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 ReleasesThe Final Year
Greg Barker's documentary follows President Obama's team during his final year in office. Despite this unprecedented access, the resulting film is disappointingly disjointed Read more »| 08 Jan 2018 -
New ReleasesCoco
An animation about death might seem an odd choice for the family-friendly studio Pixar, but in the hands of Toy Story 2 director Lee Unkrich such concerns are unwarranted Read more »| 05 Jan 2018 -
Film EventsThe best film events in Scotland in January
The ten big screen movie happenings you should make time for this month, from Paul Thomas Anderson on 35mm to a weekend-long love letter to Nicolas Cage Read more »| 05 Jan 2018 -
OpinionThe 25 must-see films of 2018
From stop motion canines in Isle of Dogs to the 80s-obsessed future of Ready Player One via the curious girl meets fish-boy love story that is The Shape of Water, these are the films we're most looking forward to in 2018 Read more »| 04 Jan 2018 -
Festivals
Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs to open Glasgow Film Festival
Anderson’s stop-motion animation will kick off the 14th edition of the annual Glasgow Film Festival Read more »| 04 Jan 2018 -
New Releases
Jupiter's Moon
Lame parable about a young man with supernatural powers caught up in the European refugee crisis Read more »| 03 Jan 2018
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Interviews
Mike White on new Ben Stiller film Brad's Status
Writer-director Mike White on Brad’s Status, in which Ben Stiller plays a man intimidated by his peers' success. We chat about White's eclectic career, working in the Hollywood sausage factory and the aspect of directing he likes least Read more »| 03 Jan 2018 -
Dvd Reviews
The 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 -
Interviews
Discovering 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 -
New Releases
Star 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