebrate the 250th birthday of JMW Turner, it's…

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The men behind the Great Train Robbery

Getty ImagesBritain in the 1960s was captivated by the daring of the Great Train Robbery, and the sheer scale of…

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Eulogy is the anthology’s most ‘heartfelt and quietly devastating’ episode ever

NetflixViewers have been "shattered" by Eulogy, an emotional new episode in the seventh season of Charlie Brooker's series, starring Paul…

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Fur is firmly back in fashion

Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)It's having a moment with celebrities, fashionistas and Gen Z. But wearing any kind of fur, from…

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