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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OpinionIn Lady Bird, mother-daughter angst takes centre stage
The complicated bond between mothers and daughters often goes unexplored or ends up misrepresented in cinema, but two new films – Lady Bird and I, Tonya – put it front and centre Read more »| 16 Feb 2018 -
New ReleasesIsle of Dogs
This gorgeous and rambunctious stop motion adventure set in a future Japan where dogs have been exiled sees Wes Anderson at his most imaginative and loose-limbed Read more »| 16 Feb 2018 -
FestivalsBill Pullman's Best Films: from Spaceballs to Lost Highway
Bill Pullman comes to GFF this year with flinty western The Ballad of Lefty Brown and will give an extended In Person Q&A at the festival. Ahead of his Glasgow visit, we count down his finest five performances Read more »| 16 Feb 2018 -
New Releases
Pin Cushion
Pin Cushion, writer-director Deborah Haywood’s debut feature film, joins the ranks of Lady Macbeth, God’s Own Country and The Levelling as an example of the quality of excellence being produced by contemporary British filmmakers Read more »| 16 Feb 2018 -
New Releases
Faces Places
Two witty artists – photographer JR and legendary filmmaker Agnès Varda – collaborate on this joyful documentary about communities and memory that proves deeply moving by its conclusion Read more »| 16 Feb 2018 -
New Releases
Thoroughbreds
Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy and the late Anton Yelchin shine in Cory Finley's sharp dark comedy debut Read more »| 15 Feb 2018
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Festivals
The Unfilmables: how to score a film that doesn't actually exist
The Unfilmables is a curious audiovisual polyptych in which live scores have been created for a pair of films that don't actually exist. Mica Levi and electronic supergroup Wrangler are the composers putting their imaginations to the test Read more »| 15 Feb 2018 -
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 Releases
The 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 -
News
Jurassic 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 -
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