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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Opinion3 reasons US cinema needs David Lynch back
It's been eleven long years since David Lynch's last movie – the blistering Inland Empire. But 2017 sees him back with a vengeance with the resurrectio... Read more »| 15 May 2017 -
Opinion
XX and the rise of female horror filmmakers
As XX, a wry horror anthology from four women directors, comes to DVD, we look at the pleasing trend of female filmmakers putting their stamp on the horror genre Read more »| 12 May 2017 -
New ReleasesThe Levelling
Game of Thrones' Ellie Kendrick gives a star-making turn in The Levelling, the impressively assured debut film from Hope Dickson Leach Read more »| 12 May 2017 -
News
Twin Peaks: New characters seen in latest trailer
Some mysterious new characters are glimpsed in the latest Twin Peaks teaser, along with old favourites played by Kyle MacLachlan, Kimmy Robertson, the late Miguel Ferrer and series co-creator David Lynch Read more »| 12 May 2017 -
New ReleasesColossal
Anne Hathaway's inner demons become a very real monster in this muddled sci-fi comedy-drama from the writer-director of Timecrimes Read more »| 11 May 2017 -
FestivalsMorrissey biopic to close EIFF 2017
This year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival will close with England Is Mine, which is based on the early life of The Smiths frontman Morrissey Read more »| 11 May 2017
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News
Thom Yorke to score Suspiria remake
The Radiohead frontman will make his first foray into film score composition with the remake of Dario Argento’s cult horror Suspiria We were excited t... Read more »| 11 May 2017 -
New Releases
Alien: Covenant
Ridley Scott takes the Alien franchise back to its roots with horror thrill-ride Alien: Covenant Critic David Thomson once described Alien, Ridley Scott&rsq... Read more »| 10 May 2017 -
New Releases
Detour
A gorgeous neo-noir road movie with one or two bumps, starring Tye Sheridan, Emory Cohen and Bel Powley Read more »| 09 May 2017 -
Festivals
EIFF 2017 to open with God’s Own Country
The 71st Edinburgh International Film Festival will open with Francis Lee’s acclaimed debut feature God's Own Country, a gay love story set in the world of farming Read more »| 09 May 2017 -
News
Watch the trailer for Blade Runner 2049
The first full trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s sequel to the classic 80s sci-fi is ravishingly beautiful, and we get a better glimpse of Ryan Gosling and the original film’s star, Harrison Ford, in action Read more »| 09 May 2017 -
Opinion
What to Watch this Week (8-15 May)
The best things to watch this week on the big screen, the small screen and your laptop screen, including Alien: Covenant and the latest season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Read more »| 08 May 2017 -
OpinionWhen did the cinema become television?
Has the influence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe turned mainstream cinema into a succession of never-ending big screen television shows? We look at the rise of movie franchises and the death of the standalone movie Read more »| 08 May 2017 -
Interviews
François Ozon on Frantz
Prolific French auteur François Ozon is back with post-WWI period drama Frantz. He discusses the thrill of shooting in black-and-white and why he rarely repeats himself Read more »| 08 May 2017 -
News
See Twin Peaks characters 25 years on in new trailer
The latest Twin Peaks trailer gives us our first look at some of the show’s iconic characters 25 years on Read more »| 05 May 2017