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YOU NEVER KNOW IF THIS IS YOUR LAST JOB… BUT YOU’VE GOT TO KEEP SHOOTING AT THE BASKET

ROSE  BYRNE

FIVE

STAR TURNS

TIME TEAM

THE TOMORROW WAR I Chris Pratt heads to the future to fight off alien invaders in a huge-scale sci-fi original

EMILIA CLARKE

IS A REAL MARVEL…

DIVIDED STATES OF AMERICA

THE FOREVER PURGE I James DeMonaco’s dystopian horror saga enters its fifth chapter

NINJA WARRIOR

SNAKE EYES I Henry Golding draws first blood on a whole new franchise…

YOU TALKIN’ TO ME?

Film quotes pose as questions. Film stars try to cope

UNDER PRESSURE

VOYAGERS I Teens take to the stars for a sci-fi spin on Lord Of The Flies…

SOUND BYTES

Quotable dialogue from this month’s movies – and their stars

STABBY ROAD

FEAR STREET I R.L. Stine’s pulp horror series gets a multi-movie Netflix adaptation…

THE STRANGEST OSCARS EVER

How the pandemic Academy Awards made a decent fist of a bad situation…

O-T FAGBENLE

IS RULING THE WORLD…

INSTA GRATIFICATION

SWEAT   I 1… 2… 3… Come on! Three manic days in the life of a fitness influencer

MAKING A SPLASH

LUCA I The filmmaking team on the inspirations behind Pixar’s must-sea bromance

SHORT CUTS

The latest happenings in movieland…

MY MOVIE LIFE

The films that make Dominic Monaghan laugh, cry and cringe …

CRAICULA UNTOLD

BOYS FROM COUNTY HELL I A distinctly Irish vampire tale that’s no Bram Stoker

IT SHOULDN’T HAPPEN TO A FILM JOURNALIST

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

GHETTO BLASTERS

SHORTA I A ripped-from-the-headlines thriller that shreds the nerves…

STEPHEN DORFF

The True Detective and Embattled star talks food, fighting and phones…

MURDER RAP

LAST MAN STANDING I Nick Broomfield revisits the deaths of Biggie and Tupac…

FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION

JUMBO I Noémie Merlant falls in love with a mechanical ride in a wind-in-your-hair romance…

PAUL W.S. ANDERSON

The director on his monster of a career…

TIME BANDIT

Marvel’s mercurial trickster is back and burdened with glorious new purpose – to fix the timeline he broke in Avengers: Endgame. Tom Hiddleston and the Loki team discuss time, crime and a fan favourite’s unexpected decade-long run in the MCU

From RUSSIA With LOVE

After her noble death in Avengers: Endgame, Natasha Romanoff was left without the one thing fans wanted: a standalone solo movie. As that’s finally put to rights in Black Widow, Total Film joins Scarlett Johansson and the team for MCU’s action-packed Phase 4 lift-off. 

SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS

Marvel’s debut Asian headliner finally weighs in…

WHAT IF…?

Marvel expands its boundaries once more…

ETERNALS

Marvel and Chloé Zhao make a bid for immortality…

Attitude adjustment

AS WRESTLING SUPERSTAR JOHN CENA FOLLOWS FELLOW WWE GRADUATE DWAYNE JOHNSON INTO THE FAST & FURIOUS FRANCHISE, HE TELLS TOTAL FILM THAT HE'S A "STORYTELLER AT HEART". WITH TWO MAJOR BLOCKRUSTERS ON THE HORIZON, THIS PROMISES TO BE THE SUMMER OF CENA

Street Dance

Taken from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway smash musical, IN THE HEIGHTS was designed as a riotous celebration of Latin culture. Now, post-pandemic, it’s become a vital look at our need for community. Total Film visits the set of the year’s most vibrant movie

HOLLYWOOD STAYCATION

Holidays abroad may be tricky this summer but the United Kingdom is the location for so much movie magic. Total Film takes you on a trip to Hollywood attractions right on your doorstep…

RED TAPE

SET IN THE 1980S DURING THE MOR AL PANIC OF THE V IDEO NASTIES, CENSOR INTER ROGATES IF HOR RORS REAL OR IMAGINED CAUSE NIGHTMARES IN A DAMAGED BR AIN. TF BRAVES AN UNCENSORED CHAT WITH W RITER-  DIRECTOR PR ANO BAILEY-BOND AND STAR NIAMH ALGAR …

VHS FROM nasties TO nostalgia

IN 1976, A NEW TECHNOLOGY BEGAN TO APPROACH OUR HOUSES. TODAY, 45 YEARS ON, VHS IS THE STUFF OF CHERISHED MEMORIES, ITS TRANSFORMATIVE EFFECTS ON HOW WE WATCH MOVIES STILL FELT. TOTAL FILM REWINDS BACK TO THE START OF THE FUTURE OF HOME CINEMA…

rewind

THE TF TEAM REFLECT ON A FORMAT…

silent running

MILLICENT SIMMONDS LEADS A TENSE, STEALTHY SEQUEL TO NEW FRONTIERS…

zombies, baby!

CARNAGE? SLO-MO? BET ON ZACK…

THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD 15

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out on a limb

HORROR SAGA GETS RIGHT BACK IN THE GAME…

EARWIG AND THE WITCH PG

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IN THE EARTH TBC

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ANTHONY HOPKINS AT HIS BEST EVER…

FLASHBACK TBC

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EDGE OF THE WORLD 15

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RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON PG

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ROBIN TAKES FLIGHT, HITS HEIGHTS…

GUNDA TBC

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good grief

YOU’LL BE COFFIN WITH LAUGHTER…

CHARLATAN 15

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I AM SAMUEL TBC

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DINNER IN AMERICA TBC

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THE SWORDSMAN 15

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BETTER NOT PISS OFF SAUL…

slay what you see

GAME ADAP MOSTLY WORKS ON ONE LEVEL…

JUSTICE SOCIETY: WORLD WAR II 12

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THE REASON I JUMP 12A

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DREAM HORSE PG

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AFTER LOVE 12A

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IT MUST BE HEAVEN 15

SONY, WARNER, DARTMOUTH FILMS, PICTUREHOUSE, TOGETHER FILMS, BFI, NETFLIX, ALTITUDE,

BILLIE EILISH: THE WORLD’S A LITTLE BLURRY 15

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THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW 15

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seven wonders

CINEMA’S MAGUS OF LOVE AND MUSIC…

SPOOKIES 15

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CARLA’S SONG 15

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BACKDRAFT 15

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MANDABI PG

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BATTLE ROYALE 18

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JOHNNY MNEMONIC 15

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different class

THE SCHOOL-COM THAT TAUGHT OTHERS A LESSON…

personal touch

WHY LISEY’S STORY IS STEPHEN KING’S ULTIMATE PASSION PROJECT…

antlers management

WHY SWEET TOOTH IS THE POST-VIRUS TALE YOU DON’T DEER TO MISS…

activist duty

THE ERIN BROCKOVICH SAGA CONTINUES WITH NEW SERIES REBEL…

to be franklin

HOW CYNTHIA ERIVO POURED HER SOUL INTO GENIUS: ARETHA…

LEGO VENOM/CARNAGE

COLLECTIBLES OUT NOW

LEGO CLASSIC TV SERIES BATMOBILE

TOY/COLLECTIBLE OUT NOW

SNAKE EYES: G.I. JOE ORIGINS FIGURES

TOYS OUT SUMMER TBC

POP! PINS

ACCESSORIES/COLLECTIBLES OUT NOW

STAR WARS GALACTIC BAKING/ COCKTAILS OF THE MOVIES

BOOKS OUT NOW

fresh spin

TF scores the latest soundtracks…

shaft

ISAAC HAYES / UMC / CONCORD

alien resurrection

LIVE, DIE, REPEAT IN THIS BRUTAL PS5 SHOOTER…

two more

Recent thumbtwiddlers…

UNDEREXPOSED!: THE 50 GREATEST MOVIES NEVER MADE

ABRAMS, BOOKS BOOKS Movie lovers are fascinated by

GODZILLA VS. KONG: ONE WILL FALL

TITAN BOOK W arbats, Hellhawks, Shimidah… You don’t

THE FABER BOOK OF MEXICAN CINEMA

FABER & FABER, BOOK S ince the 2006

ARMY OF THE DEAD: THE MAKING OF

TITAN, BOOK A behind-the-scenes book short on such

three more

Ghibli, gothic drama and guzzling Coke…

TOTAL FILM BUFF

CINEMA CELEBRATED AND DEBATED. BOOSTING YOUR MOVIE GENIUS TO SUPERHERO LEVELS…

IS IT BOLLOCKS?

Film Buff investigates the facts behind outlandish movie plots

BOX OFFICE

THE BIGGEST MOVIES… WITH RHYMING TITLES

ON LOCATION

REEL SPOTS BEHIND THE CAMERA

PIERS

Super sea promontories

BACKGROUND ARTISTRY

Celebrating the extras and bit parters stealing scenes

HINDSIGHT CORNER !

Stars eat their words…

PLAIN TALKING

Learn the movie lingo

CHILDREN OF MEN

Troubled birth, botched publicity or just ahead of its time? How Alfonso Cuarón’s near-future allegory missed its audience…

OR IS IT TIME TO DITCH HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFACES?

BOOSTING YOUR MOVIE GENIUS TO GOD-LIKE PROPORTIONS “Now

BOOGIE NIGHTS’ POOL PARTY

The most dazzling shot in Paul Thomas Anderson’s

GANGS OF NEW YORK

The spectacle of fearsome acts…

FRIDAY THE 13TH

Behind the hockey mask…

KEY MOVIES

HALLOWEEN 1978 The influence of John Carpenter’s superior

HELEN McCRORY

Ifeel as though my life is bathed in

60 Second Screenplay

TF SAVES YOU THE COST OF A MOVIE EVERY MONTH. THIS ISSUE: GODZILLA VS. KONG

SUPERVILLAINS

The evillest quiz you’ll ever take… Bwah-hah-hah!

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

There are 10 to find…