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No./ 1 Why Paul Greengrass went Western • The British director on saddling up with Tom Hanks for a different kind of journey in NEWS OF THE WORLD

No./ 2 The Dig • We visit the drizzly shoot of Netflix’s archaeological drama, which looks to dig up bones and emotions alike

No./ 3 Spidey, meet Strange • Doctor Strange will be in the next Spider-Man movie. It’s not the first time these heroes have rubbed shoulders, though

No./4 Breaking the drought • After a rough year for cinemas, new Australian film THE DRY aims to kick off 2021 in a big way

No./ 5 Inside Call Me By Your Name’s spiritual sequel • How coming-of-age TV show WE ARE WHO WE ARE expands on Luca Guadagnino’s landmark teenage love story

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No./ 6 What we want from the new Cleopatra film • Gal Gadot and director Patty Jenkins are teaming up for a new take on the Egyptian queen — here’s our wishlist

No./ 7 How Keanu Reeves became an immortal comic-book hero • The co-writer behind the star’s first comic series on the elements that make up BRZRKR

BLACK IN FOCUS • AMON WARMANN chews over the main moment in Black film this month

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No./ 8 “It turns out I am provocative without knowing” • Director PAUL VERHOEVEN’s first word on what could be his most incendiary film yet: ‘lesbian nun’ drama Benedetta

No./ 9 How The Walking Dead could be re-animated • The landmark zombie show is ending — but spin-offs point to a welcome refresh for the franchise, says Empire’s James Dyer

No./ 10 PATRICK • GETTING UNDER THE SKIN OF THE ODDBALL TRAGICOMIC DRAMA SET IN A BELGIAN NUDIST CAMP

No./ 11 Witches: the next generation • How Robert Zemeckis gave Roald Dahl’s THE WITCHES a 21st-century update — from a new setting to adding “Hitchcock glamour”

No./ 12 Why only Madonna can tell Madonna’s story • Many mocked news of a self-directed biopic from the pop icon. But, as writer and fan Justin Myers argues, no-one else is qualified

No./ 13 Shooting for a new kind of spy story • For JESSICA CHASTAIN, new spy thriller The 355 is more than just a ‘female Bond’ — it’s a chance to tip the balance in Hollywood

No./ 14 Monster mash • Director Paul W.S. Anderson is an enthusiastic fan of some very nasty critters in Monster Hunter

No./ 15 SPACE LOLS • In space, no-one can hear you scream — but these days, they might hear you laugh

No./ 16 March of the Penguin • An Aussie film about the friendship between a wheelchair-bound woman and a magpie is the perfect metaphor for the pandemic

No./ 17 “Obviously, there’s a good reason why I am cast as the villain” • He’s been a baddie for Bond,Doctor StrangeandHannibal— but MADS MIKKELSEN is just as at home in dramatic (and boozy) roles, too

Sophie Wilde • CASTING GUILD OF AUSTRALIA RISING STAR WHO’S IN THE UPCOMING STAN ORIGINAL SERIES EDEN

No./ 18 What a new Police Story means for Jackie Chan • The martial arts legend is heading back to his defining film series — and with it, a chance to return to his roots

WandaVision • Unfiltered, uncensored, uncompromising trailer reactions from team EMPIRE

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