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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OpinionWhat to Watch this Week (5-12 Dec)
The best things to watch this week on the big screen, the small screen and your laptop screen, including behind the scenes of the latest Xavier Dolan film and Kristen Stewart rocking out to the Rolling Stones. Read more »| 06 Dec 2016 -
OpinionEight More Alternative Christmas Movies
Had enough of Elf, It's a Wonderful Life and The Muppets Christmas Carol? Here are some great alternative Christmas movies to help you through... Read more »| 06 Dec 2016 -
Interviews
Robert Sheehan on new film Jet Trash
Misfits and Mortal Instruments actor Robert Sheehan talks to The Skinny about starring and producing suspenseful indie thriller Jet Trash. Read more »| 05 Dec 2016 -
Opinion
Films of 2016: The Criminally Overlooked Films
Court is in session. On trial are the critics and audiences who gave short shrift to these great films. The plaintiffs range from overlooked gems (A Bigger S... Read more »| 29 Nov 2016 -
Dvd ReviewsThe Hired Hand
Peter Fonda's gorgeous and meditative western from 1971 gets a much-deserved Blu-ray release from Arrow Video Read more »| 29 Nov 2016 -
Opinion
What to Watch this Week (28 Nov-4 Dec)
The best things to watch this week on the big screen, the small screen and your laptop screen, including FKA Twigs’ Soundtrack 7, the new season of Gil... Read more »| 28 Nov 2016
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Opinion
The Films of 2016: Love, Death and Aliens
From Love & Friendship to Pablo Larrain's The Club (via sci-fi in Arrival and body horror in Evolution), our film team's ten favourite films of 2016. Read more »| 28 Nov 2016 -
New Releases
Chi-Raq
Spike Lee is back with a passionate and energy-filled piece of political filmmaking Read more »| 28 Nov 2016 -
New Releases
Bleed for This
The inspiring story of boxer Vinny Pazienza makes for an uninspiring boxing movie Read more »| 28 Nov 2016 -
News
Wes Anderson creates beautiful Christmas short
Wes Anderson has made an ad for H&M featuring Adrien Brody, and it’s delightful Read more »| 28 Nov 2016 -
Festivals
‘Dangerous Dames’ heading to Glasgow Film Festival
Glasgow Film Festival will celebrate the big screen’s sultriest femmes fatales in its 2017 programme, and explore the vibrancy of New Canadian Cinema Read more »| 28 Nov 2016 -
Festivals
GFF reunites members of Glasgow's 90s music scene
The musicians featured in Niall McCann's acclaimed documentary Lost in France – including members of Franz Ferdinand, Mogwai and The Delgados – reunite for a live show at Glasgow Film Festival. Read more »| 28 Nov 2016 -
FestivalsJet Trash
Charles Henri Belleville’s streamline adaptation of Simon Lewis’ Go, staring Robert Sheehan, is a fast-paced and gripping crime thriller Jet Tra... Read more »| 27 Nov 2016 -
Film EventsBest Film Screenings in the North (26 Nov-2 Dec)
The best film events happening in the North this week, including Mark Cousin-Mogwai collaboration Atomic and folk horror classic The Blood on Satan's Claw Read more »| 26 Nov 2016 -
Opinion
DVD Gift Guide: From Buster to 'Bustin
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me... a collector's edition DVD (or more likely a Blu-ray, but that doesn't rhyme) Read more »| 24 Nov 2016