Film
The Skinny magazine film guide. We bring you the latest new releases, UK film festivals, previews, reviews, exclusive interviews with film directors and actors, opinion pieces and film features.
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New Releases
National Gallery
Frederick Wiseman spent months editing the reams of footage he shot on location, but what's remarkable about the finished product is how effortless it feels.... Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
New Releases
Foxcatcher
With Foxcatcher, director Bennett Miller (Capote, Moneyball) explores the odd, tense relationship between brothers and Olympic champion wrestlers Mark and Da... Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
Film Events
Scotland Film Event Highlights – January 2015
A new year of cinema kicks off with a series of adventure docs and a celebration of teen movies Read more »| 01 Jan 2015 -
Film Events
Northwest Film Event Highlights – January 2015
This month's best movie happenings include hippos dancing to Ponchielli, a celebration of teen movies, and superhero puppets Read more »| 01 Jan 2015 -
New Releases
Enemy
Very much a mood piece, this enigmatic offering from Denis Villeneuve is set beneath a canopy of tangled streetcar lines in an oppressively foggy Toronto. It... Read more »| 30 Dec 2014 -
New Releases
Big Eyes
With Big Eyes, Tim Burton takes a break from his spate of auto-pilot adaptations (be it butchering Alice in Wonderland or remaking his own early short f... Read more »| 18 Dec 2014
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New Releases
The Theory of Everything
What can you do with a film like The Theory of Everything? It’s exactly what it intends to be: a straightforward potted history of a real-life figure t... Read more »| 18 Dec 2014 -
New Releases
Birdman
The two consistent traits in Alejandro González Iñárritu's body of work are his directorial virtuosity and his ability to get 100% commi... Read more »| 18 Dec 2014 -
News
Glasgow Youth Film Festival announces 2015 line-up
The Glasgow Youth Film Festival has revealed details of its new-look programme for 2015, including a fantasy-themed pop-up cinema at the Barras and a clutch ... Read more »| 17 Dec 2014 -
New Releases
Exodus: Gods and Kings
In one key scene of Exodus: Gods and Kings, Ramses (Joel Edgerton) addresses exiled foster brother Moses’ (Christian Bale) suggestion to free the Hebre... Read more »| 17 Dec 2014 -
News
Mark Adams named new EIFF artistic director
The Edinburgh International Film Festival is set for a new artistic director, with veteran film critic and programmer Mark Adams taking on the role. Adams, ... Read more »| 16 Dec 2014 -
Videos
In at the Deep End: Video interview with Black Sea director Kevin Macdonald
Kevin Macdonald is a tough director to pin down. He’s probably best known for two documentaries, 2003’s Touching the Void, which recreated the pe... Read more »| 15 Dec 2014 -
Dvd Reviews
Les Misérables
So popular is Victor Hugo's tale of Jean Valjean, a good-natured criminal prevented from escaping his past due to the intrusions of obsessive police inspecto... Read more »| 15 Dec 2014 -
Dvd Reviews
The Keeper of Lost Causes
The latest slice of Scandi-pulp to make its way over the North Sea, Danish thriller The Keeper of Lost Causes is a nicely shot, formulaic exercise in moody b... Read more »| 15 Dec 2014 -
Videos
Elijah Wood and Celyn Jones on Set Fire to the Stars
We talk to Elijah Wood and Celyn Jones about their Dylan Thomas biopic Set Fire to the Stars, the historical figures they'd most like to play, and their... Read more »| 15 Dec 2014