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 ReleasesSmoke Sauna Sisterhood
In this tough but tender documentary, women find community as they cleanse a lifetime of shared pain Read more »| 09 Oct 2023 -
InterviewsMatt Johnson on BlackBerry
BlackBerry essays the incredible rise and then the spectacular demise of the world's first smartphone. Writer, director and star Matt Johnson tells us why he identifies with these tech bro losers and wanted to tell their story Read more »| 03 Oct 2023 -
Film EventsScottish Film Events: October 2023
With Halloween coming up, it's horror madness on our screens this October, including two unmissable All Night Horror Madness lineups. Plus, new festival CineAstra and the early films of Hou Hsiao-hsien Read more »| 02 Oct 2023 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Spanish Film Festival: 5 Films to See
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival turns ten this year. As ever, it gives a snapshot of contemporary Spanish filmmaking, from prison thrillers to social satires to historical dramas, with a few classics in the mix. Here are five titles to look out for Read more »| 28 Sep 2023 -
InterviewsScotland on Screen: Paul Laverty on The Old Oak
Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty talks to us about The Old Oak, his latest – and probably last – feature film with Ken Loach Read more »| 28 Sep 2023 -
New ReleasesThe Old Oak
Reported to be Ken Loach's final film, The Old Oak concerns the bringing together of a bitter working-class community with a busload of Syrian refugees. Tensions soon give way to shared humanity in this rousing call for solidarity Read more »| 25 Sep 2023
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New ReleasesBrother
Brother is a powerful and beautifully rendered drama about siblings from a Toronto suberb, told over three time periods Read more »| 22 Sep 2023 -
New ReleasesA Cat Called Dom
Things get increasingly meta in Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson's A Cat Called Dom, a pseudo-documentary blending fact, fiction and animation Read more »| 19 Sep 2023 -
InterviewsSea Change: The Tiree festival spotlighting female filmmakers
Sea Change, an annual celebration of female filmmaking talent, is a great addition to Scotland's busy festival calendar. Artistic Director Jen Skinner tells us why she wanted to set up this women-focused film festival on the far-flung island of Tiree Read more »| 15 Sep 2023 -
NewsGet The Skinny presents... Indie Cinema Guide!
Looking for a copy of our new Indie Cinema Guide? Here's where to find it in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and beyond Read more »| 15 Sep 2023 -
NewsFilmhouse: Former staff launch reopening campaign
A fundraising campaign to reopen Filmhouse in Edinburgh is underway, while in Aberdeen, the council has approved plans for a community group to take over the Belmont cinema Read more »| 14 Sep 2023 -
FestivalsScottish Queer International Film Festival 2023 preview
The Scottish Queer International Film Festival returns with a programme of films old and new, as well as two exhibitions and a series of workshops and events, including an end-of-festival party at Bonjour Read more »| 14 Sep 2023 -
InterviewsGlasgow Youth Film Festival returns for 2023
Glasgow Youth Film Festival is a festival for young people curated by film fans from Glasgow aged 15 to 18. We speak to the programming team to get the lowdown on this year's event Read more »| 13 Sep 2023 -
InterviewsCeline Song on Past Lives
Celine Song's tender drama Past Lives concerns childhood friends who become separated and then reconnect as adults. Song speaks to us about this decades-spanning love story and the nature of love itself Read more »| 05 Sep 2023 -
New ReleasesPast Lives
Star-crossed childhood friends reunite as adults in this moving, deeply melancholic film from Celine Song Read more »| 04 Sep 2023