Total Film Magazine - January 2023

In this issue

KNOCK AT THE CABIN
Come in, Mr. Shyamalan, tell us all about your new apocalyptic thriller.

WOMEN TALKING
A superbly apt description of a feature about Sarah Polley’s ensemble drama.

THE PALE BLUE EYE
Poe-riod thriller (rather than a condition you get watching too much Avatar)..

LIFE ON FILM

THE FABELMANS How Steven Spielberg brought his cine-memoir to the screen.

4 mins

HOT RIGHT NOW

SCARLETT JOHANSSON IS ON THE CASE...

1 min

Baby Talk

BROKER Kore-eda Hirokazu’s latest gets to the heart of the baby box issue…

2 mins

In the crosshairs this month... Jenny Slathe

You talkin' to me? Film quotes pose as questions. Film stars try to cope.

4 mins

OUT OF THE PAST

THE STRAYS A woman’s secret history surfaces to splinter her present in an accomplished debut thriller…

1 min

TEAM PLAYERS

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Game Night’s directing duo put the fun back into fantasy…

2 mins

TRUE CRIME

SAINT OMER Alice Diop's stunning drama tackles motherhood's greatest taboo...

2 mins

ASSASSIN'S NEED

THE HANGING SUN A hitman has a crisis of conscience in Jo Nesbø’s Nordic noir…

1 min

HIDDEN LIFE

BLUE JEAN Georgia Oakley’s debut tackles a grim piece of recent British history…

2 mins

SEX EDUCATION

FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE Jesse Eisenberg speed-shags his way across New York.

2 mins

NEXT BIG THING

BEN ALDRIDGE CAN HEAR HOLLYWOOD KNOCKING...

1 min

COMING HOME

NOSTALGIA A richly rewarding return to one of Naples’ poorest districts…

1 min

COOL CAT

PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH The flamboyant feline returns – and he’s down to his last life.

3 mins

KISS AND MAKE UP

SHE IS LOVE Haley Bennett and Sam Riley make it up as they go along in Jamie Adams’ latest.

2 mins

CAN WE TALK ABOUT?

THE EXTINCTION OF MOVIE STARS IS THE MCU MAKING THE ACTOR REDUNDANT?

2 mins

5 Things – Gordon's Alive

NOLLY Helena Bonham Carter and Russell T. Davies resurrect a neglected legend of British TV.

2 mins

LEAP OF FAITH

CREATURE Asif Kapadia takes a break from documentaries to bring us a dance film with a difference.

2 mins

It Shouldn't Happen to a Film Journalist

Editor-at-Large Jamie Graham lifts the lid on film journalism.

3 mins

Forbidden Love

JOYLAND Pakistan’s taboo-tackling transgender love story….

2 mins

THE HERO

DON CHEADLE THE AMERICAN ACTOR-DIRECTOR BRINGS THE NOISE...

3 mins

big bad John

Idris Elba's small-screen DCI eyes a feature franchise with a step up in scale and ambition. Elba and his team tell Total Film why morally compromised Luther can take on 007 in the movie stakes...

10+ mins

25 Best Detectives of All Time

From craggy PIs to slick super-sleuths to tenacious journos, the movie detective is a genre-defining figure almost as old as cinema. Join us, then, as we celebrate those who variously use their brains, brawn and/or bravado to crack crimes, right wrongs and dole out justice, one clue at a time.

10+ mins

KNOCK AT THE CABIN

Twisty-turny storyteller M. Night Shyamalan is at it again with Knock At The Cabin, a woods-bound, home-invasion horror movie that morphs into something totally unexpected. Here the modern-day master of suspense talks us through his process, revealing his secrets... but not those of his WTF movie.

7 mins

Cocaine Bear

Cocaine Bear tells the outrageous story of a black bear who goes on a rampage after ingesting vast quantities of abandoned cocaine. Unbelievably, it's inspired by a true story from 1985. Director Elizabeth Banks talks in her own words about bringing a darkly comedic horror thrill ride to life...

7 mins

MAGIC MIKE'S LAST DANCE

In Magic Mike's Last Dance, Channing Tatum's erotic dancer is now 40, in a relationship, and struggling to make sense of what is and isn't sexy - or indeed permissible in a MeToo world. Director Steven Soderbergh explains in his own words why the third and final Magic Mike movie goes further than ever before in a bid to expose modern truths...

7 mins

Daddy ISSUES

After his Oscar-winning dementia drama The Father, Florian Zeller knew exactly where to go next. A family saga that'll leave you shocked or sobbing, THE SON is a further deep dive into mental health. Total Film meets him and his stellar cast for a tear-strewn chat...

6 mins

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