Stephen Graham does scary intimidation like few others, and in A Thousand Blows, he’s a veritable battering ram of primal rage and jealousy. Playing a bare-knuckle boxer in London’s East End circa 1880,

Peaky Blinders' creator Steven Knight's latest drama, Hulu's "A Thousand Blows" follows a Jamacian immigrant and a criminal mastermind in London.

This week, we’re reviewing a gritty Hulu period drama from the maker of “Peaky Blinders” and a melancholy look at three floundering middle-age marriages. Each offer rewards — read on.