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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Film EventsThe best film events in Scotland in September
The ten big screen movie happenings you should make time for this month, from epic cinema celebration Scalarama to brilliant festivals like Take One Action, SQIFF and GYFF Read more »| 04 Sep 2017 -
InterviewsDiscover Patti Cake$: the feel-good indie about a plus-size rapper
Former indie rocker-turned-director Geremy Jasper offers an uplifting underdog story about a plus-sized rapper from New Jersey who dares to dream big Read more »| 31 Aug 2017 -
Film EventsFive unmissable Scalarama screenings
Annual movie celebration Scalarama (aka Scaladonia north of the border) returns this September to “fill the land with cinemas.” Here are five Scottish screenings that caught our eye Read more »| 30 Aug 2017 -
InterviewsBenedict Andrews on Rooney Mara's powerful drama Una
Theatre vet Benedict Andrews makes his film debut with Una, an adaptation of David Harrower's play Blackbird. We talk to the director about stars Rooney Mara and Ben Mendelsohn, Bergman, and the difficulties in making a film about child abuse trauma Read more »| 30 Aug 2017 -
Students7 great short films to inspire budding directors
Some simple but stunning short films made by directors who'd go on to be famous, to give you inspiration as you embark on a career in film. Or maybe you’re just after something fun to watch while hungover. Either way, these shorts are for you Read more »| 30 Aug 2017 -
New ReleasesMoon Dogs
Road movie Moon Dogs has some appealing elements – including an impressive Anton Newcombe score – but its script's lame attempts at humour and general lack of imagination fail to charm Read more »| 29 Aug 2017
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New ReleasesUna
Rooney Mara and Ben Mendelsohn star in Benedict Andrews' provocative debut based on David Harrower's acclaimed play Blackbird Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
OpinionCinema's strange glamorisation of fascists
With the rise of the alt-right, the protests at Charlottesville and the resurgence of Neo Nazism throughout Europe, we look at cinema's own troubled relationship to the Far Right Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
OpinionFive great British road movies
Ahead of the release of Scottish road movie Moon Dogs, we seek out five other examples of the few road movies made on the British Isles, from Christopher Petit's existential Radio On to the ridiculous cross country antics of Monty Python Read more »| 29 Aug 2017 -
NewsFleabag is coming back for a second series
Phoebe Waller-Bridge confirms she’s making a new series of her comedy Fleabag, but it won’t be with us until 2019 Read more »| 25 Aug 2017 -
NewsFirst glimpse of Black Mirror season four
Charlie Brooker’s twisted sci-fi series returns with six new episodes, and the episode titles and casts have been announced Read more »| 25 Aug 2017 -
New ReleasesLogan Lucky
Steven Soderbergh returns from his self-imposed retirement with a hillbilly heist movie that has too many funny accents but not enough funny lines Read more »| 25 Aug 2017 -
NewsJean-Pierre Melville is GFT's latest CineMaster
This September the ice cool cinema of Jean-Pierre Melville will be lighting up Glasgow Film Theatre’s screen as part of its ongoing CineMasters series Read more »| 24 Aug 2017 -
Dvd ReviewsWestfront 1918 & Kameradschaft
Two films from German filmmaker GW Pabst, best known for his Weimar-era classics Pandora's Box and Diary of a Lost Girl, both of which starred the iconic Louise Brooks Read more »| 22 Aug 2017 -
Dvd ReviewsThe 5000 Fingers of Dr T
This big-budget kids' film from 1953 based on ideas by Dr Seuss proved too much for young minds at the time, but deserves to find a cult audience on Blu-ray Read more »| 22 Aug 2017