International Festivals
Welcome to The Skinny international festival guide. We bring you previews, reviews, and 2019 line-up information for international festivals such as Primavera Sound, Le Guess Who and Toronto Film Fest.
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Film
True/False 2019: Knock Down the House
Rachel Lears' documentary follows four women running for Congress in the midterm elections of 2018, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Read more »| 09 Mar 2019 -
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True/False 2019: Amazing Grace
Sydney Pollack's long-buried Aretha Franklin concert movie Amazing Grace gets resurrected; it's a glorious film, but the singer may not be its true star Read more »| 06 Mar 2019 -
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Monos
A squad of teen soldiers on a mysterious mission turn on each other in knockout survivalist movie Monos, from Colombian-Ecuadorian filmmaker Alejandro Landes Read more »| 15 Feb 2019 -
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Berlinale 2019: Knives and Skin
You've never seen a coming-of-age film quite like Jennifer Reeder's wild and imaginative teen movie Knives and Skin Read more »| 13 Feb 2019 -
International Festivals
Ten Best Films to Seek Out at Berlinale 2019
With over 400 films in its programme, Berlin International Film Festival is, as ever, sure to be full of surprises and discoveries. Ahead of the festival kicking off tonight, here are the ten films that have initially caught our eye Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
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Beautiful Boy
Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet are both outstanding in this profoundly moving story of a young man dealing with addiction Read more »| 15 Jan 2019
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Music
Primavera Sound's diverse 2019 line-up shames most UK festivals
With Primavera Sound's recently announced 2019 line-up, The New Normal is here, and it's time for the UK – and indie rock dudes – to catch up Read more »| 07 Dec 2018 -
International Festivals
Club to Club 2018: Festival Review
Showcasing a diverse range of acts from the realm of electronic music and 'avant-pop', Club to Club is a stand-out on the annual festival calendar Read more »| 14 Nov 2018 -
Film
Outlaw King
Stunning scenery and gory action scenes make up for dodgy accents and a lack of imagination in David Mackenzie's Robert the Bruce epic Outlaw King Read more »| 05 Nov 2018 -
International Festivals
Club to Club 2018: Festival Preview
As Club to Club Festival returns to Turin this weekend, we take a closer look at the seven acts included in The Italian New Wave strand of this year's line-up Read more »| 29 Oct 2018 -
Film
First Man
Ryan Gosling plays Neil Armstrong in this technically accomplished biopic that ultimately fails to get off the ground Read more »| 08 Oct 2018 -
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TIFF 2018: Vox Lux
Natalie Portman plays a pop diva who experienced a school shooting in her teens in Brady Corbet's ambitious morality tale Read more »| 17 Sep 2018 -
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TIFF 2018: High Life
Robert Pattinson and Juliette Binoche star in Claire Denis' sensuous sci-fi that has to be seen to be believed Read more »| 13 Sep 2018 -
Music
Le Guess Who? announces final acts for 2018
Neneh Cherry, Tirzah, Virginia Wing, Hot Snakes, Ryley Walker and Alabaster dePlume are among the artists completing the 2018 Le Guess Who? line-up in Utrecht this November Read more »| 12 Sep 2018 -
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Halloween
Michael Myers is back to haunt Laurie after 40 years, but in this sequel, Jamie Lee Curtis's character is no victim Read more »| 12 Sep 2018