Jane Crowther is a freelance writer and the Editor-in-Chief at Hollywood Authentic magazine, having formerly been the longtime Editor of Total Film magazine. Jane is also the Chair of The Critics' Circle and a BAFTA member. You'll find Jane on GamesRadar+ exploring the biggest movies in the world and living up to her reputation as one of the most authoritative voices on film in the industry.
Latest articles by Jane Crowther

Elvis actor Austin Butler talks bathrobe auditions, letter writing with Tom Hanks, and Dune 2
By Jane Crowther published
Interview Total Film meets the Elvis breakout to discuss working on Baz Luhrmann's American epic

The Lost City directors explain how they got Brad Pitt on board: "Before we knew it, he was in the jungle"
By Jane Crowther published
Exclusive Exclusive: The duo behind The Lost City tell Total Film about landing the A-lister in a supporting role

The Adam Project director: "We expect Ryan Reynolds to be heroic and funny – but we don’t expect him to make us cry"
By Jane Crowther published
Exclusive Exclusive: Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy talk us through finding new emotional depths in The Adam Project

Death on the Nile review: "A glossy, undemanding confection"
By Jane Crowther published
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The 10 best movies from Sundance Film Festival 2022
By Jane Crowther, Jordan Farley published
Feature Total Film picks the finest features from Sundance 2022, don’t miss them when they hit screens

Black Adam director says the movie will be a "disruptor" in the way superhero movies are made
By Jane Crowther published
Exclusive Exclusive: Black Adam director Jaume Collet-Serra promises the new superhero movie will be "new and unique"

Dwayne Johnson hated the Black Adam costume at first – but then they took away the padding
By Jane Crowther, Jack Shepherd published
Exclusive Exclusive: "When I put that costume on the second time with no padding – I felt... I'm Black Adam," says Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson's confident that we will see his Black Adam take on Superman
By Jane Crowther, Jack Shepherd published
Exclusive Exclusive: "I don’t know who that Superman is going to be, and I don’t know who’s going to play him," says Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam is here to be destructive in these exclusive images
By Matt Maytum, Jane Crowther published
Exclusive “There was always something unique about Black Adam”

Ghostbusters: Afterlife review: "A genuine treat full of warmth, wit and wonder"
By Jane Crowther published
Review

Free Guy review: "Eye-popping and intoxicatingly upbeat fun"
By Jane Crowther published
Review

Cruella: Emma Stone reframes the narrative of an iconic villain
By Jane Crowther published
Feature Disney’s dastardly dog-hunting villain gets her origin story in Cruella – but is she bad to the bone? Emma Stone and her fellow filmmakers tell Total Film it’s not so black and white...

Emma Stone talks Cruella: "It’s very different from Joker in many ways"
By Jane Crowther, Jack Shepherd published
Exclusive Exclusive: Emma Stone talks Cruella and those Joker comparisons with Total Film

The 10 best movies from Sundance Film Festival 2021
By Jordan Farley, Jane Crowther published
Feature Total Film picks the finest features from Sundance 2021, so don’t miss them when they hit screens

Land review, Sundance 2021: "A capable and auspicious directorial debut from Robin Wright"
By Jane Crowther published
Sundance 2021

Eight For Silver review, Sundance 2021: "Draws new blood in the werewolf genre"
By Jane Crowther published
Review

Sacha Baron Cohen on playing Bond: "It’s time for the Jewish Bond"
By Jack Shepherd, Jane Crowther published
Exclusive Exclusive: Sacha Baron Cohen is Total Film's Man of the Year! We caught up with the actor to ask what we've all been asking for years now: would he play James Bond?

Ryan Reynolds and Jodie Comer are ready for action in these exclusive Free Guy images
By Jane Crowther published
Exclusive Exclusive: Free Guy director Shawn Levy also discusses why the movie is now more timely than ever

Hillbilly Elegy review: "Awards are inevitable for Glenn Close"
By Jane Crowther published
Review

Armie Hammer and Lily James are lovers in this new image from Netflix's Rebecca
By Jack Shepherd, Jane Crowther published
Exclusive Exclusive: Director Ben Wheatley talks about his Netflix adaptation of Rebecca

Gal Gadot and Armie Hammer look suave in these new Death on the Nile images
By Jack Shepherd, Jane Crowther published
Exclusive Exclusive: Kenneth Branagh talks filming Death on the Nile in the new issue of Total Film

The pursuit of excellence: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter talk us through the making of Bill & Ted: Face the Music
By Jane Crowther published
Feature Total Film meets the team behind Bill & Ted: Face the Music, a 29-year labour of love driven by tenacity, artistic integrity, and friendship. And air guitar..

Bill & Ted Face the Music has the same "scrappy" ethos of the other two movies, teases Keanu Reeves
By Jack Shepherd, Jane Crowther published
News Exclusive: The team behind Bill & Ted Face the Music talk to Total Film about the upcoming threequel
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