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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Interviews
"A quest for life": Mia Hansen-Løve on One Fine Morning
French filmmaker Mia Hansen-Løve is back with the delicate, heartbreaking slice-of-life drama One Fine Morning Read more »| 11 Apr 2023 -
Interviews
Julia Parks on her Alchemy residency in Hawick
Julia Parks is the most recent artist to take part in Alchemy Film & Arts' The Teviot, the Flag and the Rich, Rich Soil residency – she enjoyed it so much she's moved to Hawick permanently Read more »| 11 Apr 2023 -
New Releases
One Fine Morning
Léa Seydoux is fantastic as a single mother being pulled in many different directions in Mia Hansen-Løve's moving character study, One Fine Morning Read more »| 10 Apr 2023 -
News
Save the Filmhouse: New protest set for 15 April
Campaigners behind the Save the Filmhouse group are organising a National Protest for the Arts on 15 April, coinciding with World Art Day Read more »| 06 Apr 2023 -
Interviews
Martika Ramirez Escobar on Leonor Will Never Die
In Leonor Will Never Die, a Filipino screenwriter starts to live out her unproduced screenplay – director Martika Ramirez Escobar tells us about her love of action films and her desire to put an older woman in this macho world Read more »| 03 Apr 2023 -
New Releases
Close
Lukas Dhont's latest film centres on two wonderful performances from first-time actors, but elsewhere this exploration of friendship and grief rings hollow Read more »| 01 Apr 2023
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Festivals
Glasgow Short Film Festival: The 2023 Awards
A roundup of the winners from this year's Glasgow Short Film Festival Read more »| 28 Mar 2023 -
Film Events
Scottish Film Events: April 2023
In April, Alchemy Film Festival returns, and we celebrate anniversaries for Safety Last!, The Big Lebowski and Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Three Colours trilogy Read more »| 28 Mar 2023 -
New Releases
Leonor Will Never Die
An action movie screenwriter gets pulled into one of her own scripts in this endlessly charming film from the Philippines that's a paean to trashy action flicks Read more »| 27 Mar 2023 -
Interviews
Ukrainian musicians bring Kyiv love letter to HippFest
Ukrainian duo Roksana Smirnova and Misha Kalinin will be providing a new livescore to the poetic Kyiv documentary In Spring at this year's HippFest. They discuss the experience of representing their nation during its brutal invasion Read more »| 13 Mar 2023 -
New Releases
Skinamarink
Skinamarink nails its analog horror atmosphere, but compared to the viral videos it's trying to emulate, it runs too long and falls too short Read more »| 13 Mar 2023 -
New Releases
Rye Lane
There's more than a hint of Before Sunrise in Raine Allen-Miller’s mellow and vibrant romance Rye Lane, which takes a charismatic couple on a stroll through the heart of Peckham Read more »| 13 Mar 2023 -
News
Edinburgh Film Festival to return in 2023 with EIF
Edinburgh International Film Festival gets a reprieve – for one year at the very least – returning in 2023 for a special edition under the umbrella of the Edinburgh International Festival, with a new head of programming Read more »| 08 Mar 2023 -
Interviews
Meet Me in the Bathroom is a return to 2000s New York
The new documentary Meet Me in the Bathroom is an immersive journey through the cool, scuzzy New York music scene of the early 21st century. We talk to filmmakers Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern Read more »| 08 Mar 2023 -
New Releases
GFF 2023: BlackBerry
The rise and spectacular fall of BlackBerry is retold in this offbeat tale from Matt Johnson that takes a while to find its groove Read more »| 08 Mar 2023