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GLEN POWELL IS CHASING MEGA-STARDOM…

SEX EDUCATION

NO HARD FEELINGS Jennifer Lawrence takes on Gen Z in Gene Stupnitsky’s R-rated comedy.

YOU TALKIN’ TO ME?

IN THE CROSSHAIRS THIS MONTH… WILL FORTE

FINAL FANTASY

THE WITCHER Henry Cavill’s Geralt of Rivia is back for one last growl…

BAZ TO THE FUTURE

THE FLASH The Muschiettis enter the Speed Force and wind back the clock on Michael Keaton’s Batman…

GEAR SHIFT

GRAN TURISMO Neill Blomkamp puts pedal to metal on a different kind of game adap.

SCREAM ICON

STEPHEN KING ON SCREEN A host of famous faces explore the horror author in film and TV…

SOUND BYTES

The month in dialogue and digits.

DEPTH CHARGE

THE DEEPEST BREATH Laura McGann’s profound freediving doc will take your breath away.

IT SHOULDN’T HAPPEN TO A FILM JOURNALIST

Editor-at-Large JAMIE GRAHAM lifts the lid on film journalism.

ALL DOLLED UP

BARBIE Greta Gerwig brings Mattel’s best-selling fashion doll to the big screen for a bright and bold live-action adventure.

CINE LITERATURE

THE SUPER 8 YEARS Nobel-winning novelist Annie Ernaux deep dives into her archives…

NEXT BIG THING

SOPHIE THATCHER IS A DARK SOUL

COINING IT

THE GALLOWS POLE Director Shane Meadows proves history really is fun with a bold recreation of one of Britain’s biggest crimes.

WORM IT UP

DUNE: PART TWO Return to Arrakis in this first glimpse of the concluding chapter.

THE SPICE OF LIFE

FLAMIN’ HOT Eva Longoria turns director for an underdog story with flavour…

BLAZIN’ SQUAD

SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING Quentin Dupieux lights up for this superhero comedy…

THE HERO

ERNIE HUDSON THE GHOSTBUSTING ACTOR ON A CHAMPIONSHIP CAREER...

TRIAL BY FIRE

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN DIVES INSIDE THE MIND OF HIS MOST COMPLEX PROTAGONIST YET IN THE TRUE-LIFE STORY OF OPPENHEIMER . TOTAL FILM SITS IN ON THE SOUND MIX TO LEARN ABOUT A FILM AS AMBITIOUS AS THE DIRECTOR HAS YET MADE, WITH A MIND-BOGGLING SCALE, AN INVENTIVE APPROACH AND AN ALL-STAR CAST GIVING A HISTORICAL BIOPIC THE BLOCKBUSTER TREATMENT.

RAKE'S PROGRESS

This time it’s personal for Tyler Rake in Extraction 2, as he hurls himself into a crazed mission with ties to his pained past. Total Film talks to star Chris Hemsworth, director Sam Hargrave and stunt coordinator Shane Habberstad about how they landed emotional punches among some of the best action sequences ever put on screen.

'Women are underestimated...'

After exploding in landmark TV shows like Euphoria and The White Lotus, Sydney Sweeney is now headlining acclaimed whistleblower drama Reality. With her ambitions showing no limits, the fast-rising star talks to Total Film about tackling tough material, moving into producing, and joining the superhero universe.

SHEFFIELD OF DREAMS

Almost 30 years after the barnstorming original surpassed all expectations, broke box-office records and earned four Oscar nominations, THE FULL MONTY is returning as a TV series. Can Gaz and co. rustle up another underdog hit while keeping their clothes on? Total Film meets the team to strip back the concept behind the new show.

HOT ROD

The Texan firebrand who paralleled Tarantino’s verve and rise is still making movies with the same maverick ethos he did back in 1992 with just $7k. Robert Rodriguez tells Total Film how resourcefulness is his filmmaking touchstone as he realises a long-gestating project with throwback thriller Hypnotic…

THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY

Margaret Qualley shot to fame with Netflix’s Maid and has been racking up an impressive body of work with an enviable list of auteurs. But despite her star rising, she continues to choose complex, challenging material over cookie-cutter roles. Total Film catches up with her ahead of the release of Claire Denis’ STARS AT NOON, a sweat-drenched, politically charged thriller that’s anything but conventional.

10 COMIC-BOOK MOVIES

Not all comic-book movies wear capes. While spandex-clad heroes dominate the big screen, you don’t always need a shot of super-serum to make a great comics-inspired film. In fact, there are several classics that you might not even realise sprung from the panels on the page. Total Film celebrates a mix of eclectic favourites, from romantic dramas to coming-of-agers, arthouse thrillers and crowd-pleasing blockbusters. Who said comic books were for kids?

MASTER GARDENER TBC

Bringing tensions to the soil…

REALITY TBC

Sticking to the transcript…

PRETTY RED DRESS 15

★★★★★ OUT 16 JUNE CINEMAS ‘I like being

MY IMAGINARY COUNTRY 15

★★★★★ OUT 9 JUNE CINEMAS Patricio Guzmán returns

HUESERA: THE BONE WOMAN TBC

★★★★★ OUT NOW SHUDDER As if first-time pregnancy

SUNLIGHT TBC

★★★★★ OUT 16 JUNE CINEMAS The MVP of

GREATEST DAYS 12A

Could it be magic? ★★★★★ OUT 16 JUNE

CHEVALIER TBC

A knight at the opera… ★★★★★ OUT 9

WAIT FOR ME 15

★★★★★ OUT 2 JUNE CINEMAS Set in a

BOOK CLUB: THE NEXT CHAPTER 12A

★★★★★ OUT NOW CINEMAS Santa Monica’s gamest gang

UNDER THE FIG TREES 12A

★★★★★ OUT NOW CINEMAS The workplace-hangout movie gets

INFLUENCER TBC

AMAZON, MODERN FILMS, MUNRO, SEARCHLIGHT, SHUDDER, SONY, UNIVERSAL,

SISU 15

★★★★★ OUT 26 MAY CINEMAS Lapland, 1944: veteran

THE ARTIFICE GIRL 15

★★★★★ OUT NOW DIGITAL Two special agents (Sinda

LINOLEUM 12

★★★★★ OUT NOW DIGITAL Cameron Edwin (stand-up comedian

INLAND 15

★★★★★ OUT 16 JUNE CINEMAS Shadows of David

THE COVENANT TBC

Lurch and rescue…

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 12A

Rocket plan…

LOVE WITHOUT WALLS TBC

★★★★★ OUT 9 JUNE CINEMAS Told with considerable

BREAKING INFINITY 12

★★★★★ OUT 1 JUNE CINEMAS, 3 JULY DIGITAL

THE BLACK DEMON TBC

★★★★★ OUT 19 JUNE DIGITAL 17 JULY DVD

MAD ABOUT THE BOY: THE NOËL COWARD STORY TBC

★★★★★ OUT 2 JUNE CINEMAS Playwright, actor, singer,

TELL IT LIKE A WOMAN 15

★★★★★ OUT NOW DIGITAL Created to spotlight the

THE CURSE OF ROSALIE 15

★★★★★ OUT NOW DVD, DIGITAL Formerly known as

JUSTICE LEAGUE X RWBY: SUPER HEROES & HUNTSMEN PG

★★★★★ OUT NOW BD, DIGITAL EXTRAS ★★★★★ FEATURETTES,

THE OLD MAN MOVIE:LACTOPALYPSE! 15

ALTITUDE, BULLDOG, DISNEY, ELLI FILMS, PARKLAND, SIGNATURE, TMP,

A CRACK IN THE MOUNTAIN 12A

★★★★★ OUT 26 MAY CINEMAS How does a

FULL TIME TBC

★★★★★ OUT 26 MAY CINEMAS Writer/director Eric Gravel’s

WAR PONY 15

Simply the Res…

DEAD SHOT 15

★★★★★ OUT NOW SKY CINEMA, NOW Co-writers/directors Charles

MEDUSA DELUXE 15

★★★★★ OUT 9 JUNE CINEMAS A hairdressing competition

AMANDA 15

★★★★★OUT 2 JUNE CINEMAS, CURZON HOME CINEMA Returning

THE STONES AND BRIAN JONES TBC

★★★★★ OUT NOW BBC IPLAYER Charting the life

MY FAIRY TROUBLEMAKERU

★★★★★ OUT 26 MAY CINEMAS Violetta, our titular

BIG GEORGE FOREMAN 12A

★★★★★ OUT NOW CINEMAS Former heavyweight champ George

STARS AT NOON 15

Love in the time of COVID-19…

THELMA & LOUISE 15

Still stealin’ our hearts…

INLAND EMPIRE 15

Malice in wonderland…

PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK 12

1975 ★★★★★ OUT NOW BD, 4K UHD EXTRAS

THE BULLET TRAIN PG

ARROW, EUREKA, MGM, PARK CIRCUS, SECOND SIGHT, STUDIOCANAL

THE WICKER MAN: THE FINAL CUT 15

May Day, May Day…

THE CHANGELING 15

1980 ★★★★★ OUT 5 JUNE BD, 4K UHD

FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS 18

1998 ★★★★★ OUT NOW 4K UHD EXTRAS ★★★★★

THREE FILMS BY MURIEL BOX PG/12/15

1957-64 SEE RATINGS BELOW OUT 14 AUG DVD,

LE MÉPRIS 15

1963 ★★★★★ OUT 2 JUNE CINEMAS The title

THE CONQUEST OF EVEREST U

1953 ★★★★★ OUT 29 MAY DVD, BD, DIGITAL

TWO FILMS BY JEAN ROLLIN 18/15

1971-97 SEE RATINGS BELOW OUT NOW BD, 4K

HAIRSPRAY PG

Baltimore the merrier…

SALEM’S LOT

Painting the town undead…

TECH ROUND-UP

Stream catchers…

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PRINTS BILLY LIAR POP ART OUT NOW Now

SPIDEY SONGS

TEN GREAT TUNES FROM ACROSS THE FRANCHISE-VERSE…

HUMANITY

The wisdom of crowds…

BOOKS

WARNER BROS: 100 YEARS OF STORYTELLING

INDIANA JONES COLLECTIBLES

★★★☆☆ JOHN BUSS AMBERLEY PUBLISHING Completists may question

THE ART OF RUTH E. CARTER

★★★★★ RUTH E. CARTER CHRONICLE BOOKS Packed with

THE MAKING OF ANOTHER MAJOR MOTION PICTURE MASTERPIECE

★★★★☆ TOM HANKS HUTCHINSON HEINEMANN MAIN IMAGE COURTESY

IS IT BOLLOCKS?

Film Buff investigates the facts behind outlandish movie plots.

ALTERNATIVE BOX OFFICE

The biggest movies…

ON LOCATION REEL SPOTS BEHIND THE CAMERA

SONY, PARAMOUNT WHAT? Floppy Brit Charles (Hugh Grant)

MEMOIRS IN MOVIES

Stranger than fiction…

HINDSIGHT CORNER

BEN AFFLECK

FLOP CULTURE

Universal’s Dark Horse comics adaptation landed DOA in 2013. Did it lack the script needed to motivate its lacklustre lead pairing?

IS IT JUST ME OR SHOULD MORE FILMS HAVE INTERMISSIONS?

‘South of the river at this time of

BABYLON’S PARTY SCENE

PARAMOUNT THE BIG SHOT Early Hollywood producer Don

INTERMISSION

A WRITER TAKES PAUSE TO CONSIDER… How he was saved by onscreen violence

INFECTION MOVIES

Viral phenomena…

WHICH SPEEDSTER ARE YOU?

ARE YOU NASCAR OR NAVY? METAHUMAN OR MUTANT? FUELLED BY ADRENALINE OR LETTUCE LEAVES?

NAME THE FRAME

Can you guess these eight nuclear-explosion scenes?