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The Cineskinny is the film review podcast from The Skinny – this time, we discuss the CCA's closure, and review The Secret Agent and If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

Article by The Skinny | 03 Feb 2022

The Cineskinny is the film podcast from some of the team behind The Skinny – every fortnight we take some kind of look at the wide world of The Movies. We're talking classic films, brand-new films, film festivals, the politics of film, arthouse thinkers *and* action bangers with loads of explosions.

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On a packed episode of The Cineskinny, our fortnightly film podcast, we look at the recent sudden closure of the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) in Glasgow, and what it means for Scottish arts in general, and Scottish cinema in specific.

Then, we review! The Secret Agent is a knotty, complex sun-drenched conspiracy thriller from Brazil; If I Had Legs I'd Kick You sees Rose Byrne go full power no brakes 100% as a mother at the end of various tethers. Both very good.

Finally, we look back on the career of the one and only Catherine O'Hara, and some of her best roles and funniest deliberate mispronunciations. Enjoy your Cineskinny, bebés.

CHAPTERS:

The CCA has closed: how did this happen and what's next? (01:50)
The Secret Agent review (13:45)
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You review (29:10)
Catherine O'Hara tribute (44:25)

CCA news: https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/news/glasgow-cca-centre-for-contemporary-arts-to-close

Jamie's GFF top ten/11: https://www.theskinny.co.uk/film/opinion/glasgow-film-festival-2026-11-unmissable-films

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The Cineskinny team

The Cineskinny is hosted by a selection of The Skinny’s finest film folk:

Jamie Dunn, our Film Editor, who you may also have heard on BBC Radio Scotland’s Afternoon Show, or read in Sight & Sound, IndieWire or The Guardian.

Anahit Behrooz, our Listings, Heads Up and Zap Editor, and a regular contributor to our Film section. Anahit’s film writing has also featured in The Quietus, Girls on Tops, One Room With A View and Little White Lies.

Peter Simpson, our Deputy Editor. Big film fan, lots of enthusiasm and energy, and also responsible for the magazine’s Food and Drink pages if that helps at all.

Ellie Robertson, Editorial Assistant, regular film and music writer for the mag, with a really good range of shoes.