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 ReleasesPompeii
The narrative arc of Pompeii was always going to have to be special to maintain an audience’s attention, given that all the characters involved face ce... Read more »| 28 Apr 2014 -
CineskinnyIlo Ilo
Exasperation drives the actions of the key players in Ilo Ilo, a film that is both a vivid portrait of recession-struck Singapore in 1997 and a subdued,... Read more »| 28 Apr 2014 -
Dvd ReviewsAce in the Hole
Perhaps the most cynical director of Hollywood’s golden age, Billy Wilder relied on a revolving cast of writing partners to sugar-coat his unsentimenta... Read more »| 25 Apr 2014 -
News
Film News: Ryan Gosling and more for Cannes 2014, Marc Webb talks Spiderman 2
A round-up of film news, including the first announcements for Cannes 2014, Marc Webb on Spider-Man 2, Quentin Tarantino gives The Hateful Eight script a public airing, plus the latest casting rumours and trailers Read more »| 21 Apr 2014 -
New Releases
That Sinking Feeling
‘The action of this film takes place in a fictitious town called Glasgow. Any resemblance to any real town called Glasgow is purely coincidental.&rsquo... Read more »| 21 Apr 2014 -
Dvd Reviews
Wrinkles
From recent efforts like The Illusionist and Up to 1986’s When the Wind Blows, animation as a medium has served elderly protagonists particularly well;... Read more »| 21 Apr 2014
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Cineskinny
Exhibition
After two impressive features that established Joanna Hogg as a distinctive voice in British cinema, her third film, Exhibition, finds the filmmake... Read more »| 18 Apr 2014 -
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Film News: New Pulp documentary opens Sheffield Doc/Fest, Dundead programme revealed
The European premiere of a new documentary about Jarvis Cocker's Pulp premieres at Sheffield Doc/Fest, a look at the programme of this year's Dundead horror fest, Harrison Ford talks Blade Runner 2, plus the latest casting rumours and trailers Read more »| 14 Apr 2014 -
Dvd Reviews
Nymphomaniac
Lars is back to his provocative, trolling self with sex confessional Nymphomaniac. Erudite yet impotent Seligman (Skarsgård) happens upon a battered Jo... Read more »| 14 Apr 2014 -
InterviewsStaying Home: Joanna Hogg on Exhibition
Joanna Hogg discusses working in London and using non-professional actors to tell her unique stories before the release of her latest, Exhibition Read more »| 14 Apr 2014 -
New Releases
Half of a Yellow Sun
This plush adaptation of the Nigerian Civil War spanning, Orange Prize-winning novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie blends drama with melodrama, but unlike its ... Read more »| 11 Apr 2014 -
New Releases
The Quiet Ones
The first of The Quiet Ones’ many jump-scares comes courtesy of Noddy Holder, with a loud blast of Slade’s Cum on Feel the Noize in the opening m... Read more »| 11 Apr 2014 -
New Releases
The Raid 2
Gareth Evans’ The Raid took place over one day in a single locale; its narrative had an economy akin to old-school John Carpenter. For the sequel,... Read more »| 11 Apr 2014 -
Film Events
Film Season Preview: A Story of Mark Cousins and Children and Film
Delve into an untapped world of cinema with Mark Cousins' brilliant season of children's films, A Cinema of Childhood Read more »| 09 Apr 2014 -
News
Film News: Richard Donner confirms Goonies 2, Chiwetel Ejiofor for Bond Baddie and more
Director Richard Donner confirms the Goonies sequel is go; the Point Break remake casts its leads and Chiwetel Ejiofor is being sought as the next Bond villain Read more »| 08 Apr 2014