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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New ReleasesFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
This much awaited prequel to Harry Potter starring Eddie Redmayne, Colin Farrell and Katherine Waterston has little magic, and certainly isn't "fantastic". Read more »| 17 Nov 2016 -
NewsAdam Curtis on South Park: “the best documentary”
Sage for our time Adam Curtis reckons fiction films are where you'll find the best documentaries Read more »| 16 Nov 2016 -
Film Events
Celebrate Christmas with a Back to the Future prom
Get set to be transported back to 1955 (or is it 1985?) with HOME’s Enchantment Under The Sea disco, inspired by the high school prom Michael J Fox’s Marty McFly gatecrashes in Back the the Future Read more »| 16 Nov 2016 -
OpinionWhat to Watch this Week (14-21 Nov)
The best things to watch this week on the big screen, the small screen and your laptop screen, including the Ghost in the Shell trailer, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and the film from the “new Miyazaki” Read more »| 14 Nov 2016 -
News
Fokus 2016: season of German cinema
The Goethe-Institut Glasgow and Filmhouse Edinburgh present the second year of Fokus, a handpicked season of German cinema screening across Scotland Read more »| 14 Nov 2016 -
News
Hayao Miyazaki is coming out of retirement
The legendary animator of Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle and Ponyo is coming out of retirement for a new film about a squishy caterpillar. Read more »| 14 Nov 2016
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New ReleasesThe Son of Joseph
French filmmaker Eugene Green's comic riff on the nativity story is a beguiling experience Read more »| 14 Nov 2016 -
New Releases
The Unknown Girl
Adèle Haenel shines in this ultra-low-key film noir from the Dardennes Read more »| 14 Nov 2016 -
Art
HOME announces PUSH festival of regional talent
Manchester's HOME has announced the programme for PUSH, its two-week festival shining a light on local talent. Read more »| 14 Nov 2016 -
Film Events
Best Film Screenings in the North (11-18 Nov)
The best film events happening in Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds this week, including Little Shop of Horrors at Texture in Manchester and Blue Velvet at Leeds International Film Festival. Read more »| 11 Nov 2016 -
Videos
Luc Besson’s Valerian gets a jaw-dropping new trailer
The first trailer for Luc Besson's daft-looking Cara Delevingne vehicle Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets has just landed, and it's exactly what our post-US election brain needs. Read more »| 10 Nov 2016 -
Festivals
Manchester Animation Festival: five must-see films
Manchester Animation Festival is back after a hugely successful first year. We pick out a few must see films from its bursting programme Read more »| 10 Nov 2016 -
Interviews
Paul Schrader interview: “Movies aren't going away”
After a bruising experience on his last film, Dying of the Light, which was taken off him on completion and re-cut, Paul Schrader is back with full artistic control for wild crime caper Dog Eat Dog Read more »| 07 Nov 2016 -
News
Kate Dickie, Peter Mullan triumph at Scottish Baftas
Crime drama Shetland wins big at the Scottish Baftas, while EIFF opener Tommy’s Honour takes home best film award Read more »| 07 Nov 2016 -
New ReleasesCreepy
A typically slow-burn thriller from Japanese filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa, which loses its way in its second act Read more »| 04 Nov 2016