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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Dvd ReviewsA Touch of Zen
Wuxia masterpiece comes to Blu-ray Read more »| 01 Feb 2016 -
Dvd ReviewsThe Walk
If you can get on its goofy wavelength, The Walk offers spectacular cinema – seek it out on 3D Blu-ray Read more »| 01 Feb 2016 -
Film EventsHong Kong cinema, from John Woo to Johnnie To
As Manchester's HOME begins its wide-reaching Hong Kong crime film season – Crime: Hong Kong Style – one writer looks back on his introduction to the city's cinema masters, from John Woo to Wong Kar-wai Read more »| 01 Feb 2016 -
New Releases
A Bigger Splash
I Am Love director Luca Guadagnino reteams with Tilda Swinton for a visually bold psychosexual drama Read more »| 01 Feb 2016 -
New Releases
Rams
Tender comic drama from Iceland Read more »| 28 Jan 2016 -
Dvd Reviews
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
Robert Mitchum brings late-career gravitas to this brilliant Boston-set crime thriller Read more »| 25 Jan 2016
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Festivals
Glasgow Film Festival 2016 programme announced
The lineup for Glasgow Film Festival 2016 has been unveiled – we look forward to new films from Ben Wheatley and Miguel Gomes, a guest appearance from ... Read more »| 20 Jan 2016 -
Opinion
Sundance Film Festival's worst offences
As the stars descend on Park City, Utah for the annual Sundance Film Festival, we take a look at some of the worst cinema tropes proliferated by Sundance movies over the years Read more »| 20 Jan 2016 -
New Releases
Youth
Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel have great chemistry in Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth Paolo Sorrentino’s follow-up to his widely and vociferously acc... Read more »| 19 Jan 2016 -
New ReleasesSpotlight
Spotlight's presentation may be prosaic, but Tom McCarthy’s ensemble piece packs a powerful punch There’s nothing flashy or attention-... Read more »| 19 Jan 2016 -
News2016 Oscar nominations announced
The nominations for the 2016 Academy Awards have been announced, with Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road and The Revenant among the nominees for best film. The be... Read more »| 14 Jan 2016 -
News
Alan Rickman dies aged 69
Alan Rickman, the much-loved actor famed for his bad guy roles in Die Hard and the Harry Potter films, has died aged 69 It has been confirmed today that Ala... Read more »| 14 Jan 2016 -
New Releases
Creed
The Rocky franchise bounces off the ropes with a thrilling new entry from Ryan Coogler Read more »| 14 Jan 2016 -
Interviews
Lenny Abrahamson interview: on Room and the Oscars
Irish writer-director Lenny Abrahamson is known for his small-scale, dryly funny films, but he's come under a new level of scrutiny with his latest movie Roo... Read more »| 13 Jan 2016 -
New Releases
The Assassin
With The Assassin, Hou Hsiao-Hsien's enigmatic martial arts tale, we find a director at the peak of his powers How good is Hou Hsiao-Hsien? In his... Read more »| 13 Jan 2016