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 ReleasesStronger
Jake Gyllenhaal is devastating in this true-life drama about Jeff Bauman, a victim of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing who became a beacon of healing for the city Read more »| 07 Dec 2017 -
OpinionFranchise Players: 5 Auteurs & Their Ideal Movie Series
With Tarantino offering to take the helm of the Starship Enterprise, we wonder what other major filmmakers might want to dip their toes in a movie franchise Read more »| 07 Dec 2017 -
NewsPaul Thomas Anderson films returning to the big screen on 35mm
To coincide with the release of Phantom Thread, five great Paul Thomas Anderson joints are returning to the big screen on 35mm Read more »| 06 Dec 2017 -
Festivals
Glasgow Film Festival announces Industry Focus strand
A timely discussion on harassment in the workplace led by Women in Film and TV will take place at this year’s event, which this year is partnered by NFTS Scotland Read more »| 06 Dec 2017 -
BooksPaper View: Stephen King's Novels on Screen
Few authors have seen as much of their work take the page-to-screen path as Stephen King; we assess the best and worst King adaptations, and look at what could be in store in the future Read more »| 06 Dec 2017 -
New Releases
Lu Over the Wall
Sweet boy meets mermaid love story with an environmental message Read more »| 05 Dec 2017
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NewsKevin Spacey to be cut from Ridley Scott's Oscar contender
Despite the film being completed, Kevin Spacey has been cut from All The Money In The World, with all of his scenes currently being reshot with Christopher Plummer in his place Read more »| 04 Dec 2017 -
Film Events
The best film events in Scotland in December
The ten big screen movie happenings you should make time for this month, from a plethora of Christmas movie screenings to the 30th anniversary of 80s horror classic Hellraiser Read more »| 04 Dec 2017 -
New Releases
Menashe
A humane drama set within a pocket of Brooklyn's Hasidic Jewish community following a widower struggling to care for his son Read more »| 04 Dec 2017 -
New Releases
Blade of the Immortal
Blade of the Immortal, the 100th film by Takashi Miike, is a stylish, bloody action epic in the same vein as his 13 Assassins Read more »| 04 Dec 2017 -
Interviews
Takashi Miike on his 100th film Blade of the Immortal
Absurdly prolific Japanese director Takashi Miike reaches a 100-film milestone with Blade of the Immortal. We speak to the controversial filmmaker about shocking movies, sword fights, Starship Troopers, film vs digital, and how he's actually really lazy Read more »| 04 Dec 2017 -
New Releases
Brigsby Bear
SNL alumni Dave McCary and Kyle Mooney bring this imaginative celebration of the power of storytelling to the big screen Read more »| 04 Dec 2017 -
Opinion
Films of 2017: Best Scottish Short Films
Glasgow Short Film Festival director Matt Lloyd and coordinator Sanne Jehoul join the Skinny's Film editor in choosing the best Scottish short films released in 2017 (in alphabetical order) Read more »| 01 Dec 2017 -
Opinion
Films of 2017: Best Short Films of the Year
Glasgow Short Film Festival director Matt Lloyd and coordinator Sanne Jehoul join the Skinny's Film editor in choosing their favourite short films of the year (in alphabetical order) Read more »| 01 Dec 2017 -
Dvd Reviews
Witchhammer
Powerful piece of allegorical film-making from Otakar Vávra, which compares 17th century witch trials to Czechoslovak Communist show trials of the 1950s Read more »| 01 Dec 2017