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Apr-22
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THIS MONTH
BOB ODENKIRK IS, put simply, a legend. The
TALK TO US
COMMENT OF THE MONTH ARRGHHH! ARRGGGHHHHH!! What have
MASK Chosen by TIG NOTARO
Standout sequences from the great movies
TAKE 20
Doctor Strange is about to get even stranger
Benedict Cumberbatch on the post-Spidey Multiverse
Say hello to Pixar’s puberty panda
Director Domee Shi and character designer Jason Deamer explain the big, furry transformation at the heart of TURNING RED
Jude Hill
THE NORTHERN IRISH 11-YEAR-OLD MAKES HIS BIG-SCREEN DEBUT IN KENNETH BRANAGH’S SEMI-BIOGRAPHICAL BELFAST
Finding horror in haute cuisine
Director Lee Haven Jones breaks down the meaning in the meal that ties together his grisly debut, The Feast
From the Temple of Doom to a multiverse of madness
After decades away, KE HUY QUAN is back with a blast in wild new sci-fi film Everything Everywhere All At Once
FILM COURT
As two die-hard Ana de Armas fans sue a studio, here are some of Hollywood’s weirdest lawsuits
The fantasy show that goes against the grain
NEIL GAIMAN on why the long-awaited adaptation of The Sandman is a TV series like no other
No. /7 NEXT IN THE SERIES
You fell in love with that incredible new TV show. And then it ended! Don’t despair — Boyd Hilton recommends the sibling shows to watch next
No . /8 Beavis and Butt-Head’s grand odyssey
With Mike Judge’s dullard delinquents set to return, we look back on some of their lowbrow highlights
No. /9 A new age for the Gold en Age
With new biopics of Gene Kelly, Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire on the way, Empire investigates Hollywood’s latest fixation on its own formative years
TIFFANY HADDISH
Getty Images How are you, Tiffany? I’m happy
No. /10 The king of the erotic thriller is back
Fatal Attraction director Adrian Lyne returns to sex, lies and homicide with Deep Water
No. /11 “Ellen Ripley was my favourite character as a kid”
[ THE Q&A] From saving Ryan Reynolds’ life in The Adam Project to reprising her roles as Gamora and Neytiri, ZOE SALDANA is embracing her action-queen status
No. /12 The TV thriller that gave us something to chew on
The creators of cannibal-teens drama Yellowjackets on how their show went stratospheric
No. /13 Welcome to the paranoia party
With a new wave of movies centring on cover-ups, meet the conspiracy theorists who won’t shut up
No. /14 How The Foo Fighters became the Boo Fighters
Dave Grohl on why he couldn’t run from STUDIO 666
No. /15 INTO THE WONKAVERSE
WITH MORE ADAPTATIONS ON THE WAY THAN YOU CAN SHAKE A SNOZZCUMBER AT, WE PONDER THE FUTURE OF THE ROALD DAHL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE
BLACK IN FOCUS
AMON WARMANN chews over the main moment in Black film and TV this month
No. / 16 Inside the taming of Project Mayhem
David Fincher responds to China’s recut of FIGHT CLUB, the latest in a long trend of tampered-with films
HUG CLUB
How would these other David Fincher films look with happy endings?
No. /17 A scaredy-cat who became a Scream queen
Jenna Ortega breaks down the roles that have earned her horror’s crowning title
Halo
Unfiltered, uncensored, uncompromising trailer reactions from team EMPIRE
No. /18 How to crack open the romcom
Rose Matafeo on shaking up the genre with BBC show Starstruck
No. /19 JAMIE DORNAN SINGING
If you’ve heard melodious crooning on screen this year, there’s a solid chance it came from one Northern Irish actor|
No. / 20 Farewell to a true Hollywood hero
[ IN MEMORIAM] Remembering SIDNEY POITIER, whose legacy paved the way for future generations
CHARLIE DAY
What would you call your autobiography? ‘Day By
ON SCREEN
RED ROCKET
18 FEB- 11 MAR BIG SCREEN. SMALL SCREEN.
MOONFALL
The evil moon looms. It’s made of cheese,
PARIS, 13TH DISTRICT
Oh, l’amour. ★★★ OUT 4 MARCH CERT 18
JACKASS FOREVER
Jackasses assemble; Eric Manaka enjoys a nice,
LA MIF
★★★★ OUT 25 FEBRUARY / CERT TBC /
ZEROS AND ONES
★★ OUT 7 MARCH (DIGITAL) / CERT TBC
THE DUKE
They loved a bit of Matrix. ★★★★ OUT
HERE BEFORE
★★★ OUT 18 FEBRUARY / CERT TBC /
THE REAL CHARLIE CHAPLIN
★★★ OUT 18 FEBRUARY / CERT TBC /
A BANQUET
★★★ OUT 11 MARCH / CERT TBC /
GREAT FREEDOM
★★★★ OUT 11 MARCH / CERT TBC
REBEL DREAD
★★★ OUT 4 MARCH / CERT TBC /
I WANT YOU BACK
★★★ OUT NOW (AMAZON PRIME VIDEO) / CERT
SCREAM
Who ya gonna call? An all-new Ghostface hits
DEATH ON THE NILE
Kenneth Branagh returns as the moustachioed super-sleuth. ★★★
HIVE
★★★★ OUT 18 MARCH / CERT TBC /
FLAG DAY
★★ OUT NOW / CERT 15 / 109
ALI & AVA
It’s the way he tells them. ★★★★
PAM & TOMMY
Pam (Lily James) & Tommy (Sebastian Stan). ★★★★
STATION ELEVEN
Mackenzie Davis as Kirsten — her Lear was
REACHER
Brolly left on the bus again. ★★★ OUT
THE AFTERPARTY
Party on! ★★★★ OUT NOW (APPLE TV+) EPISODES
CHECKLIST
Your at-a-glance view of this month’s reviews
FEATURES
INTO DARKNESS
MOON KNIGHT IS ONE OF MARVEL’S MOST OBSCURE, BRUTAL AND COMPLEX CHARACTERS. SO HOW EXACTLY HAS HE BAGGED HIS OWN DISNEY+ SERIES? STAR OSCAR ISAAC AND MORE TELL US WHY THE MCU IS EMBRACING THE SHADOWS
A MAN ON THE MOON
MAHESH ANAND, PROFESSOR OF PLANETARY SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION AT THE OPEN UNIVERSITY, ON WHY THE MOON IS PERFECT ENTERTAINMENT FODDER
BAYHEM 101
MICHAEL BAY HAS BEEN CAUSING C ARN AGE FOR ALMOST THREE DECADES, AND HIS NEW FILM AMBULANCE DOES NOT BUCK THAT TREND. HERE, HE TAKES US TO ACTION SCHOOL
"I'M GOING TO KICK MORE ASS THAN I EVER HAVE."
WHEN BETTER CALL SAUL’S BOB ODENKIRK HAD A HEART ATTACK LAST YEAR, THE WORLD FROZE, WAITING FOR GOOD NEWS. IN AN EXTRAORDINARY INTERVIEW, THE COMEDIAN-TURNED-ACTION STAR TALKS RESURRECTION AND REINVENTION
THE AMERICAN DREAM
Dark comedy RED ROCKET introduces us to a bedraggled sleazebag determined to get what he wants. Director Sean Baker and his cast tell us why, despite their country’s obsession with fantasy, reality is far more interesting
MR VENGEANGE
He rampaged through Hollywood on a one-man mission. He slayed enemies with bullets and deadly one-liners. And he never went down without a fight. His name was Charles Bronson. But you can call him…
COPYCAT KILLER
WITH FILMS LIKE DEATH KISS, BRONSON LOOKALIKE ROBERT ‘BRONZI’ KOVACS GOES ALL THE WAY
ANATOMY OF A MANIAC
With the imminent arrival of PEACEMAKER , the Suicide Squad anti-hero’s own spin-off show, we get a tour of his troubled psyche from star John Cena and showrunner James Gunn
CATE BLANCHETT
The powerhouse who finds strength in unlikely places
THE MOMENT
The Queen leads her men in battle
MIA
The Blanchett roles that never were
Fighting Talk
FOR DECADES, TWO GOSSIP COL UMNISTS RULED HOLLYWOOD, TERRORISING ACTORS, STUDIOS AND EACH OTHER. WE PAY TRIBUTE TO ACIDIC RIVALS LOUELLA PARSONS & HEDDA HOPPER
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Desert power
INDISPENSABLE HOME ENTERTAINMENT [ EDITED BY CHRIS HEWITT]
The Elephant Man
We reassess the greatest films of all time, one film at a time
DAVID LYNCH IN NUMBERS
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Puppet and strings
Ron and Russell Mael, aka Sparks, talk us through key songs from their wild marionette-baby musical, ANNETTE
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GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE director Jason Reitman on the film’s horde of Easter eggs
THE CULT OF KIM NEWMAN
The critic and novelist on this month’s weirdest home-entertainment picks
THE VIEWING GUIDE
A deep dive into the must-see moments from the month’s big release
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6 OF THE BEST
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