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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CineskinnyFive to see at GFF, 18 Feb: High-Rise
After last night's opening gala, Hail, Caesar, GFF kicks off proper with the new film from Ben Wheatley and the opportunity to discover a filmmaker who was o... Read more »| 18 Feb 2016 -
CineskinnyFive underrated directorial debuts by actors
Inspired by Don Cheadle's upcoming directorial debut, Miles Ahead, we look back at five underrated first features by talented actors who could quite easily g... Read more »| 17 Feb 2016 -
CineskinnyFrom Afar
First time director Lorenzo Vigas's From Afar is a gritty and cinematic study in desire and repression, set on the mean streets of Caracas, Venezuela From A... Read more »| 17 Feb 2016 -
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Green Room
Punk v Nazi thriller from the mind that brought you Blue Ruin Green Room, Jeremy Saulnier’s follow-up to Blue Ruin, trades the latter’s revenge ... Read more »| 17 Feb 2016 -
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Weepah Way for Now
Delightful, full-of-life drama about two sisters, played by real life siblings AJ and Aly Michalka. Read more »| 17 Feb 2016 -
CineskinnyCain's Children
A compelling documentary suggesting that capitalism has proved just as oppressive to the people of Eastern Europe as communism. Read more »| 17 Feb 2016
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Speed Sisters
Lively doc following five female drag racers in Palestine. Read more »| 17 Feb 2016 -
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Hitchcock/Truffaut
Doc about the famous week-long sit-down between François Truffaut and Alfred Hitchcock, with some contemporary auteurs explaining the interview and subsequent book's importance Read more »| 17 Feb 2016 -
CineskinnyHyena Road
Paul Gross's film shines a light on soldiering in Afghanistan, but the result is an apolitical rabble-rouser Read more »| 17 Feb 2016 -
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Discovering Julien Duvivier
Julien Duvivier was a celebrated auteur in his day, but the Frenchman's work and reputation has slipped from our view. Glasgow Film Festival's mini-retrospective hopes to give a boost to this filmmaker ripe for rediscovery Read more »| 16 Feb 2016 -
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Évolution
Uncanny horror from Lucile Hadžihalilović with shades of HP Lovecraft and David Cronenberg. Read more »| 16 Feb 2016 -
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The Brand New Testament
Whimsical comedy imagining God as a misanthropic oaf living in Belgium. Read more »| 16 Feb 2016 -
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Arabian Nights
Miguel Gomes's three-part remix of Scheherezade’s classic tales explores a contemporary Portugal post-financial crash Read more »| 16 Feb 2016 -
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How to Win Enemies
Meta mystery movie from Argentina that looses its charm in its final act Read more »| 16 Feb 2016 -
Festivals
The Road to Civil War: Marvel Renaissance
Documentary charting the rise and fall of Marvel comics Read more »| 15 Feb 2016