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 (25-31 Jul)
The best films to watch this week on the big screen, the small screen and your laptop screen, including Matt Damon back as Jason Bourne, Kubrick's Barry Lyndon back in cinemas and The JT LeRoy Story laid bare in a fascinating doc Read more »| 25 Jul 2016 -
New ReleasesAuthor: The JT LeRoy Story
Compelling documentary telling the story of literary hoax JT LeRoy Read more »| 25 Jul 2016 -
Film EventsBest Film Screenings in the North (22-29 July)
The best film events happening in Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds this week Read more »| 22 Jul 2016 -
New Releases
The BFG
Despite being set within a world of giants, Spielberg's adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The BFG thrives on its small moments When published in 1982, Roald ... Read more »| 20 Jul 2016 -
OpinionWhat to Watch this Week (18-24 July)
The best film and TV to watch this week on the big screen, the small screen and your laptop screen, including the latest Star Trek film, Star Trek Beyond, an... Read more »| 18 Jul 2016 -
New ReleasesChevalier
Absurd buddy-comedy in which masculinity is tested Read more »| 18 Jul 2016
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Film Events
Best Film Screenings in the North (15-22 July)
The best film events happening in Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds this week Read more »| 15 Jul 2016 -
New Releases
Finding Dory
Pixar's belated follow-up to Finding Nemo isn't as sharp, smart or funny as the films we've come to expect from the animation studio Since 1994, Disney have... Read more »| 15 Jul 2016 -
Opinion
The North's best indie cinemas
We all hate the multiplex, right? The smell of rancid nacho cheese, the jabbering patrons and, worst of all, the cookie cutter movies on screen. Luckily the North still has a few great indie cinemas putting film first Read more »| 14 Jul 2016 -
News
Liverpool Film Night: submissions now open
Are you a talented emerging filmmaker with a great short film up your sleeve? You could be screening it at FACT with Liverpool Film Night Read more »| 11 Jul 2016 -
Opinion
What to Watch This Week (11-17 Jul)
The best things to watch this week on the big screen, the small screen and your laptop screen, including the new Ghostbusters reboot and the second series of Fargo... Read more »| 11 Jul 2016 -
New Releases
Ghostbusters
Trolls have had their claws out for Paul Feig’s all-female Ghostbusters reboot since it went into production. Can the comic firepower of Melissa McCart... Read more »| 11 Jul 2016 -
New Releases
The Neon Demon
With The Neon Demon, Nicolas Winding Refn delves into the depraved world of the LA fashion industry, creating a film with a beautiful sheen and dark core "B... Read more »| 08 Jul 2016 -
Film Events
Northwest Film Event Highlights – July 2016
This month's best film events include a Nicolas Winding Refn-curated season at HOME, Manchester and more Studio Ghibli magic at FACT, Liverpool Read more »| 05 Jul 2016 -
Festivals
Regrouping: Re-evaluating a Lost Feminist Classic
At this year's Edinburgh Film Festival, Lizzie Borden presented her 1976 debut Regrouping for just its fifth screening; the visionary director was ... Read more »| 01 Jul 2016