Leila Latif
Leila Latif is a freelance journalist, broadcaster, film critic, and self-described "haver of hot takes". She used that power (and years of experience) to cover TV and film for a wide variety of outlets such as GamesRadar+, Total Film, Little White Lies, The A.V. Club, SFX, BBC Culture, and many more.
Latest articles by Leila Latif
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Moana 2 review: Moana and Maui remain a dynamic duo, but the story is a stale rehash of familiar themes
By Leila Latif published
Review
![Paddington Bear in Paddington In Peru](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2LLhTZzvnYy8xp4nDRXiVg-320-80.jpg)
Paddington in Peru review: "Endlessly easy to love with a pitch-perfect Olivia Colman"
By Leila Latif published
Review
![Saoirse Ronan in Blitz](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dT37zmQP7KTXKashf5upsZ-320-80.jpg)
Steve McQueen’s latest movie starring Saoirse Ronan features his proudest moment ever on set
By Emily Garbutt, Leila Latif published
Exclusive Exclusive: Blitz director Steve McQueen shares the scene he's most proud of filming in his new World War 2 drama
![Channing Tatum as Slater King in Blink Twice](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SN83VKeRvSeBR43DrPurLk-320-80.jpg)
Blink Twice review: "Zoë Kravitz makes a phenomenal directorial debut with this gripping thriller"
By Leila Latif published
review
![The Crow](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oWC8g3PFpjycbdJHhg8axZ-320-80.jpg)
Bill Skarsgard literally threw himself into filming The Crow – including jumping into a vat of oil
By Lauren Milici, Leila Latif published
Exclusive Exclusive: Rupert Sanders talks working with Bill Skarsgard on The Crow
![The Bear](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zNNqPA2J69QfgVevhWZFxd-320-80.jpg)
The Bear season 3 review: "Equal parts delicious and depressing"
By Leila Latif published
review
![Deadpool & Wolverine](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FMx5VnYP78RTtvCKhJwqL7-320-80.jpg)
Deadpool and Wolverine director says there were "early conversations" about what couldn’t be in the movie – so they wrote a joke about it
By Bradley Russell, Leila Latif published
Exclusive Exclusive: Deadpool and Wolverine director Shawn Levy reveals the one thing that was off the table in the MCU movie
![Deadpool & Wolverine](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FMx5VnYP78RTtvCKhJwqL7-320-80.jpg)
Ryan Reynolds says there are parallels between Deadpool and Logan, but thinks the latter might be the best comic book movie ever made
By Fay Watson, Leila Latif published
Exclusive Exclusive: Deadpool & Wolverine star Ryan Reynolds has a lot of love for his co-star’s previous movie Logan
![Total Film exclusive image: Deadpool & Wolverine](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eSZZtxiEh3sR8XELiRHahc-320-80.jpg)
Deadpool and Wolverine director would love to make a Spider-Man and Deadpool movie
By Amy West, Leila Latif published
Exclusive Exclusive: Shawn Levy is keen for Tom Holland's Peter Parker to share scenes with Ryan Reynolds' Wade Wilson in a future film
![Total Film exclusive image: Deadpool & Wolverine](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x3c4xZZw54mBKAACuXKmac-320-80.jpg)
Deadpool and Wolverine director hopes Ryan Reynolds' hero will live up to his "Marvel Jesus" nickname and save the MCU
By Amy West, Leila Latif published
Exclusive Exclusive: Shawn Levy gets candid about superhero fatigue, as he promises that Deadpool & Wolverine "is not like any MCU movie"
![Spaceman](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Bvh8tsvQySnzgo7i9hmnJ8-320-80.jpg)
Spaceman review: "Adam Sandler excels as a lonely astronaut in Netflix sci-fi drama"
By Leila Latif published
review
![Spaceman](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hYrR8A3pCRMMRrfqC7cnjk-320-80.jpg)
Spaceman director says he wanted to create an Adam Sandler role with zero Adam Sandler in it
By Leila Latif published
Exclusive Exclusive: Netflix’s Spaceman director Johan Renck says he wanted to create a role for Adam Sandler that had no aspect of Sandler at all
![The Color Purple (2023)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VjwJ2VT2HibDt9SzRYwaxe-320-80.jpg)
The Color Purple review: "Treads a fine line between saccharine and crowd-pleasing"
By Leila Latif published
review
![Cassandro](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FwT5VSNRXXyjBbhx97bQeB-320-80.jpg)
Cassandro review: "Should earn Gael García Bernal plenty of Oscar buzz"
By Leila Latif published
review
![Ben Affleck and Alice Braga in Hypnotic](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4wrqSyjpaCtPH3Xm6ZwnFM-320-80.jpg)
Hypnotic review: "Robert Rodriguez takes us on an insubstantial but raucous ride"
By Leila Latif published
review The Total Film verdict on Rodriguez's latest film is here
![Total Film Exclusive Image: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BrCiVsMWPHJ5SVrTgsnAsh-320-80.jpg)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has secret cameos even the cast don't know about
By Leila Latif published
Exclusive Exclusive: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse directors tell Total Film about secret cast members, as well as sharing two exclusive new images
![Rachel Weisz in Dead Ringers](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qouoLZxNiGtfLYsMbCPAqR-320-80.jpg)
Dead Ringers showrunner on bringing the female gaze to David Cronenberg’s classic horror
By Leila Latif published
News Exclusive: Alice Birch teases what to expect from Dead Ringers, Prime Video's new Rachel Weisz-led thriller series
![Sharper exclusive image](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5ARueRctkm3BsThY7zbm2L-320-80.jpg)
Sebastian Stan and Julianne Moore on protecting the twists of new Apple TV+ thriller Sharper
By Leila Latif published
exclusive Exclusive: Benjamin Caron and actors Julianne Moore and Sebastian Stan tell Total Film all about their twisty new thriller for Apple TV+
![Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YryLgbFHZaErQ4a3jCz3Gm-320-80.jpg)
Gwen Stacy faces a "unique dilemma" in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
By Leila Latif published
Exclusive Exclusive: Director Kemp Powers reveals that The Spot is the villain of the next two Spider-Verse movies
![White Noise](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7aw7YXd3udBseWvZFPycTM-320-80.jpg)
White Noise review: "Noah Baumbach's latest marriage story is full of surprises"
By Leila Latif published
review
![Viola Davis in The Woman King](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LAd9Sf4WWozUpTbkTRBeGe-320-80.jpg)
Viola Davis addresses her troops in exclusive new look at The Woman King
By Leila Latif published
Exclusive Exclusive: The Woman King director talks filming the epic movie on location in South Africa
![Spider-Man 3](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5Yu39XoCEGPaHwoyGQES3C-320-80.jpg)
Is it just me, or has there never been a bad Spider-Man film?
By Leila Latif published
Features A Total Film writer on ol' webhead's big-screen sticking power...
![Halloween Kills](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/asMAuzvpccqQfsbvsqg8pf-320-80.jpg)
Halloween Kills review: "Does exactly what a middle chapter should do"
By Leila Latif published
Review
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