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Freelance Writer

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

Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe in A Quiet Place Part II

Emily Blunt fights for survival in this exclusive image from A Quiet Place Part II

By Matt Maytum, Jane Crowther Published 17 December 19

Exclusive Here’s a new look at the hotly anticipated sequel

Exclusive

Edward Norton talks Motherless Brooklyn and Martin Scorsese's "astute observations" on the film industry

By Jack Shepherd, Jane Crowther Published 3 December 19

Interview The Fight Club and Hulk actor discusses his new movie with GamesRadar+ and Total Film

Interview

Roger Deakins on iconic Shawshank Redemption shot: “That’s one of those ones that I hate”

By Jack Shepherd, Jane Crowther Published 18 October 19

News The Oscar-winning cinematographer discusses his work on the classic movie

News

Exclusive: Edward Norton explains how refusing work on Avatar 2 led to his Alita: Battle Angel cameo

By Jack Shepherd, Jane Crowther Published 17 October 19

Exclusive The actor did not want to be an invading human in Avatar 2

Exclusive

Edward Norton elaborates on original plans for Hulk in the MCU: "The script I wrote had a two-part Batman Begins/Dark Knight kind of vision"

By Jack Shepherd, Jane Crowther Published 16 October 19

Interview Norton only played The Hulk in one Marvel movie before leaving the series

Interview

Jojo Rabbit review: "Taika Waititi's hate-satire is giddy escapism" – TIFF 2019

By Jane Crowther Published 9 September 19

Review

From Midsommar to The Wicker Man, an expert tells us how accurately Hollywood portrays some of cinema's most coercive cults

By Jane Crowther Published 2 July 19

Features Total Film speaks to an expert on outlier groups about the enduring lure of cults in cinema

Features

Tom Holland in Spider-man: far from home

Tom Holland and Jacob Batalon get close in this exclusive Spider-Man: Far From Home image

By Jane Crowther Published 29 May 19

Exclusive Tom Holland and Jacob Batalon re-team in spidey-sequel Spider-Man: Far From Home

Exclusive

Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Weaver in Olivia Wilde's Booksmart

Olivia Wilde had a "strict no-asshole policy" on set while filming her directorial breakthrough, Booksmart

By Jane Crowther Published 15 May 19

Features The actress tells Total Film about making her actors live together, hiring more female filmmakers, and how to get through weeks of night shoots

Features

“I’d ruptured a couple of discs in my back, which is no joke” Pacific Rim star Charlie Hunnam on the highs and lows of life on-set

By Jane Crowther Published 23 April 19

Interview Total Film magazine talks to movie stars about the reality of life on-set, from alpha males, to the contents of your granny bag

Interview

An image from Ocean's 8 where they print a necklace

Could you 3D print a fake diamond necklace like in Ocean's 8? We ask a tech expert

By Jane Crowther Published 8 April 19

Total Film magazine asks the experts about the truth behind astonishing movie scenarios to assess their plausibility

Games

Could you bring dinosaurs back to life using DNA like in Jurassic Park? A palaeontologist explains

By Jane Crowther Published 1 April 19

Features Total Film magazine asks the experts about the truth behind astonishing movie scenarios to assess their plausibility

Features

Eighth Grade review: "Nothing short of profound"

By Jane Crowther Published 26 March 19

Movie Review

Could you land a Spitfire on a beach like in Dunkirk? The movie's stunt pilot explains

By Jane Crowther Published 18 March 19

Features Total Film magazine asks the experts about the truth behind astonishing movie scenarios to assess their plausibility

Features

Could you get infected with a psychotic parasite like in Venom? A medic explains

By Jane Crowther Published 12 March 19

Features In a new regular series, Total Film magazine asks the experts about the truth behind astonishing movie scenarios to assess their plausibility

Features