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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OpinionEnd of an Era: Avengers: Endgame & Game of Thrones
It's time to quit worrying about your favourite piece of pop culture – whether its Game of Thrones, Avengers, or any other series – coming to an end and enjoy it while it lasts Read more »| 18 Apr 2019 -
New ReleasesGuava Island
Donald Glover's new film Guava Island is a breezy anti-capitalist musical that fails to make use of co-star Rihanna's talent and charisma Read more »| 17 Apr 2019 -
OpinionThe Lion King, Detective Pikachu, and the art of nostalgia
New footage from Disney's remake of The Lion King and Pokemon reboot Detective Pikachu offer two different angles on cinematic nostalgia Read more »| 12 Apr 2019 -
NewsGFT plan free screenings to celebrate 80th anniversary
Glasgow Film Theatre celebrates "80 Years of Cinema" with a weekend of free screenings that include Mulholland Drive in 4K, Olivia Wilde's debut Booksmart and family fave The Wizard of Oz in 4K Read more »| 12 Apr 2019 -
New ReleasesAquaman
Aquaman is not a flawlessly constructed film but takes the DCEU in a wonderful, welcome direction, enthralling with stunning visuals and grounding itself in humanity Read more »| 09 Apr 2019 -
New ReleasesYuli – The Carlos Acosta Story
A compelling and heartfelt biopic of Cuban dance sensation Carlos Acosta, following him on his journey from roughhousing on the streets of Havana to dancing in the world's great opera houses Read more »| 09 Apr 2019
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FestivalsThe Cat and the Canary at HippFest 2019
The Skinny has a fun time at HippFest’s late-night screening of Paul Leni’s haunted house mystery The Cat and the Canary, with live performances from Guenter Buchwald and Frank Bockius Read more »| 08 Apr 2019 -
NewsBeats: Watch the trailer for the Scottish rave movie
Rave to the grave with the first trailer for Brian Welsh's euphoric coming-of-age film Beats, based on Kieran Hurley's celebrated Fringe show of the same name Read more »| 05 Apr 2019 -
NewsJoaquin Phoenix isn't laughing in the first Joker trailer
Batman's great nemesis gets his own origin story in Joker, with Joaquin Phoenix playing the tortured criminal with the rictus grin Read more »| 03 Apr 2019 -
Film EventsThe Best Film Events in Scotland in April
The big screen movie happenings you should make time for this month, from Stanley Kubrick seasons to the annual Film Folk Gathering Read more »| 02 Apr 2019 -
New ReleasesPet Sematary
Stephen King’s macabre novel is readapted for a new generation, but as the film reveals, sometimes it's better to leave things buried Read more »| 02 Apr 2019 -
NewsWatch trailer for Bill Murray zombie movie The Dead Don't Die
Jim Jarmusch’s zombie movie The Dead Don’t Die looks like a riot, with a knockout cast that includes Bill Murray, Adam Driver and Chloë Sevigny as deadpan cops and Tilda Swinton as a Scottish mortician who's also handy with a samurai sword Read more »| 01 Apr 2019 -
NewsThe first trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood is here
The first trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood is here Read more »| 20 Mar 2019 -
NewsStranger Things is back with epic season 3 trailer
It may be summertime, but, as usual, something dark and sinister is going on in Hawkins, Indiana. Presumably only Eleven, Mike, Dustin and the gang can stop it Read more »| 20 Mar 2019 -
OpinionToy Story 4's trailer promises a franchise remix with even more dread
The latest addition to the Toy Story saga is a redux of the first three films with some added existentialism Read more »| 20 Mar 2019