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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Tv RadioThe best films and TV to stream this Christmas
Christmas; a time for giving, a time for laughing, a time for sharing, a time for sitting around in your pants watching all the movies and TV shows you couldn't make time for in the last year Read more »| 26 Nov 2018 -
FestivalsAesthetica Short Film Festival: 2018 Round-up
We look back at the eighth edition of Aesthetica Short Film Festival in York. We found several sparkling masterclass sessions with filmmakers like Mark Cousins and Alice Lowe, but the great short films proved more elusive Read more »| 23 Nov 2018 -
Opinion
Suspiria welcomes the Season of the Witch
We’ve had Vampire infestations and zombie armies: with the release of Luca Guadagnino’s remake of Suspiria, are we about to get a coven of witches? Read more »| 16 Nov 2018 -
Tv Radio
The Rewatchables and film history podcasts
This month's podcast column looks at The Rewatchables, and the wide world of film podcasts Read more »| 07 Nov 2018 -
Opinion
Big Night Out: Everyman Cinema opens in Glasgow
The independent boutique cinema chain opens its first Scottish branch in Glasgow’s Princes Square this month Read more »| 15 Oct 2018 -
OpinionThe Best Films at London Film Festival 2018
This year's London Film Festival offers up a typically huge line-up of cinematic delights. Here are the great films you can still grab tickets for, ahead of the festival kicking off this week Read more »| 08 Oct 2018
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Opinion
How good an actor is Nicolas Cage?
We try to solve the Zen koan that is Nicolas Cage Read more »| 04 Oct 2018 -
Opinion
Triumph of the Mel: How Hollywood welcomed back Mel Gibson
Having snagged the job of directing a high-profile remake of Sam Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch, we ask: has Mel Gibson returned from the wilderness? Read more »| 04 Oct 2018 -
Students
Matchbox Cineclub on starting a film night
Sean Welsh of Glasgow's underground cult cinema night Matchbox Cineclub on the challenges and rewards of putting the films you love onto the big screen Read more »| 14 Sep 2018 -
IntersectionsWhy the toxic myth of the male genius must die
The notion of the male genius sits at the heart of our artistic and cultural life – here's why it's time to rip it up and start again Read more »| 01 Aug 2018 -
Opinion
ABBA on screen, from high camp to dark soul-searching
With Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again currently packing them in at UK cinemas, we look back at the legacy of ABBA on screen, whether it's sound-tracking riotous camp comedies or exploring the darker side of the Swedish pop band's music Read more »| 30 Jul 2018 -
Opinion
Why diversity in film criticism is essential
A recent American study confirmed what we all knew: film criticism is dominated by white men. It's well beyond time the playing field was levelled Read more »| 11 Jul 2018 -
Opinion
Films of 2018: Mid-year report
Time for the obligatory mid-year movie report. These are the ten films that have delighted us in 2018 so far, from Paul Thomas Anderson's blackly comic romance Phantom Thread to Wes Anderson stop-motion romp Isle of Dogs Read more »| 02 Jul 2018 -
Festivals
Ten films to see at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Ahead of The Skinny’s first visit to Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Eastern Europe’s premiere celebration of cinema – we count down the titles we’re most looking forward to Read more »| 29 Jun 2018 -
Festivals
Get experimental at Edinburgh International Film Festival
There's plenty for experimental film fans to get excited about at Edinburgh International Film Festival, from Shirley Clarke and Barbara Hammer to the sharply curated Black Box strand Read more »| 19 Jun 2018