Film Opinion
Opinion pieces from our film writers looking at key debates and discussions around films, directors, actors, and cinematic trends. Here you can also find insight to stay current with coverage of booming film festivals.
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OpinionThe Skinny's Films of 2023
The best films of the year feature acts of protest and resistance, alongside work that reckons with horrors wreaked by abusers, narcissists and racists – which seems particularly apt for 2023... Read more »| 07 Dec 2023 -
Opinion20 Underrated and Overlooked Films from 2023
We'll admit it. Critics (and audiences) often get it wrong. Plenty of great films this year have come and gone without fanfare. But don't write them off. The Skinny's Film Team choose 20 underrated titles that deserve your attention Read more »| 06 Dec 2023 -
OpinionThe Skinny's Scottish Films of 2023
Notable feature film debuts and sparkling documentaries were the story of Scottish film in 2023 Read more »| 05 Dec 2023 -
OpinionChicken Run and the Aesthetics of Self-Determination
Is Chicken Run 2: Dawn of the Nugget a potent analogy for colonialism? Are the escaped chickens crypto-Zionists? Our Theatre editor muses on the new Aardman animation Read more »| 05 Dec 2023 -
OpinionGrease 2 4EVA, I.D.S.T.
In Grease 2, sexism and patriarchal misogyny hang heavy in the air like a bad smell, but Michelle Pfeiffer rules the school – we take a closer look at the cinematic flop turned cult classic Read more »| 13 Nov 2023 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Film Festival 2023: Our Top Ten Picks
This year's Edinburgh International Film Festival is smaller than usual but there's no shortage of great films. Here are ten titles we’d urge you to see Read more »| 11 Aug 2023
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Opinion28 Days Later, 20 Years Later
Remember in the early 2010s when every other film and TV show on our screens seemed to be about zombies? You probably have the popularity of Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later to thank. Two decades after its release, we look back at this horror masterpiece Read more »| 18 Jul 2023 -
OpinionAlchemy Film & Moving Image Festival: 2023 Report
We look back at the highlights from the thirteenth edition of Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival, where community filmmaking shone brightly. Other highlights include a celebration of the UK's most prolific actor and a haunting portrait of teens run amok Read more »| 16 May 2023 -
OpinionPop(corn) Art: 20 Artful 21st Century Blockbusters
Popular films don't need to be brainless or unambitious. To mark our pop issue, here are 20 artful blockbusters from the 21st century that pushed the envelope, delivering inventive filmmaking and thought-provoking ideas alongside their popcorn thrills Read more »| 11 May 2023 -
OpinionJames Price on the films that influenced Dog Days
Talented Glasgow filmmaker James Price is back with Dog Days, his soulful micro-drama about a young guy from Glasgow living rough on the streets of Dundee looking for a sliver of redemption. Price tells us about some of the films that influenced the show Read more »| 10 May 2023 -
OpinionGlasgow Film Festival 2023: Ten unmissable films
From environmental dramas to playful documentaries, here are ten unmissable films at this year's Glasgow Film Festival Read more »| 22 Feb 2023 -
Opinion20 Underrated Films from 2022
Critical praise is great, but what about the weirdo films ignored by audiences, or the unfairly dismissed blockbusters? Here are twenty of the year's best Read more »| 13 Dec 2022 -
OpinionScotland on Screen: A Year in Scottish Film
A look back at the five best Scottish features from 2022, plus our favourite Scottish shorts Read more »| 13 Dec 2022 -
OpinionThe Skinny's Films of 2022: Our Writers' Top 10s
Our film writers' personal top tens of the year, plus honourable mentions, TV shows of the year and a few stinkers thrown in for good measure Read more »| 06 Dec 2022 -
OpinionThe Skinny's Films of 2022
A Scottish film tops The Skinny's films of the year for the first time, but Charlotte Wells' wonderful Aftersun required no home team advantage Read more »| 05 Dec 2022