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No. / 1 Keeping cool in the face of danger • Carnivores on frozen lakes? It’s no bother for JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION star DeWanda Wise
No./2 Why Pinocchio is pulling everyone’s strings • With three films due this year, we explore Hollywood’s ongoing obsession with a small wooden puppet
No. /3 NEXT IN THE SERIES • You fell in love with that incredible new TV show. And then it ended! Don’t despair – Boyd Hilton recommends the sibling shows to watch next
No./4 The DCEU fights back • Batmen and eagles and pigs, oh my! We assess the key players in DC’s Marvel-challenging new phase
No. /5 Saddle up for Jordan Peele’s bad miracle • [FIRST LOOK] An exclusive fresh peek at the director’s much-anticipated new ranch-set horror
No. /6 THE OSCAR FIRST-TIMERS • Here are the historymakers that emerged from this year’s nominations
No. /7 “The Oscars is not a light day. There will be a lot of eyes on me” • With a career of raucous hits, from Scary Movie to Girls Trip, under her belt, REGINA HALL is embracing a new direction
No. /8 How do you requel a requel? • The filmmaking duo behind the Scream reboot on ripping up the horror rulebook. Again
No. /9 MOUSTACHE ORIGINS • These bristling facial features have a story to tell
No. /10 Inside the ads that look just like movies • We investigate the pumpedup Super Bowl commercials with A-list clout
No. /11 How do you top Normal People? • Lenny Abrahamson returns to the Sally Rooney-verse with CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS
No. /12 What the Non-Fungible Token? • Empire delves into Hollywood’s intensifying flirtation with NFTs
Suzanna Son • THE 26-YEAR-OLD WAS STREET-CAST FOR SEAN BAKER’S RED ROCKET
No./13 The Contractor • Chris Pine “has gun, will travel” in this military thriller about a desperate soldier’s post-war fortunes
BLACK IN FOCUS • AMON WARMANN chews over the main moment in Black film and TV this month
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No. / 14 Hollywood’s anime boom explained • From The Lord Of The Rings to Blade Runner, the animation style is re-energising familiar worlds
No. /15 LOCAL HEROES • WE BREAK DOWN THE UNLIKELY UK HOTSPOTS THAT HAVE DRAWN A RECENT WAVE OF A-LISTERS
No. /16 Shaking up the Disney princess • Rachel Zegler on her fresh, live-action spin on Snow White
Chip ’N Dale: Rescue Rangers • Unfiltered, uncensored, uncompromising trailer reactions from team EMPIRE
No. /17 Paapa Essiedu is stepping up • With a buzzy new sci-fi TV show, the actor takes his place in the spotlight
No. /18 What’s in Bob’s Burgers’ special sauce? • As the cult animation goes feature-length, co-director Bernard Derriman breaks down the ingredients of its success
No. /19 The man who took us to other worlds • Paul Franklin, Christopher Nolan’s frequent VFX collaborator, remembers the late DOUGLAS TRUMBULL
No. /20 Madame Web is about to spin • Here’s what you need to know about Dakota Johnson’s superhero
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