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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Dvd ReviewsThe Fisher King
Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges are on top form in this moving drama from Terry Gilliam Read more »| 06 Jul 2017 -
OpinionIn praise of Sofia Coppola's intoxicating cinema
As Sofia Coppola's new film The Beguiled comes to the UK and GFT gears up to honour her in its CineMasters series, we look back at the dreamy filmmaking of this smart, compassionate director Read more »| 06 Jul 2017 -
Dvd Reviews
The Stone Killer
Shades of Inherent Vice in this 1973 Michael Winner crime thriller starring Charles Bronson Read more »| 05 Jul 2017 -
New ReleasesDavid Lynch: The Art Life
We meet David Lynch in fine-art mode in this dreamy doc with few penetrating insights Read more »| 05 Jul 2017 -
News
Morrissey’s childhood friend slams biopic England Is Mine
James Maker, musician and childhood friend of Morrissey, has taken umbrage with England is Mine, the upcoming Morrissey biopic from the team that made Control Read more »| 04 Jul 2017 -
Dvd Reviews
The Sinbad Trilogy
Three colourful fantasy adventures featuring animation from stop-motion pioneer Ray Harryhausen – The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger – come to Blu-ray Read more »| 04 Jul 2017
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News
Outdoor cinema & Wimbledon back at Spinningfields
Movies and sport return to Spinningfields in Manchester this summer with the Spinningfields Summer Screenings Read more »| 04 Jul 2017 -
New Releases
Access All Areas
Contrived teen drama filmed at last year’s Bestival festival on the Isle of Wight Read more »| 03 Jul 2017 -
New Releases
The Little Hours
Funny and feminist film based on a story from Boccaccio’s The Decameron and featuring Alison Brie and Aubrey Plaza as badly-behaved nuns Read more »| 03 Jul 2017 -
New Releases
Teenage Superstars
Lively doc from Grant McPhee (Big Gold Dream) exploring the Scottish music scene from the mid-80s to the early 90s Read more »| 03 Jul 2017 -
New Releases
England Is Mine
This unofficial Morrissey biopic starring Jack Lowden is funny and tragic, and particularly enjoyable for its depiction of the singer’s relationships with the strong women in his life Read more »| 02 Jul 2017 -
New ReleasesSpider-Man: Homecoming
Tom Holland's take on Spider-Man is as euphoric teen in super-spandex – just as it should be Read more »| 30 Jun 2017 -
News
Morrissey biopic England Is Mine gets trailer
England Is Mine, the unofficial Morrissey biopic from director Mark Gill, gets its first trailer Read more »| 30 Jun 2017 -
Festivals
God's Own Country wins EIFF's Michael Powell Award
Edinburgh International Film Festival’s top award goes to Francis Lee’s directorial debut, God’s Own Country Read more »| 30 Jun 2017 -
InterviewsMatt Reeves on War for the Planet of the Apes
We talk emotions, Batman and dystopian futures with War for the Planet of the Apes director Matt Reeves Read more »| 27 Jun 2017