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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InterviewsBodies in Space: Franz Rogowski on Disco Boy
Former dancer Franz Rogowski is one of the most exciting and in-demand actors in Europe. Ahead of his latest arthouse triumph, Disco Boy, he discusses his singular approach to acting Read more »| 28 Mar 2024 -
NewsGlasgow Short Film Festival 2024: The Award Winners
Annabel Moodie’s empathetic Friends on the Outside takes the top prize in Glasgow Short Film Festival’s Scottish Competition while Saleh Kashefi's And How Miserable is the Home of Evil won the Bill Douglas Award for Best International Short Film Read more »| 26 Mar 2024 -
New ReleasesDrift
Cynthia Erivo's performance is the main draw in Drift, a refugee story that otherwise holds you at a distance Read more »| 25 Mar 2024 -
New ReleasesThe Sweet East
Talented cinematographer turned director Sean Price Williams – a regular collaborator with the Safdie Brothers and Alex Ross Perry – brings his sharp eye to this quixotic road movie starring Talia Ryder Read more »| 25 Mar 2024 -
New ReleasesRobot Dreams
Man's best friend is a dog, and Dog's best friend is a mail-order robot in Robot Dreams, an inventive and bittersweet tale of love and loneliness Read more »| 18 Mar 2024 -
InterviewsFølkløric: Glasgow Short Film Festival's folk horror strand
One of the highlights of Glasgow Short Film Festival this year is Følkløric, a two-part strand of shorts exploring traditional and contemporary visions of folklore. The strand's co-curators, Grace Feinmann and Heather Bradshaw, introduce their concept Read more »| 12 Mar 2024
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New ReleasesMonster
Hirokazu Kore-eda takes the audience to unexpected places in a consciously elusive tale of compassion Read more »| 11 Mar 2024 -
InterviewsHippFest presents two very different visions of Scotland
At this year's HippFest you'll find two very different depictions of Scotland on screen: effervescent Hollywood comedy Peggy and heartbreaking 'story documentary' The Rugged Island: A Shetland Lyric. We look at both ahead of the festival Read more »| 11 Mar 2024 -
New ReleasesGFF 2024: Jericho Ridge
The steely central performance from Nikki Amuka-Bird is the biggest reason to seek out Will Gilbey's tight, punchy one-location thriller Jericho Ridge Read more »| 09 Mar 2024 -
New ReleasesGFF 2024: Coup!
Coup! is a breezy upstairs-downstairs social class comedy that has enjoyably exaggerated performances going for it, but this satire often goes after the wrong targets Read more »| 08 Mar 2024 -
New ReleasesSometimes I Think About Dying
Daisy Ridley gives a superbly understated performance in this wry, wistful drama about a character discovering meaning in life Read more »| 08 Mar 2024 -
New ReleasesLa Chimera
Josh O’Connor plays a grave robber in the ethereal new film from Happy as Lazzaro director Alice Rohrwacher Read more »| 05 Mar 2024 -
New ReleasesIo Capitano
Two Senegalese teenagers embark on a treacherous migration to Europe in Io Capitano, the latest film from Italian director Matteo Garrone Read more »| 05 Mar 2024 -
New ReleasesDo Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
The great Romanian director Radu Jude is back with another topical and fantastically gonzo satire that's filled with invention, wit and furious anger Read more »| 04 Mar 2024 -
OpinionFilm festivals as a space for community and radical change
Scotland has a thriving film festival scene, and it's at its best when it functions as a communal and political space. Programmers like Xuanlin Tham and Sanne Jehoul are among those unleashing this collective and radical potential of film festivals Read more »| 04 Mar 2024