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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FestivalsMonsters University
Monsters University both thrives and struggles under the strictures of a prequel. The big advantage of returning to the world of Monsters, Inc. is that it wa... Read more »| 05 Jul 2013 -
New ReleasesBlancanieves
Last year, Hollywood coughed up two takes on Snow White: one camp, one dark, neither much cop. Director Pablo Berger’s free interpretation of the Grimm... Read more »| 05 Jul 2013 -
Festivals
The Deep
Trawler fishing has enjoyed something of a cultural boom of late, with shows depicting the hi-octane escapades of burly men with magnificent facial hair popp... Read more »| 05 Jul 2013 -
InterviewsPixar animator Scott Clark on Monsters University
We spoke to Scott Clark, a supervising animator at celebrated animation house Pixar, about their latest feature film, Monsters University Read more »| 04 Jul 2013 -
Festivals
EIFF 2013: Three Sisters (San Zimei)
Chinese documentary filmmaker Wang Bing validates his 2012 Edinburgh film festival masterclass with an outright masterpiece in 2013. Three Sisters orbit... Read more »| 04 Jul 2013 -
Festivals
EIFF 2013: Outpost 3 - Rise of the Spetsnaz
The new Outpost film, by Scottish director Kieran Parker, is set during World War II, eschewing the flashbacks of its predecessors, except in a short framing... Read more »| 03 Jul 2013
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OpinionParadigm Shift: Beyond the Silver Screen
In the first of a three-part series on the future of entertainment media, Staff Writer Bram E. Gieben examines the threats and possibilities of the changes in production, funding and distribution for emerging filmmakers Read more »| 03 Jul 2013 -
Dvd Reviews
Parker
The eponymous hero of Parker made an auspicious Hollywood debut in John Boorman's classic existential thriller Point Blank. A professional thief wi... Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Dvd Reviews
Safe Haven
The arrival of a mysterious blonde in a small seaside town inevitably attracts the interest of the hunky young storekeeper, and it isn't long before he is wo... Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
New Releases
A Field In England
Ben Wheatley’s new film is a psychedelic tale of the English Civil War, shot in stark monochrome using a combination of digital lenses, giving a rich, ... Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Interviews
Ulrich Seidl on his Paradise trilogy
We speak to that (other) great Austrian filmmaker, Ulrich Seidl, about his ambitious Paradise trilogy and he explains why it's healthy for a director to court controversy Read more »| 01 Jul 2013 -
Dvd Reviews
Broken
“Broken Britain” was a favourite of the Tories during the most recent general election, describing a 21st century dystopia of broken&nb... Read more »| 01 Jul 2013 -
Interviews
Director Ben Wheatley on A Field In England
Ever wondered what the English Civil War might have looked like to someone tripping on magic mushrooms? Director Ben Wheatley shares his unique vision in A Field In England Read more »| 01 Jul 2013 -
Dvd ReviewsSpider Baby
Another welcome Blu-ray release from Arrow Films, Spider Baby, or The Maddest Story Ever Told (to give its full title) is a wonderful slice of 1960s com... Read more »| 01 Jul 2013 -
New Releases
Paradise: Faith
Situated in the middle of Ulrich Seidl’s trilogy, it's hard to avoid the feeling that Paradise: Faith is the weakest film of the three, but i... Read more »| 01 Jul 2013