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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OpinionSeven Alternative Romantic Films
Seven great romantic movies from left-field to liven up your Valentine's day film watching Read more »| 08 Feb 2016 -
FestivalsThe Green Inferno
The Green Inferno, Eli Roth’s gleefully grim cannibal tribe exploitation movie, is fun... up to a point While The Green Inferno is unlikely to co... Read more »| 08 Feb 2016 -
Festivals
The Witch
Robert Eggers’s horror film about a Puritan family under attack from dark forces in a 17th century New England settlement has shades of the Salem witch trials. Read more »| 08 Feb 2016 -
Interviews
Ben Wheatley on High-Rise
With his latest movie, Ben Wheatley takes on JG Ballard science-fiction classic High-Rise. Ahead of the film's screening at Glasgow Film Festival, the genre ... Read more »| 08 Feb 2016 -
Music
Where You’re Meant To Be tour & album announced
A string of tour dates have been announced for new documentary Where You're Meant To Be, starring former Arab Strap frontman Aidan Moffat, have been announced. Read more »| 05 Feb 2016 -
FestivalsFifteen of the Best at Glasgow Film Festival 2016
Sandwich between the Coens’ Hail, Caesar! and Charlie Kaufman’s Anomalisa is 12 days of cinematic delights. Here are fifthteen films not to miss.... Read more »| 05 Feb 2016
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Music
Folk Like Us: Aidan Moffat on Where You're Meant to Be
It may have started life as a tour diary – a celebration of traditional Scottish folk music, looking for a story – but as Aidan Moffat explains, new film Where You’re Meant to Be discovers much more Read more »| 04 Feb 2016 -
Festivals
Glasgow Short Film Festival unveils 2016 programme
Lydia Lunch presenting the Cinema of Transgression at The Glue Factory, classic Universal horror movies given the 16mm shorts treatment and a focus on the short films of Syria are among Glasgow Short Film Festival's new programme Read more »| 03 Feb 2016 -
Opinion
11 of the Best Chinese Movies
With Chinese New Year approaching, The Skinny's Film team put their heads together to choose their best Chinese movies. Have a look at our choices below and let us know if you agree Read more »| 02 Feb 2016 -
MusicJohn Carpenter announces Lost Themes II album
Horror maestro John Carpenter has announced details of a follow-up to his Lost Themes album, ahead of his first ever live gigs. Often cited as a source... Read more »| 01 Feb 2016 -
Film Events
Scotland Film Event Highlights – February 2016
Big screen farewells to Bowie, Haskell Wexler and Vilmos Zsigmond, and warm up for the Glasgow Film Festival with the equally ace Glasgow Youth Film Festival Read more »| 01 Feb 2016 -
New Releases
Goosebumps
Goofy kids' horror-comedy that lets RL Stine's Goosebumps monsters, and a hysterically over-the-top Jack Black, run amok So, you’re making the movie v... Read more »| 01 Feb 2016 -
Film Events
Northwest Film Event Highlights – February 2016
February offers a constant supply of Hong Kong action and Groundhog Day on a loop Crime: Hong Kong Style We’ve made it through the dreary dredges of ... Read more »| 01 Feb 2016 -
Dvd Reviews
A Touch of Zen
Wuxia masterpiece comes to Blu-ray Read more »| 01 Feb 2016 -
Dvd Reviews
The 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