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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Dvd ReviewsThe Passion of Joan of Arc
A silent film from 1928 depicting the trial of Joan of Arc for heresy is never going to be the first choice for a Saturday night's viewing, but this stark, t... Read more »| 24 Oct 2012 -
Dvd Reviews
The Castle of Cagliostro
The Castle of Cagliostro is a 1979 animated film from Hayao Miyazaki, the anime maestro who would later direct such Studio Ghibli classics as Spirited Away a... Read more »| 24 Oct 2012 -
New ReleasesRoom 237
It's obvious that The Shining is much more than a mere horror film, but what exactly is it? Rodney Ascher's highly entertaining Room 237 invites a group of S... Read more »| 22 Oct 2012 -
New ReleasesBeasts of the Southern Wild
Beasts of the Southern Wild is a film that has been drawing acclaim ever since it made its debut at Sundance, and it's easy to see why. This tale of a chil... Read more »| 15 Oct 2012 -
New Releases
Frankenweenie
With Frankenweenie, Tim Burton returns to an old tale (his 1984 short), to animation, and to form. A delicious mixture of 3D and black and white, this zombie... Read more »| 11 Oct 2012 -
New Releases
On the Road
Ah, the road movie and the bromance, two sub-genres in no danger of dying out anytime soon thanks to their ubiquity on our cinema screens. But they've been w... Read more »| 11 Oct 2012
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New ReleasesEverything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007
Everything or Nothing is a breezy document of the James Bond franchise (books, television and movies) that’s as well-put-together as its iconic title c... Read more »| 10 Oct 2012 -
New Releases
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
There’s a great tragedy at the heart of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, but it isn’t the crippling loneliness felt by its protagonist Charlie (L... Read more »| 10 Oct 2012 -
FestivalsPusher
This Blighty remake of Nicolas Winding Refn's debut is repetitive, silly and puerile Read more »| 08 Oct 2012 -
Interviews
Who'll Blink First?: Filming Ai Weiwei
With her documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry out on DVD on the 8 Oct, The Skinny talks to director Alison Klayman about the challenges involved in creating her sympathetic portrait of a complex man. Read more »| 05 Oct 2012 -
New Releases
Ruby Sparks
Not another indie movie, Ruby Sparks is the second feature from Little Miss Sunshine directing duo Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton. Penned by actress Zoe ... Read more »| 05 Oct 2012 -
Dvd Reviews
The Fairy
La Fée is the third feature from a three-way filmmaking partnership, in which each member shares three roles: writer, director, and performer. It&rsqu... Read more »| 03 Oct 2012 -
Dvd Reviews
The Arrival of Wang
Not, as one might initially guess, a top-shelf title heralding the debut of a new adult entertainment star, The Arrival of Wang is a low budget sci-fi thrill... Read more »| 03 Oct 2012 -
Dvd Reviews
Some Guy Who Kills People
Everyone wants revenge on the assholes from high school, especially Kevin Boyd (Kevin Corrigan). When he's released after 11 years in the mental institution ... Read more »| 03 Oct 2012 -
Dvd Reviews
The Landlord
In his directorial debut, the great Hal Ashby tackled race relations head on with this fable of gentrification and radical chic. Elgar (Beau Bridges) is a sp... Read more »| 03 Oct 2012