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 ReleasesI, Tonya
Craig Gillespie throws everything at this energetic but unfocused biopic about skater Tonya Harding, and the results are enervating and at times cynical Read more »| 14 Feb 2018 -
New ReleasesThe Ice King
James Erskine's documentary tells the story of John Curry, the first openly gay Olympian and one of the greatest figure skaters of all time Read more »| 14 Feb 2018 -
Film EventsHeads Up: Daily guide to the best films at GFF 2018
Struggling to get your Glasgow Film Festival schedule straight? This daily guide to the festival – which picks out the best films screening each day of GFF – should help Read more »| 14 Feb 2018 -
Interviews
Meet Daniela Vega, the trans star of A Fantastic Woman
Gloria director Sebastián Lelio returns with A Fantastic Woman, the story of a young trans woman under suspicion from authorities and her older partner's family after tragedy strikes. We speak to its Chilean star, Daniela Vega, about her first lead role Read more »| 13 Feb 2018 -
NewsJurassic Park to tour the UK with live orchestra
What could improve John Williams’ stirring score to Steven Spielberg’s classic action film? A live performance from the Czech National Symphony Orchestra Read more »| 13 Feb 2018 -
Interviews
Robin Campillo on knockout AIDS drama 120 BPM
Robin Campillo channels his own memories of being part of AIDS activism collective ACT UP in the early 90s for this deeply authentic story following the lives of the men involved in the movement Read more »| 13 Feb 2018
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Festivals
Deborah Haywood on Pin Cushion, her dark modern fairytale
In her bruising coming-of-age film Pin Cushion, first time filmmaker Deborah Haywood explores teen angst and dark thoughts using a dreamy fairytale aesthetic Read more »| 13 Feb 2018 -
Festivals
Ten events and classics not to miss at Glasgow Film Festival
From Groundhog Day on a loop to a Dawn of the Dead treasure hunt, these are the best special events at this year's Glasgow Film Festival Read more »| 12 Feb 2018 -
Interviews
Lynne Ramsay discusses her brutal Joaquin Phoenix thriller
Lynne Ramsay is back with crime thriller You Were Never Really Here. The Scottish director tells us about channeling Sam Fuller B-movies, collaborating with Jonny Greenwood and getting a performance from Joaquin Phoenix that's both brutal and tender Read more »| 12 Feb 2018 -
New Releases
The 15:17 To Paris
Following Sully, Clint Eastwood delivers another ripped-from-the-headlines tale of valour. The twist here is he casts the real-life heroes behind the news story in his movie Read more »| 09 Feb 2018 -
New Releases
Black Panther
This is more like it, Marvel. H Rider Haggard meets Afrofuturism in this superior superhero adventure Read more »| 09 Feb 2018 -
OpinionWe need to call bullshit on bullying 'genius' auteurs
With Uma Thurman’s recent revelations about the bullying, alleged endangerment and general misbehaviour of Quentin Tarantino, is it time to ask if these auteurs are really all there? Read more »| 07 Feb 2018 -
News
Deadpool 2's lo-fi trailer introduces Josh Brolin’s Cable
The foul-mouthed superhero continues to have the best marketing material, as a new trailer drops with Ryan Reynolds' character helping out the CGI department Read more »| 07 Feb 2018 -
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First clip of Isle of Dogs is pure Wes Anderson: whimsical and vicious
A pack of dogs fight over a bag of rubbish in the first clip from Wes Anderson new stop motion animation Isle of Dogs Read more »| 07 Feb 2018 -
News
Frank Ocean interviewed Call Me By Your Name's Timothée Chalamet
Ocean chatted to this year’s breakout actor about his star-making turns in queer romance Call Me By Your Name and Greta Gerwig's feature Lady Bird Read more »| 06 Feb 2018