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When you think of The Amazing Spider-Man , you think of one place and one place only. Because of all the countless globe-trotting adventures Spider-Man has web-slung his way around, New York is his spiritual home. So when Total Film was contacted and told we’d be sent off on a …

Imagine a racially charged Outback Chinatown and you have the measure of this terrific Aussie noir written, shot, directed, edited and scored by Ivan Sen. As Aaron Pederson’s aboriginal detective returns home to investigate a murder, he discovers a township driven by corruption, where the fug of meth and malaise …

Moving to the Vue West End and now occupying five screens, Film4FrightFest 2014 was bigger and better than ever before: 64 films to choose from, ranging from the staple sub-genres (vampires, ghosts, zombies, monsters, serial killers, occult, etc.) to fascinating, rule-bending fare occupying the outermost peripheries and darkest corners of …

Lowell Dean’s fun, fondly made creature feature has more going for it than its awesome title: a WolfCop rap, for starters. Yes, it’s Teen Wolf for the DV horror generation, but there are decent performances from loser policeman-turned-lycanthrope Leo Fafard and co, and some fun, Simpsons -y asides. “Remember what …

Alfred Molina has been looking back at his performance as Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man 2 , and has confirmed that he would be more than happy to return to the role for The Sinister Six . “That was the most fun I think I’ve ever had on a movie of …

A new trailer has arrived online for The Boxtrolls , the new animation from Laika, the creators of Coraline and Paranorman . The new trailer sets about establishing the world of the Boxtrolls, a race of mischievous but friendly creatures who have happily raised an orphaned human boy, named Eggs. …

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s return as the mighty Conan is steadily approaching, with producer Fredrik Malmberg confirming that The Legend Of Conan is slated to begin filming next spring. At present, the final touches are being applied to the latest draft of the script, with the film still yet to receive the …

Fresh off the back of Kevin Feige’s comments that Marvel Studios would struggle to find room on its slate for a female-led superhero movie, Sony has announced that it will be releasing such a project in 2017. Deadline reports that the studio is currently putting together a female-led spin-off from …

Between Skyfall and his planned Freddie Mercury biopic, Ben Whishaw proves his mettle in a chamber drama about language and loss from debut writer/director Hong Khaou. Whishaw gives his heartfelt all to Richard, a man mourning his boyfriend’s death. When he reaches out to his partner’s ageing mum (Cheng Pei-Pei) …

Issue 223 of Total Film hits newstands Friday 1 August, and we’ve got a sneak peek of our amazing Dracula Untold cover right now. Featuring Luke Evans in full-on Dracman Begins mode – he’s wearing protective body armor and is surrounded by bats, like a certain Mr Wayne – it’s …