Portrait of an artist

The Duke pairs Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren in a terrific stranger-than-fiction crime caper that’s since accrued added poignancy. Total Film looks for a stolen Goya painting and hidden truths on set of what turned out to be director Roger Michell’s final film…

TILDA SWINTON 'IT SEEMS A BIT OF A WASTE TO PUT ONESELF IN A BOX'

Unclassifiable and unique, Tilda Swinton has effortlessly gone from arthouse to Narnia and the MCU and back again. As she prepares to launch new movies Memoria and The Souvenir Part II, Total Film meets the Scottish star you simply can’t pin down.

SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME

Thwip down memory lane…

WAR AND PEACE

MUNICH: THE EDGE OF WAR WW2 spy thriller reappraises a maligned prime minister…

The Little Shop HORRORS

“Feed me, Seymour. Feed me!” As Audrey II turns 35, director Frank Oz looks back on his epic allsinging, all-dancing – and all-consuming – musical comedy hit…

UNCHARTED

We’re going on a treasure hunt…

ROAR MATERIALS

Director Colin Trevorrow on honouring the past while taking Jurassic World: Dominion in a bold new direction…

ROCK ‘N' RULE

Dwayne Johnson’s badass Black Adam explodes into the DCEU – and the box office – like a bolt of lightning in 2022. The star/producer/Adam nerd and his director tell Total Film how Kahndaq’s fierce ruler promises to shake up power dynamics, disrupt the comic-book landscape and deliver the event movie of the year.

RISK FACTOR

The MCU takes its next wave of sequels in bold new directions…

FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE

Mads Mikkelsen wades into the battle of Good vs. Evil…

MASK of EVIL

As Ethan Hawke finds “his Shining moment” in Scott Derrickson’s coming-of-age horror THE BLACK PHONE, Total Film lifts the mask on next year’s most terrifying – and heartfelt – serial-killer thriller.

‘The Older I Get, The More Freedom I Feel Like I've Experienced.' Kirsten Dunst

Having successfully made the leap from child star to grown-up actor, Kirsten Dunst tackles one of her toughest roles yet in Jane Campion’s western, The Power Of The Dog. As that film – and its cast – generate awards buzz, Total Film meets the star who has come a long way, and might just be getting started with her best work.

The Hand of God – A Portrait of The Filmmaker as a Young Man

When football star Diego Maradona joined Napoli, it was a joyous time for the young Paolo Sorrentino. Some 37 years on, it has inspired his latest film, The Hand Of God, a beguiling look at the traumas and triumphs of his teens. Total Film joins him and his stars for a trip down memory lane.

CARNIVAL OF SOULS

NIGHTMARE ALLEY Roll up, roll up for Guillermo del Toro’s bleakest film…

Ghostface Protocol

A mystery killer is once again terrorising Woodsboro in the fifth instalment of the groundbreaking Scream franchise. Total Film meets the filmmakers and cast to find out how, 10 years on, certain rules still apply…

HOT RIGHT NOW

WILL POULTER TAKES THE NEXT STEP IN HIS EVOLUTION…

Sun Sea AND Secrets

Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley and Dakota Johnson star in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s searing directorial debut, which explores the lesser-told story of motherhood when a beach holiday takes a dark turn. The trio tell Total Film how mutual admiration and Mai Tais helped make The Lost Daughter an awards contender.

CELEBRATING CINEMA'S GREATEST WORLD-BUILDER: RIDLEY SCOTT

Across a 45-year big-screen career, Ridley Scott has proved himself a visualist without equal. With House Of Gucci releasing in cinemas soon, Total Film catches up with a filmmaker who’s seen things you wouldn’t believe.

FIGHT OF FANTASY

After its hit first season, fantasy series The Witcher and ‘grumpy snowman’ Geralt of Rivia return for some more magic and moody monster-slaying. As the franchise expands, Total Film gets enchanted by star Henry Cavill and the team.

HUMAN RESOURCES

HAWKEYE You don’t need superpowers to make a high-impact TV series…

THIRD-PERSON SUITOR

CYRANO Joe Wright and Peter Dinklage make a song and dance about de Bergerac…

Ghostbusters – Spiritual Reawakening

The ’busters are back in long-awaited legacy sequel Ghostbusters: Afterlife, a film that’s keeping it in the family both on and off screen. Jason Reitman and the next generation of spook-catchers answer Total Film’s call and reveal how their radical new take is keeping the spirit of a comedy classic alive.

Kenneth Branagh

Actor, director, writer and Knight Bachelor Kenneth Branagh has been telling stories on stage and screen for four decades. His latest project, the autobiographical Belfast, is his most personal yet, and – as he tells Total Film – makes him marvel at how far he has come from movie-mad Duncairn kid to Hollywood dream maker…

Dirty harry

LALO SCHIFRIN/ADA GLOBAL

Live and let bye

NOBODY’S HAD A BETTER SEND-OFF…

RIDE WITH THE DEVIL

JANE CAMPION RETURNS WITH HER FIRST MOVIE IN 12 YEARS, THE POWER OF THE DOG, A HEART-WRENCHING – AND POTENTIALLY OSCAR-WINNING – 1920S TALE OF SIBLING RIVALRY. JOINING HER AND THE CAST, TOTAL FILM SADDLES UP TO TALK RANCHING, RAGE AND REPRESSION.

A GRADE

AFTER KEEPING A LOW PROFILE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, ALICIA VIKANDER IS BACK IN A BIG WAY. THE SWEDISH OSCAR WINNER TELLS TOTAL FILM ABOUT TAPPING INTO HER WORKING-CLASS ROOTS FOR DEPORTATION DRAMA BLUE BAYOU, AND HER HOPES FOR THE UPCOMING TOMB RAIDER SEQUEL.

HOT SHOTS

AS JIM ABRAHAMS’ SLAPSTICK CLASSIC TURNS 30 – AND BEFORE TOP GUN TAKES TO THE SKY AGAIN SOON – BUFF JUMPS INTO THE COCKPIT AND FLIES BACK TO 1991 TO FIND OUT HOW TOPPER HARLEY RESTORED THE AIRPLANE! DIRECTOR’S CONFIDENCE…

HIGH STAKES

Following his first-ever Oscar nomination for First Reformed, Paul Schrader returns with The Card Counter, casting Oscar Isaac as a pro gambler with a dark, military past. Total Film puts all its chips on a chat with the director and his cast.

Myers' market

RE-PAINTING THE TOWN RED…