Time flies when you’re having fun at the movies. That’s the only rational explanation we have for the fact that it’s somehow already time for the December 2018 issue of Empire – our Review of the Year edition, looking at the best movies and the moments that mattered on the big screen. We’ve already revealed our Best Movies of 2018 list – as compiled from individual Top 10s by members of the Empire team – and with the magazine hitting the shelves on Thursday 1 November, it’s time to unveil a look at what’s inside.
Review of the Year
Where do we start? Well, with Avengers: Infinity War – the film that topped our aggregated list by a considerable distance – breaking down our six favourite aspects of the MCU’s gigantic blockbuster. Elsewhere you’ll find the real criminals behind the story of American Animals, breakout star Cynthia Erivo, and a brand new interview with Emily Blunt and John Krasinski on A Quiet Place. All that, and we’ve got Guillermo Del Toro talking about his emotional Oscar victory, and why it means so much to him in the year that his father passed away.
Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie
As if all that wasn’t special enough, we’ve also got the architects of instant action classic Mission: Impossible – Fallout in conversation, talking about their unstoppable partnership, falling off cliffs, and those incredible stunts.
Mortal Engines
Empire goes on set of the gas-guzzling fantasy epic, exploring the relationship between director Christian Rivers and his mentor Peter Jackson – the man who brought the project to life.
Dolph Lundgren
This month’s Empire Interview is with Ivan Drago himself, talking his damaged turn in Creed II, familial violence, and how Rocky IV changed his life forever.
Bumblebee
The Transformers films have always been Michael Bay’s baby – but the franchise is getting a bold new voice for its solo spin-off. Step in Kubo and the Two Strings director Travis Knight, who tells us all about how he’s transforming the series.
American History X
Director Tony Kaye tells the full, tumultuous story of his searing neo-Nazi drama – clashes with Edward Norton, law suits, and movie jail – 20 years since its release.
Pre.View
We’ve got fresh looks at Roma and Sorry To Bother You, a defense of A Star Is Born’s gender politics, a guide to Spider-Verse’s many spider-people, and dive into the world of The Mandalorian.
Re.View
J.A. Bayona breaks down Fallen Kingdom’s major moments, we look back at subversive horror classic Candyman, revisit the legendary shoot of Hudson Hawk, binge-watch Gerard Butler movies, rank Arnie’s catalogue, and dig deep into Paul Schrader’s First Reformed.
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