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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InterviewsLisa Gornick on bringing a female perspective to art and sex
Ahead of screenings in Edinburgh and Glasgow, director Lisa Gornick tells us about her new film The Book of Gabrielle and exploring the story of a woman expressing sex Read more »| 24 Oct 2017 -
News
Watch the first trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread
Daniel Day-Lewis reunites with his There Will Be Blood director for 50s British drama Phantom Thread Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
New ReleasesPerfect Blue
Satoshi Kon’s masterful anime thriller questioning self and celebrity is even more relevant today than it was 20 years ago on its initial release Read more »| 20 Oct 2017 -
NewsQuentin Tarantino 'knew about' Harvey Weinstein
“I knew enough to do more than I did,” said the Pulp Fiction director Read more »| 20 Oct 2017 -
New ReleasesThor: Ragnarok
Taika Waititi's comic approach might give Marvel devotees whiplash, but it adds a welcome boost of vitality to the God of Thunder Read more »| 19 Oct 2017 -
Dvd Reviews
Blood Simple
This 1984 debut film from Joel and Ethan Coen is a dizzying noir of misunderstanding Read more »| 19 Oct 2017
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Interviews
Luca Guadagnino on Call Me by Your Name
I Am Love director Luca Guadagnino returns with Call Me by Your Name, one of the year's finest films, about the burgeoning romance between two young men over one Italian summer. We discuss love, adapting a beloved novel, and his Suspiria remake (kinda) Read more »| 19 Oct 2017 -
Festivals
The 12 Best Films at BFI London Film Festival 2017
Following another excellent London Film Festival, our Film team put their heads together to come up with their dozen highlights, from the warmth of Princess Cyd to the thrill of Good Time to Abbas Kiarostami's swansong 24 Frames Read more »| 18 Oct 2017 -
OpinionWhy we can't watch Woody Allen films anymore
Woody Allen's tone deaf response to the Harvey Weinstein scandal reminds us of his own allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse; allegations that have now coloured his filmography. Here are the jokes that just aren't funny anymore Read more »| 18 Oct 2017 -
New Releases
Call Me by Your Name
Luca Guadagnino's adaptation of Call Me by Your Name, featuring extraordinary performances by Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet, should be filed alongside cinema's other great works about first love Read more »| 18 Oct 2017 -
News
Carrie Fisher sent cow tongue to sexual predator producer
If you didn’t think the Star Wars star could get any cooler, think again Read more »| 17 Oct 2017 -
New Releases
The Lovers
Azazel Jacobs’ The Lovers is a sweet and gentle film about people who just are – who don’t try to understand their life experiences and emotions but take them as they come, consequences and mistakes be damned Read more »| 16 Oct 2017 -
New Releases
Brawl in Cell Block 99
Brawl in Cell Block 99 is certainly nothing we haven’t seen before, but there is something about its particular flavour of insanity that makes it oddly delightful Read more »| 16 Oct 2017 -
News
Black Panther trailer: Marvel's latest looks incredible
The latest trailer for Black Panther suggests Ryan Coogler’s much-anticipated comicbook movie will look visually ravishing Read more »| 16 Oct 2017 -
New Releases
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
In Bruges director Martin McDonagh brings his acerbic brand of dark comedy to his latest project, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, a brash, unrepentant tale of a lone woman’s quest for justice Read more »| 16 Oct 2017