Our cover star is Cillian Murphy, an actor at what may be the absolute peak of his powers. I first came across Cillian’s commanding screen presence during his collaborative years with director Danny Boyle - seeing him stagger around an apocalyptically abandoned South Bank in 28 Days Later was a regular treat in my former student house - and it has been thrilling to watch him grow from strength to strength, leading him towards what many (depending, again, on which side of the 2023 culture war you took up arms) would argue to be the movie of the year. Disarmingly charming, eerily talented and fully deserving of his time at the top, we’re delighted to have Cillian leading this issue.
