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 ReleasesThursday Till Sunday
Thursday Till Sunday is the story of a family road trip, and we experience much of it from the perspective of 10-year-old Lucía (the excellent Santi A... Read more »| 04 Apr 2013 -
InterviewsCop and Robber: Derek Cianfrance on The Place Beyond the Pines
New American drama The Place Beyond the Pines reunites director Derek Cianfrance with his Blue Valentine lead Ryan Gosling. Cianfrance speaks to The Skinny about this epic tale of fate and fatherhood Read more »| 04 Apr 2013 -
New ReleasesDark Skies
If Dark Skies’ opening credits didn’t tell you it was produced by the people who brought you the Paranormal Activity franchise and Insidious... Read more »| 03 Apr 2013 -
Film Events
Northwest Film Event Highlights – April 2013
This month’s movie highlights include the life and death of JC, a trio of horror double-bills and Pedro Almodóvar’s return to his raunchy 80s roots Read more »| 03 Apr 2013 -
New Releases
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Aimed squarely at Middle America but with no audience in mind, The Odd Life of Timothy Green is a modern Pinocchio story so boring it makes We Bought a Zoo l... Read more »| 02 Apr 2013 -
Cineskinny
Spring Breakers
This candy-coloured delirium opens with a wet and wild montage of well endowed young women gyrating in slow motion as Neanderthal jocks cascade cheap lager o... Read more »| 01 Apr 2013
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New Releases
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Jon M. Chu (Step Up 2: The Streets) has managed to produce something even more stupid than Stephen Sommers’ trashy first cinematic outing for Hasbro&rs... Read more »| 27 Mar 2013 -
New Releases
Identity Thief
Enjoyment of Identity Thief largely rests on how much goodwill you feel towards its stars’ respective shticks, with both Jason Bateman and Melissa McCa... Read more »| 22 Mar 2013 -
New Releases
Trance
Danny Boyle's best films possess an exhilarating sense of forward momentum, and Trance is a perfect fit for the director's talents as it moves swiftly t... Read more »| 22 Mar 2013 -
CineskinnyIn the House
After his limp 70s-set comedy Potiche, the latest offering from François Ozon finds the director back on top form. With its exploration of voyeurism a... Read more »| 22 Mar 2013 -
Dvd Reviews
Ten Years
Middle age bites early in middle America if this Big Chill-esque film is to be believed. A group of friends attend their ten year high school reunion and, ov... Read more »| 21 Mar 2013 -
Dvd Reviews
Living Apart Together
On tour to promote his breakthrough hit single, Richie is a singer-songwriter on the cusp of fame when he has to return to his home town of Glasgow for an un... Read more »| 21 Mar 2013 -
Cineskinny
Compliance
Compliance opens with the words ‘Inspired by True Events’ in giant lettering and later reveals that incidents similar to those it depicts have oc... Read more »| 20 Mar 2013 -
New Releases
The Croods
Ever wondered what Neanderthal man’s Earth really looked like? Well, according to The Croods, it was remarkably similar to that tropical tie-dye domai... Read more »| 19 Mar 2013 -
New Releases
Jack the Giant Slayer
The latest in a long, mostly unsuccessful line of revisionary fairy tale adaptations, Jack the Giant Slayer is a half-hearted affair, filled with lacklustre ... Read more »| 18 Mar 2013