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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NewsFancy watching La La Land with a live orchestra?
An upcoming tour of La La Land with a live 60-piece ensemble will let you do just that Read more »| 06 Mar 2017 -
New ReleasesThe Good Postman
Flight and fight - a portrait of the Bulgarian border town on the edge of crisis Read more »| 03 Mar 2017 -
NewsCould this creepy show be the new Stranger Things?
There are definite shades of Stranger Things in this new Netflix show from Germany Like almost everyone on the planet, we’re looking forward to the ne... Read more »| 02 Mar 2017 -
New Releases
A Silent Voice
Impressive anime capturing the existential anguish of high school life Read more »| 02 Mar 2017 -
Dvd Reviews
The Last Detail
Hal Ashby's salty classic comes to Blu-ray Read more »| 01 Mar 2017 -
Interviews
Watch Ross Hogg & Duncan Cowles' award-winning Isabella
Isabella is a hugely personal short from Edinburgh-based filmmakers Ross Hogg and Duncan Cowles exploring old age and memory loss. The film has picked up several awards on the festival circuit, and is now available to watch online Read more »| 01 Mar 2017
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Festivals
Manchester Film Festival: Three Films to Catch
Manchester Film Festival is back for its third year with a busy line-up of features and shorts (most screening in the UK for the first time) as well as several panel discussions. We pick out a few highlights Read more »| 01 Mar 2017 -
New Releases
The Ornithologist
Planet Earth meets Pier Paolo Pasolini in João Pedro Rodrigues’ erotic exploration of man and nature Read more »| 01 Mar 2017 -
OpinionThe Silencing of Seijun Suzuki
After the recent death of filmmaker Seijun Suzuki, aged 93, The Skinny looks back on the defining moment of the master provocateur's career: when he was sack... Read more »| 01 Mar 2017 -
New Releases
Goldstone
Another slice of outback noir from the director of Mystery Road Read more »| 01 Mar 2017 -
New Releases
The Woman Who Left
The latest opus from Lav Diaz – winner of the Golden Lion at Venice – is another moving and melancholic study from the Filipino director Read more »| 01 Mar 2017 -
New Releases
Berlin Syndrome
A gruelling but formally beautiful kidnap thriller Read more »| 28 Feb 2017 -
Festivals
EIFF team with RSNO on Raiders of the Lost Ark
The first event announced for Edinburgh International Film Festival, which marks its 70th anniversary this year, is a celebration of Steven Spielberg’s action classic Read more »| 28 Feb 2017 -
New Releases
The Teacher
Compelling, crowd-pleasing drama from Czech director-writer duo Jan Hrebejk and Petr Jarchovsky Read more »| 28 Feb 2017 -
New Releases
I Am Not Your Negro
Raoul Peck brings James Baldwin’s powerful words to the screen Read more »| 28 Feb 2017