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 ReleasesDog Eat Dog
The rules of storytelling and good taste go out the window in Paul Schrader's manic crime movie with Nicolas Cage and Willem Dafoe Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
New ReleasesThe Light Between Oceans
Those familiar with Derek Cianfrance’s heart-wrenching debut Blue Valentine (and, to a lesser extent, his underappreciated follow-up The Place Beyond t... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
Film EventsPsycho Live! @ The Albert Hall
Long before John Williams or Ennio Morricone picked up the baton, Bernard Herrmann was the ultimate go-to guy for Hollywood scores. From his debut motio... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
Opinion
What to Watch this Week (31 Oct-6 Nov)
The best things to watch this week on the big screen, the small screen and your laptop screen, including Stranger Things does Peanuts, bite-sized horror on Film4 and Amy Adams in Nocturnal Animals. Read more »| 31 Oct 2016 -
Dvd ReviewsAloys
Promising debut from Tobias Nölle that calls to mind the work of Andrei Tarkovsky and Christopher Nolan Read more »| 31 Oct 2016 -
Dvd Reviews
Day for Night
François Truffaut's love letter to the filmmaking process gets the Criterion treatment Read more »| 31 Oct 2016
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Film Events
Best (Halloween) Film Screenings in the North
The best film events happening in Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds this week, including Poltergeist, Psycho Live! and Halloween. Read more »| 28 Oct 2016 -
Festivals
French Film Festival 2016: Preview
Ahead of its 24th edition, we consider the importance of the French Film Festival in cultivating an appetite for the cinema of our closest neighbour Read more »| 28 Oct 2016 -
Opinion
Ten modern horror masterpieces for Halloween
Ahead of All Hallows' Eve, we run down the ten best horror films since the turn of the millennium. Do have nightmares Read more »| 28 Oct 2016 -
Interviews
Benedict Wong on starring in Doctor Strange
From a Manchester comic book store to Marvel magic – British East-Asian actor Benedict Wong on starring in Doctor Strange If you were to examine... Read more »| 25 Oct 2016 -
News
Ewan McGregor brings directorial debut to Edinburgh
Scottish actor Ewan McGregor will attend a gala screening of his directorial debut, American Pastoral, in Edinburgh presented by Edinburgh International Film Festival. Read more »| 25 Oct 2016 -
Opinion
What to Watch this Week (24-31 Oct)
The best things to watch this week on the big screen, the small screen and your laptop screen, including Doctor Strange and The Trailer Park Boys' European tour. Read more »| 25 Oct 2016 -
New Releases
Doctor Strange
Benedict Cumberbatch is perfect in the title role of this latest piece of cinematic spectacle from Marvel Read more »| 24 Oct 2016 -
Film Events
Best Film Screenings in the North (21-28 Oct)
The best film events happening in Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds this week, including HOME's preview of Prevenge and the latest No Gloss Festival Read more »| 21 Oct 2016 -
Interviews
Ken Loach interview: "I want people to be angry"
For five decades, Ken Loach has used cinema as a tool to expose social injustices within society. With his latest, I, Daniel Blake, Loach turns his attention to the UK's humiliating welfare system. It's a barnstormer, and his best film in years. Read more »| 21 Oct 2016