SICARIO'S BORDER SHOOTOUT

No sooner is FBI agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) enlisted into a government task force to bring down Manuel Diaz (Bernardo Saracino), head honcho of the Sonora Cartel, than she’s sitting bolt upright in one of five black Chevy Tahoes as they cross from El Paso, Texas into Juárez, Mexico.

THE IRISHMEN

Toxic masculinity. Violent acts. Gangster servitude… Ireland-set Calm With Horses may be a small, independent film crafted by homegrown talent but it’s a movie with all the swagger, verve and impact of a classic crime-thriller. Total Film gets the craic on a must-see debut…

2010's-DECADES

Buff’s history of decades and the movies that defined them looks back at the Oneties, when crossover was cool and one studio ruled them all.

Silence is golden

It was the hushed little horror that became a huge hit – both critically and commercially – so it’s little surprise that A Quiet Place is returning with a sequel. Total Film sneaked on-set of the super-secret production to discover how Part II is looking to repeat the trick; going bigger while also staying true to its beginnings…

JANE ADDICTION

EMMA I Rock photographer Autumn de Wilde makes her Austen-tatious debut…

PARTING SHOT

NO TIME TO DIE I The trailer for Bond 25 is here, and Daniel Craig’s going out with a bullet.

Out of sight

THE INVISIBLE MAN I There’s a clear case of murder in Leigh Whannell’s daring Universal Monster reboot…

LIGHT FANTASTIC

An historically specific, reduced ratio, B&W tale of lampmen losing it, THE LIGHTHOUSE is a hard sell on paper – but has received ecstatic festival reactions throughout the year. Total Film caught up with stars Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe to talk farts, facial hair and seagull battering in a bonkers psychedelic horror you NEED to see.

HOUSE OF HORRORS

From Paranormal Activity to The Purge, Halloween to The Invisible Man, Blumhouse’s low-budget, big-profit filmmaking model has revolutionised the way Hollywood looks at horror. Total Film talks to founder Jason Blum about how he changed the rules…

CLINT EASTWOOD

From the Dollars trilogy to Dirty Harry, Clint Eastwood’s star status has long been secure. But it’s as a director, with Oscar winners like Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby that he’s truly found his place. As his latest, the controversy-stirring Richard Jewell arrives, Total Film meets the luckiest punk in Hollywood.

The Circle Is Complete

Every saga has an ending… The Rise Of Skywalker is the conclusion of not just the new trilogy, but the entire nine-episode Star Wars saga. Total Film talks to J.J. Abrams and his cast about endings, emotions, and the return of the Emperor…

Long Shot

1917 I Sam Mendes’ World War 1 epic plunges viewers into the Western Front – in one unbroken take.

Karen Gillan

The fan favourite talks biceps, burgers and the Doctor’s binoculars…

Crimes Of Passion- The Gentlemen

Guy Ritchie’s return to sharp suits, smart mouths and shooters...

Booksmart

The Lady Bird team reunite to create another relevant, fresh study of young womanhood – but this time with petticoats. Greta Gerwig and Saoirse Ronan talk the modernity of Little Women, chasing down Florence Pugh and sockskating with Timothée Chalamet. If you’re sitting comfortably, let us begin…

Edward Norton

Smart and uncompromising, Edward Norton has a career that has taken in modern cult classics, Oscar nominations and some much-publicised creative differences. But as he releases Motherless Brooklyn - his self-penned, self-directed noir - the zen New Yorker tells Total Film that something good comes out everything…

Compassion Project

Marielle Heller follows up the spiky Can You Ever Forgive Me? with a study in empathy, starring Tom Hanks. They tell Total Film about the importance of kindness and the ‘hell’ of filming in their Oscar worthy A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood…

Fresh Prince

After his Oscar-nominated turn in Call Me By Your Name, TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET’S career exploded. Now he returns in historical drama The King and with a slate of must-see movies in the can. Total Film meets Hollywood’s new royalty.

Game Changer

In 2017, JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE GUNGLE proved it wasn’t a risky underdog when it held its own against Star Wars. As the videogame adventure returns for The Next Level, stars Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan and Jack Black plus director Jake Kasdan tell Total Film about rewriting the rules, Kevin Hart’s recovery, and facing Skywalker once again.

Force Majeure

From Blue Velvet to Jurassic Park, Laura Dern has made her mark in some of the finest films of the past 35 years. But even she didn’t foresee her recent purple patch – Star Wars, Twin Peaks, Big Little Lies, and now the mighty Marriage Story, and that’s before returning to the world of Jurassic. Total Film meets an actor on fire.

Gemini Man

Battle of Wills…

Terry Gilliam

From Monty Python’s resident animator to director of Time Bandits, Brazil and Twelve Monkeys, Terry Gilliam has brought us his twisted, surreal visions of the world for the past five decades. But as Python turns 50 and the celebrations begin, the Hollywood rebel is ready for something completely different.

Street Spirit

BLACK AND BLUE I Naomie Harris flees cops and criminals in a politicised action thriller…

Spider-Man Leaving The MCU

What next now that Marvel’s web-head is swinging solo?

Speed Demons

LE MANS ’66 I Damon and Bale buckle up for a fast and furious true story…

Rise & Shine

THE SEQUEL TO THE SHINING IS FINALLY HERE. DIRECTOR MIKE FLANAGAN AND STARS EWAN MCGREGOR AND REBECCA FERGUSON TELL TOTAL FILM ABOUT THE TERROR OF RETURNING TO EVERYONE’S FAVOURITE OLD HAUNT WITH DOCTOR SLEEP…

Rinse And Repeat

THE LAUNDROMAT I Soderbergh smashes the piggy bank in a Panama Papers comedy-drama…

Breaking The Rules

WHAT ARE THE RULES FOR REVIVING THE ZOMCOM-ACTIONER AFTER 10 YEARS AWAY? STARS WOODY HARRELSON, JESSE EISENBERG, ABIGAIL BRESLIN AND EMMA STONE TELL TOTAL FILM ABOUT REWRITING THE RULEBOOK FOR ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP.

IT Chapter Two

Adult Content…

Raising Hal

THE KING I David Michôd and Joel Edgerton re-team for a revisionist take on Shakespeare…