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
Manakamana
From Harvard’s experimental Sensory Ethnography Lab, which gave us 2012’s haunting fishing vessel doc Leviathan, comes Manakamana. This is an&nbs... Read more »| 08 Dec 2014 -
New Releases
The Grandmaster
A sort of biopic of renowned martial artist Ip Man, Wong Kar-wai’s The Grandmaster finally arrives after a European debut at the Berlin Film Festival w... Read more »| 05 Dec 2014 -
New Releases
St. Vincent
In writer-director Theodore Melfi’s debut feature, Bill Murray turns back to the salty, misanthropic persona with which he made his name; his titular c... Read more »| 05 Dec 2014 -
Dvd Reviews
DVD Survival (erm, Gift) Guide
Thanks to a combination of Netflix, iTunes and Pirate Bay, you've probably not bought a DVD since last Christmas. Help save this flailing industry by splurging on some hard copies for your loved ones this festive season Read more »| 05 Dec 2014 -
News
Terminator Genisys trailer released
The first full trailer for Terminator Genisys, the fifth film in the Terminator series, has been unveiled, with Arnold Schwarzenegger returning to the fray a... Read more »| 04 Dec 2014 -
News
Daniel Craig to return as James Bond in ‘Spectre’
The title of the 24th film in the James Bond series has been revealed, with Spectre starring Daniel Craig and directed by Sam Mendes set for cinemas next Nov... Read more »| 04 Dec 2014
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Dvd Reviews
Intolerance
Watching a DW Griffith film is like watching Shakespeare indite his first couplets. Griffith didn’t invent cinema any more than the Bard invented langu... Read more »| 04 Dec 2014 -
Opinion
Films of 2014: Aliens, A.I.s and Adolescence
From reptilian alpha males (Godzilla, The Wolf of Wall Street) to females fighting the patriarchy (Under the Skin, We Are the Best!), from troubled pasts (12 Years a Slave, ’71) to troubling futures (Her), the movies of the year are full of contrasts Read more »| 02 Dec 2014 -
Film Events
Scotland Film Event Highlights – December 2014
As expected, this month's film events have a Yuletide vibe, from a Frozen sing-along to the Nordic Film Festival via screenings of Christmas staples like Gremlins and Home Alone Read more »| 01 Dec 2014 -
Interviews
Faking Bad: Ben Mendelsohn on Black Sea
A sweetheart in real life, a psychopath on the screen, live-wire Aussie actor Ben Mendelsohn talks about how he became Hollywood's go-to nutcase and his new role in Kevin Macdonald's U-boat thriller, Black Sea Read more »| 01 Dec 2014 -
Dvd Reviews
Nekromantik
Jörg Buttgereit’s infamous boundary-defying horror comes to Blu-ray looking slightly bewildered but with a wealth of extras to justify its existen... Read more »| 01 Dec 2014 -
Dvd Reviews
Goodbye to Language
“I hate characters,” a woman states in Goodbye to Language, and it’s clear she is speaking on behalf of her director. Jean-Luc Godard has l... Read more »| 01 Dec 2014 -
New Releases
Eastern Boys
Daniel (Rabourdin) gets a lot more than he bargained for when he spends an afternoon cruising a Parisian shopping centre for a teenage boy to bring home, and... Read more »| 01 Dec 2014 -
New Releases
Black Sea
In Black Sea, a muscular Jude Law adopts a Scottish accent and a salty persona to lead a submarine crew looking for lost Nazi gold. The mariners evade Putin&... Read more »| 01 Dec 2014 -
News
Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer released
The trailer for The Force Awakens, the seventh instalment in the Star Wars saga, has been released online. The latest addition to the Star Wars series is di... Read more »| 28 Nov 2014