Film Opinion
Opinion pieces from our film writers looking at key debates and discussions around films, directors, actors, and cinematic trends. Here you can also find insight to stay current with coverage of booming film festivals.
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Opinion
Sundance Film Festival's worst offences
As the stars descend on Park City, Utah for the annual Sundance Film Festival, we take a look at some of the worst cinema tropes proliferated by Sundance movies over the years Read more »| 20 Jan 2016 -
Books
Projecting pages: When books become films
Taking books to the screen has long made up much of the film industry's output. We look at the creative issues involved in the process, and then on to some of the most interesting recent and upcoming literary adaptations. Read more »| 06 Jan 2016 -
Opinion
The 22 Must-See Films of 2016
From The Hateful Eight to the new Ghostbusters, these are the films we're most looking forward to in 2016 The Hateful Eight (Quentin Tarantino) Released 8 ... Read more »| 22 Dec 2015 -
Music
The Skinny Review of 2015
The Skinny team look back on 2015; it was a year of monumental art, genre-bending comedy, myth-shattering in the world of film, and one or two parties Read more »| 22 Dec 2015 -
Opinion
Seven Alternative Christmas Movies
Fancy watching some Christmas films over the festive break but don't want to be assaulted by shmaltz, tinsel or Christmas spirit? Try these seven alternative Christmas movies for size... Read more »| 14 Dec 2015 -
Festivals
Wings of Desire at Paisley Abbey
Paisley Abbey becomes the stage for pyrotechnics and a trapeze performance for Glasgow Film Festival's very special screening of Wim Wender's deeply romantic... Read more »| 04 Dec 2015
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Opinion
Films of 2015: Hippies, Road Warriors and STD Hauntings
Once again our writers draw lines in the cinematic sand to choose 2015's essential films. Our top ten has a curious gender divide: the male protagonists (The... Read more »| 02 Dec 2015 -
Opinion
DVD Gift Guide: What to get that cinephile in your life
Nothing says 'I'm apathetic towards your existence' more than an Amazon Gift Card. Show that cinephile in your life that you care by popping some of these movies into their Christmas stocking Read more »| 01 Dec 2015 -
Opinion
Films of 2015: Criminally Overlooked Movies
We'll be revealing our films of 2015 in our December issue, but before then, here are some of what our Film team believe to be the year's most overlooked movies Read more »| 27 Nov 2015 -
Festivals
LFF 2015 Highlights: The Discoveries
We've already shared our Best of LFF featuring the established filmmakers, now is the turn of the six less-celebrated filmmakers who screened kickass films this year Read more »| 03 Nov 2015 -
Festivals
LFF 2015 Highlights: The Auteurs
Six films from some of our favourite filmmakers who knocked it out of the park with their latest work at this year's London Film Festival Read more »| 30 Oct 2015 -
Opinion
Scottish Horror Films: Seven Caledonian chillers
The fog-covered moors of the Highlands, the ancient cobbled streets of Edinburgh, and Glasgow's harsh tower blocks have all provided inspiration for scary movies over the years. With Halloween on the horizon, we select seven Scottish horrors to check out Read more »| 21 Oct 2015 -
Festivals
London Film Festival: High-Rise and Tangerine
Two very different visions of urban chaos, Ben Wheatley's High-Rise and Sean Baker's Tangerine, represented two of the most anticipated films in the first few days of BFI London Film Festival Read more »| 12 Oct 2015 -
Festivals
Lovecraft in the 80s: How Stuart Gordon sexed-up HP Lovecraft
Grimmfest and Gothic Manchester host a HP Lovecraft double bill, featuring Re-Animator and From Beyond, this October. We take a look at how director Stuart Gordon brought a more salacious vibe to the sci-fi writer's work with his 80s film adaptations Read more »| 09 Oct 2015 -
Festivals
12 films to see at London Film Festival 2015
With London Film Festival 2015 kicking off today, we choose the best films to see at the UK's glitziest celebration of cinema Read more »| 08 Oct 2015