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 ReleasesDigger
Digger is bold, Digger is brash, Digger is not at all funny, but it's a smarter film than it initially presents Read more »| 13 Oct 2026 -
OpinionThe Cineskinny on Coyote vs. Acme, Resident Evil & more
The Cineskinny is The Skinny’s award-nominated film podcast; the team convene in a Google Doc to discuss the films of the past few weeks… Read more »| 13 Oct 2026 -
InterviewsNicolas Winding Refn on Her Private Hell
Nicolas Winding Refn is back with Her Private Hell, a sci-fi slasher that's split critical opinion. We catch up with this cult filmmaker to discuss daddy issues, the thrill of revenge and the power of opera Read more »| 08 Oct 2026 -
New ReleasesHeart of the Beast
Brad Pitt and his canine pal survive the wilderness and PTSD in this typically muscular action film from David Ayres, which is elevated by the tangible chemistry between Pitt and his four-legged co-star Read more »| 07 Oct 2026 -
InterviewsAdrian Chiarella on queer coming-of-age horror Leviticus
The gay teens in Leviticus are told by their elders to fix their desires or die. The film's writer-director, Adrian Chiarella, tells us how he mined childhood fears of homophobia and a fascination with the Bible to shape this allegorical horror Read more »| 03 Sep 2026 -
Film EventsScottish Film Events: September 2026
It's a busy month, with several festivals, a Sam Neill weekender, a Rogue Hollywood films lineup, a mini Claude Chabrol season; and a celebration of Jane Austen on screen Read more »| 03 Sep 2026
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New ReleasesKent Jones on Late Fame
In Late Fame, Willem Dafoe plays a failed poet who gets rediscovered in his dotage by a group of young New York scenesters. The film's director, Kent Jones, discusses Dafoe, New York and smartphones Read more »| 01 Sep 2026 -
New Releases
Leviticus
Homosexual desire becomes a literal curse in Adrian Chiarella’s allegorical horror film, which works best when it's building atmosphere within a menacing church community in a desolate Aussie township Read more »| 31 Aug 2026 -
New ReleasesLate Fame
Willem Dafoe plays a forgotten poet who, much to his surprise and delight, gets embraced by a new generation in this rueful comedy-drama poking fun at the New York literati while celebrating the city's bohemian past Read more »| 31 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsScotland on Screen: Promising Scottish Shorts at EIFF 2026
Among the most exciting homegrown cinema at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival was a programme of shorts created during the second year of the NFTS Sean Connery Talent Lab. We highlight three of the best films from the lineup Read more »| 28 Aug 2026 -
New ReleasesColony
Zombie apocalypse meets biotech abominations in Yeon Sang-ho’s Colony, an ambitious hive-mind zombie horror for the AI era Read more »| 25 Aug 2026 -
New ReleasesBitter Christmas
Is one great scene enough to elevate a whole picture? In the case of Bitter Christmas, the latest from Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar, we say yes! Read more »| 25 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsEIFF 2026: Northern Irish comedy-drama Skintown wins top prize
Kieron J Walsh won this year’s Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence for Skintown, a boisterous film about friendship and rave culture set in the shadow of the Troubles in 1990s Northern Ireland Read more »| 20 Aug 2026 -
New Releases
EIFF 2026: Skintown
The euphoria of early 90s rave culture and the genuine terror of the Troubles collide in Kieron J Walsh’s Skintown, a lively tale of friendship set in 1994's Enniskillen Read more »| 19 Aug 2026 -
InterviewsDaniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei on Faces of Death
The 1978 gorefest Faces of Death has been retooled, but this is no lazy IP-mining remake. Filmmakers Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei explain how their film is digging into our troubling relationship with screen violence Read more »| 17 Aug 2026