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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InterviewsGuillermo del Toro on fantasy love story The Shape of Water
Ahead of the release of his Beauty and the Beast-esque romance The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro talks to us about pitching movies, 'Make America Great Again' and what love is Read more »| 05 Feb 2018 -
NewsNetflix surprise with the immediate release of Cloverfield sequel
After much speculation, Netflix launch The Cloverfield Paradox direct to its streaming service with no advance promotion Read more »| 05 Feb 2018 -
Opinion
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Daniel Day-Lewis
Whether we take Daniel Day-Lewis’ retirement seriously or not, Phantom Thread is just the latest in a body of work which is almost unique in its consistent brilliance and weight Read more »| 01 Feb 2018 -
NewsDuncan Jones’ new sci-fi Mute looks pretty spectacular
The Moon and Source Code director’s latest is set in a future Berlin and arrives on Netflix 23 February Read more »| 30 Jan 2018 -
News
Paul Rudd returns in the first trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp
The shrinking superhero gets a sequel alongside Evangeline Lilly as the Wasp in the latest film from Marvel Read more »| 30 Jan 2018 -
Film Events
The best film events in Scotland in February
The ten big screen movie happenings you should make time for this month, from a Wes Anderson retrospective to some curious Valentine's Day screenings Read more »| 30 Jan 2018
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News
Steven Soderbergh’s iPhone-shot thriller Unsane looks intense
The always inventive Soderbergh goes lo-fi with this thriller starring Claire Foy as a young woman convinced she’s being stalked Read more »| 30 Jan 2018 -
News
Star Wars to tour the UK with a live orchestra
Fancy seeing Star Wars: A New Hope with a full live orchestra playing John Williams’ iconic score? A new film concert tour, which includes a date in Glasgow, lets you do just that Read more »| 29 Jan 2018 -
Festivals
15 films to see at Glasgow Film Festival 2018
Glasgow Film Festival is back to brighten this Scottish winter with a typically vibrant programme of films (old and new, big and small), events and one-off movie happenings. Here's our guide to the 15 films we think you should seek out Read more »| 26 Jan 2018 -
Festivals
Glasgow Film Festival announces 2018 programme
Glasgow Film Festival reveals its huge and eclectic 2018 programme, with hundreds of lively events and screenings, including the new films from Lynne Ramsay, Claire Denis, Wes Anderson and Agnès Varda Read more »| 24 Jan 2018 -
Dvd Reviews
The Mystery of Picasso
Henri-Georges Clouzot's documentary presenting a direct, unfiltered look at Pablo Picasso's creativity is a sort of high art precursor to Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense Read more »| 24 Jan 2018 -
Dvd Reviews
Phenomena
Dario Argento's late-80s horror fantasy is much maligned but has plenty that's worth admiring Read more »| 24 Jan 2018 -
Dvd Reviews
American Assassin
Sub-Bourne action film American Assassin sees Dylan O’Brien play an ordinary young man who turns dead-eyed killing machine after his girlfriend is gunned down by terrorists Read more »| 24 Jan 2018 -
News
Oscar nominations: many good decisions and a few bad ones
The nominations are in for this year’s Oscars, and it’s a pretty progressive lineup, suggesting campaigns like #MeToo and #OscarSoWhite might be at last dragging Academy voters into the 21st century Read more »| 23 Jan 2018 -
Festivals
Josie Long’s Glasgow-set comedy to premiere at GFF
Comedian and actor Josie Long’s love affair with Glasgow continues with her debut feature Super November – described as both a “romantic comedy and Orwellian dystopia”, it will have its world premiere at Glasgow Film Festival Read more »| 23 Jan 2018