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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NewsEdinburgh Film Festival to return in 2023 with EIF
Edinburgh International Film Festival gets a reprieve – for one year at the very least – returning in 2023 for a special edition under the umbrella of the Edinburgh International Festival, with a new head of programming Read more »| 08 Mar 2023 -
InterviewsMeet Me in the Bathroom is a return to 2000s New York
The new documentary Meet Me in the Bathroom is an immersive journey through the cool, scuzzy New York music scene of the early 21st century. We talk to filmmakers Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern Read more »| 08 Mar 2023 -
New ReleasesGFF 2023: BlackBerry
The rise and spectacular fall of BlackBerry is retold in this offbeat tale from Matt Johnson that takes a while to find its groove Read more »| 08 Mar 2023 -
New ReleasesGFF 2023: A Man
You'll find yourself thinking about Kei Ishikawa’s slow-burn detective film A Man long after the credits roll Read more »| 07 Mar 2023 -
New ReleasesBerlinale 2023: Past Lives
Celine Song's spectacular romantic drama is a delicate and nuanced document about bonds, time and the meaning of life itself Read more »| 06 Mar 2023 -
New ReleasesElectric Malady
Electric Malady, the debut from Swedish-born, Glasgow-based filmmaker Marie Lidén, takes us inside the world of William, a painfully isolated man suffering from electromagnetic hypersensitivity Read more »| 06 Mar 2023
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New ReleasesGFF 2023: The Ordinaries
It doesn't always make total sense, but Sophie Linnenbaum’s The Ordinaries is a zesty and inventive look at a deeply stratified cinematic universe Read more »| 06 Mar 2023 -
New ReleasesPearl
Pearl, Ti West's prequel to the grindhouse-inspired slasher X, cements Mia Goth’s status as a genre icon Read more »| 06 Mar 2023 -
Film EventsScottish Film Events: March 2023
This month's film column is all about Berwick-upon-Tweed, imaginary Brad Pitt and BFFs Read more »| 02 Mar 2023 -
New ReleasesThe Beasts
The Beasts is a solid and accessible rural thriller that moves smoothly between mainstream and arthouse Read more »| 02 Mar 2023 -
New ReleasesGod's Creatures
A mother's loyalties are tested in Irish drama God's Creatures, staring Emily Watson and Paul Mescal Read more »| 02 Mar 2023 -
InterviewsAndrew Cumming on stone age horror Out of Darkness
Andrew Cumming’s debut Out of Darkness takes us back to paleolithic Scotland where a band of early humans are being picked off one by one by a mysterious threat. We speak to Cumming about his early influences and honing his craft in unlikely places Read more »| 28 Feb 2023 -
InterviewsLuke Fowler on his Margaret Tait film Being in a Place
Glasgow-based artist, filmmaker and musician Luke Fowler discusses his new film Being in a Place – a complex portrait of fellow Scottish filmmaker Margaret Tait Read more »| 28 Feb 2023 -
InterviewsDoc 'n' Roll: Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir on Band
Described as performance art meets Spinal Tap, Band follows a real-life Icelandic female punk collective during a creative crossroads. We speak to Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir, the director of Band and a member of the band, about blending fact and fiction Read more »| 27 Feb 2023 -
InterviewsSoda Jerk on Trump-era satire Hello Dankness
Soda Jerk, mashup heroes of our times, take satire to higher levels with Hello Dankness, a hilarious collage film retelling the Trump era using the rejuvenated ashes of your favourite stoner movies Read more »| 27 Feb 2023