James Mottram
James Mottram is a freelance film journalist, author of books that dive deep into films like Die Hard and Tenet, and a regular guest on the Total Film podcast. You'll find his writings on 12DOVE and Total Film, and in newspapers and magazines from across the world like The Times, The Independent, The i, Metro, The National, Marie Claire, and MindFood.
Latest articles by James Mottram
Werner Herzog on working with Baby Yoda on The Mandalorian: "It was a mechanical device of incredible intensity"
By Jack Shepherd, James Mottram published
Exclusive Werner Herzog played "The Client" opposite "The Child"
Bloodshot review: "A throwback to the bad old ’90s days of comic-book movies"
By James Mottram published
Review
Calm With Horses review: "Cosmo Jarvis leads crime drama with the magnetic charisma of a young Gary Oldman"
By James Mottram published
Review
Eva Green responds to Doctor Strange 2 casting rumours: “Me? No! Not that I know of”
By Jack Shepherd, James Mottram published
Exclusive The actress, though, is a fan of the Marvel movies
Call of the Wild review: "A big-hearted take on Jack London’s classic"
By James Mottram published
Review
The making of Parasite: Bong Joon-ho talks satire, social inequality, and staircase cinema
By James Mottram published
Feature Bong Joon-ho speaks with Total Film to discuss the making of his masterpiece, award-winning black comedy-thriller Parasite
The Gentlemen review: "Guy Ritchie delivers a colourful, confident caper"
By James Mottram published
Review
21 Bridges review: "Has a distinct 'seen it all before' vibe"
By James Mottram published
Review
Adam Driver compares Marriage Story to Star Wars: "You try to make Star Wars personal as much as anything else"
By Jack Shepherd, James Mottram published
Exclusive Exclusive: Adam Driver chats Star Wars with Total Film magazine
Sam Mendes talks the difficulties of shooting one-shot war movie 1917
By Jack Shepherd, James Mottram published
Exclusive Plus, Total Film has an exclusive 1917 picture which you can see below
The Witcher Netflix series will be "taking the fantasy out" and leaning more towards horror
By Bradley Russell, James Mottram published
TV News The Witcher’s visual effects supervisor speaks to SFX magazine
The Witcher Netflix series showrunner reveals she's planning for seven seasons
By Jack Shepherd, James Mottram published
News "The worst thing we could do is put all of our energies just into season one"
Timothée Chalamet teases Dune and Call Me By Your Name sequel
By Jack Shepherd, James Mottram published
Exclusive "Based on the experience I had, I have very high hopes for Dune"
Exclusive: Laura Dern teases Jurassic World 3: “Being back with Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum sounds like a dream”
By Jack Shepherd, James Mottram published
Exclusive "I’m very excited to see how it will all weave together," the actress adds
Rambo: Last Blood review: "Sylvester Stallone’s ex-Green Beret returns in this formulaic action fare"
By James Mottram published
Review
Hustlers review: "An engrossing tale for the post-#MeToo generation"
By James Mottram published
Review
A Million Little Pieces review: "Aaron Taylor-Johnson is electric"
By James Mottram published
Review
Ad Astra review: "Brad Pitt is on sensational, Oscar-worthy form in James Gray's sci-fi masterpiece"
By James Mottram published
Review
Exclusive: Aaron Taylor-Johnson teases new Christopher Nolan movie Tenet: "John David Washington is going to be exceptional"
By Jack Shepherd, James Mottram published
Exclusive The actor said he feels "very lucky" to be working with the acclaimed director
Exclusive: Samara Weaving teases Bill & Ted 3: "It’s so much fun to see Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter do those characters"
By Jack Shepherd, James Mottram published
Exclusive "We’re written very Bill and Ted. With a little bit of that British princess rolled in"
The Angry Birds Movie 2 review: "Pleasingly silly sequel is a colourful, creative, deliciously daft animation"
By James Mottram published
Review
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