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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Dvd ReviewsThe Cremator
Surrealism and satire blend in this Czech New Wave masterpiece from 1968 Read more »| 19 Dec 2017 -
Dvd ReviewsThe Éric Rohmer Collection
The French New Wave's Éric Rohmer – a specialist in tales of love and its complications – is celebrated in this ten film box-set from Arrow Read more »| 19 Dec 2017 -
New Releases
Phantom Thread
Paul Thomas Anderson reunites with his There Will Be Blood star Daniel Day-Lewis for this seductive story of a toxic love affair set in 1950s Britain Read more »| 19 Dec 2017 -
InterviewsDiscovering John Paizs' lost comic gem Crime Wave
For UK cinephiles, one of the discoveries of the year has been seeing John Paizs' Crime Wave on its recent wave of UK screenings. We speak to Paizs about the making of this unsung comic masterpiece Read more »| 18 Dec 2017 -
News
Playwright Jo Clifford programmes film series at Filmhouse
The acclaimed playwright will be the Edinburgh cinema’s latest House Guest, and she’s offered up a superior lineup heavy with European art cinema Read more »| 14 Dec 2017 -
Festivals
Live scores at GFF 2018: Mica Levi and Sacred Paws
Oscar-nominated composer Mica Levi heads to Glasgow with Wrangler for The Unfilmables, while Sacred Paws perform a live soundtrack to Margaret Salmon’s speedway documentary Read more »| 13 Dec 2017
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New ReleasesStar Wars: The Last Jedi
Rian Johnson's contribution to the Star Wars saga is an adventure of heart, humour and heroism that's so winning you'll leave disappointed the same filmmaker won't be back helming the next installment Read more »| 12 Dec 2017 -
Festivals
Classic Last of the Mohicans to open HippFest 2018
The Hippodrome Silent Film Festival looks to open with a bang this year with a rare screening of the 1920 version of James Fenimore Cooper’s novel Read more »| 12 Dec 2017 -
Interviews
'Nick Broomfield without the ego': Meet Duncan Cowles
Documentarian Duncan Cowles is one of our favourite filmmakers on Scotland's lively short film scene; we take a look at his wonderful new film Taking Stock, and catch up with Cowles to find out more about the film Read more »| 11 Dec 2017 -
News
Ørsted’s new interactive film will change the way you think about climate change
Home, a new interactive film from Danish energy provider Ørsted, aims to provide hope for the future of our planet Read more »| 11 Dec 2017 -
New Releases
Mountains May Depart
Jia Zhangke's ambitious, decade-spanning new film sees the Chinese filmmaker once again turning his camera on his ever-changing homeland Read more »| 11 Dec 2017 -
New Releases
The Disaster Artist
James Franco's tragicomic celebration of the making of the worst film ever made Read more »| 08 Dec 2017 -
News
Watch Nicole Kidman and more in this gorgeous horror shorts series
The New York Time's horror short films also include other great performers in 2017 like Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird), Timothée Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name) and Jake Gyllenhaal (Stronger) Read more »| 08 Dec 2017 -
Dvd Reviews
Pulp
Overlooked Michael Caine gem Pulp – the comic B-side to Get Carter – gets a welcome resurrection on Blu-ray by Arrow Video Read more »| 08 Dec 2017 -
News
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – think Dante’s Peak with Dinosaurs
The first full trailer for Jurassic World: Falling Kingdom has dropped, and it’s a hot mess (probably because of all the lava) Read more »| 08 Dec 2017