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 ReleasesI Am Not a Witch
This tragic satire concerned with a community of exploited women marks director Rungano Nyoni out as an exciting new filmmaking talent Read more »| 11 Oct 2017 -
New ReleasesMudbound
Dee Rees’s latest is an epic tale of racial divide in 1940s Mississippi starring Carey Mulligan, Mary J. Blige, and Garrett Hedlund Read more »| 10 Oct 2017 -
New Releases
Last Flag Flying
Last Flag Flying sees Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne's ex-marines take to the road for a knockabout comedy that needs more rage Read more »| 09 Oct 2017 -
FestivalsAfrica in Motion: 2017 Preview
Africa in Motion (AiM) returns for its twelfth year to once again shine a torch on great cinema, both old and new, from African filmmakers Read more »| 09 Oct 2017 -
New Releases
The Party
Sally Potter's dark chamber piece about a dinner party from hell doesn't outstay its welcome, unlike the party's guests Read more »| 06 Oct 2017 -
Dvd Reviews
The Howling
Joe Dante's slyly subversive werewolf adventure comes to Blu-ray for the first time Read more »| 06 Oct 2017
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NewsT2 Trainspotting dominates Bafta Scotland nominations
The sequel to Trainspotting picks up five nominations, including a clean sweep in the Best Actor category Read more »| 04 Oct 2017 -
Film Events
Scotland's best horror screenings this Halloween
The best Halloween film events happening in Glasgow and Edinburgh this month, including a rerelease of The Shining, horror festival Dundead and Prince of Darkness screened in a church Read more »| 04 Oct 2017 -
Film Events
The best film events in Scotland in October
The ten big screen movie happenings you should make time for this month, from festivals Africa in Motion, Document and Scotland Loves Anime to celebrations of Claire Denis, John Hughes and Charlie Kaufman Read more »| 03 Oct 2017 -
Interviews
Armando Iannucci on satire, Trump and The Death of Stalin
Armando Iannucci is back with the strange and brilliant The Death of Stalin. We talk to the director about navigating the line between comedy and tragedy, the film’s unplanned parallels to Donald Trump and the role of satire in today’s society Read more »| 03 Oct 2017 -
Festivals
Scotland Loves Anime 2017: Preview
Scotland Loves Anime returns with another stellar line-up of Japanese animations, which this year features tales of romance, horror, adventure and, erm, dragon dental hygiene Read more »| 02 Oct 2017 -
Interviews
Michael Winterbottom on Wolf Alice doc On the Road
Michael Winterbottom makes his first tour documentary (with a twist) with On the Road, which follows alt-rock group Wolf Alice playing in support of their acclaimed debut album. We spoke to the filmmaker about his unique fiction-nonfiction hybrid Read more »| 02 Oct 2017 -
New Releases
Blade Runner 2049
Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 is an stunning, overwhelming experience and a worthy sequel to one of the greatest films of all time. Well, almost... Read more »| 02 Oct 2017 -
Interviews
Peter Mackie Burns on vibrant comedy Daphne
Daphne, the debut feature film by Glaswegian director Peter Mackie Burns, is both a hilarious character study of a 30-something hedonist and an expressive portrait of modern London. We speak to Burns about bringing it to the screen Read more »| 29 Sep 2017 -
Opinion
Blade Runner 2049: We take the Voight-Kampff test
Blade Runner 2049 hits cinemas next week, so ideal timing to check we have the human emotions required to review the new film... Read more »| 29 Sep 2017