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 ReleasesHow to Blow Up a Pipeline
Filled with heart-in-mouth action and brimming with righteous anger, Daniel Goldhaber’s nerve-shredding thriller is a compelling portrait of radical activism Read more »| 17 Apr 2023 -
New ReleasesSick of Myself
Sick of Myself is a sharp black comedy from Norway concerned with the narcissism of youth and the pretentiousness of the contemporary art scene Read more »| 17 Apr 2023 -
New ReleasesSuzume
Makoto Shinkai's latest romantic fantasy is visually astonishing yet narratively scattered Read more »| 11 Apr 2023 -
Interviews"A quest for life": Mia Hansen-Løve on One Fine Morning
French filmmaker Mia Hansen-Løve is back with the delicate, heartbreaking slice-of-life drama One Fine Morning Read more »| 11 Apr 2023 -
InterviewsJulia Parks on her Alchemy residency in Hawick
Julia Parks is the most recent artist to take part in Alchemy Film & Arts' The Teviot, the Flag and the Rich, Rich Soil residency – she enjoyed it so much she's moved to Hawick permanently Read more »| 11 Apr 2023 -
New ReleasesOne Fine Morning
Léa Seydoux is fantastic as a single mother being pulled in many different directions in Mia Hansen-Løve's moving character study, One Fine Morning Read more »| 10 Apr 2023
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NewsSave the Filmhouse: New protest set for 15 April
Campaigners behind the Save the Filmhouse group are organising a National Protest for the Arts on 15 April, coinciding with World Art Day Read more »| 06 Apr 2023 -
InterviewsMartika Ramirez Escobar on Leonor Will Never Die
In Leonor Will Never Die, a Filipino screenwriter starts to live out her unproduced screenplay – director Martika Ramirez Escobar tells us about her love of action films and her desire to put an older woman in this macho world Read more »| 03 Apr 2023 -
New ReleasesClose
Lukas Dhont's latest film centres on two wonderful performances from first-time actors, but elsewhere this exploration of friendship and grief rings hollow Read more »| 01 Apr 2023 -
FestivalsGlasgow Short Film Festival: The 2023 Awards
A roundup of the winners from this year's Glasgow Short Film Festival Read more »| 28 Mar 2023 -
Film EventsScottish Film Events: April 2023
In April, Alchemy Film Festival returns, and we celebrate anniversaries for Safety Last!, The Big Lebowski and Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Three Colours trilogy Read more »| 28 Mar 2023 -
New ReleasesLeonor Will Never Die
An action movie screenwriter gets pulled into one of her own scripts in this endlessly charming film from the Philippines that's a paean to trashy action flicks Read more »| 27 Mar 2023 -
InterviewsUkrainian musicians bring Kyiv love letter to HippFest
Ukrainian duo Roksana Smirnova and Misha Kalinin will be providing a new livescore to the poetic Kyiv documentary In Spring at this year's HippFest. They discuss the experience of representing their nation during its brutal invasion Read more »| 13 Mar 2023 -
New ReleasesSkinamarink
Skinamarink nails its analog horror atmosphere, but compared to the viral videos it's trying to emulate, it runs too long and falls too short Read more »| 13 Mar 2023 -
New ReleasesRye Lane
There's more than a hint of Before Sunrise in Raine Allen-Miller’s mellow and vibrant romance Rye Lane, which takes a charismatic couple on a stroll through the heart of Peckham Read more »| 13 Mar 2023