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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OpinionThe Skinny's Scottish Films of 2023
Notable feature film debuts and sparkling documentaries were the story of Scottish film in 2023 Read more »| 05 Dec 2023 -
OpinionChicken Run and the Aesthetics of Self-Determination
Is Chicken Run 2: Dawn of the Nugget a potent analogy for colonialism? Are the escaped chickens crypto-Zionists? Our Theatre editor muses on the new Aardman animation Read more »| 05 Dec 2023 -
New ReleasesChicken Run 2: Dawn of the Nugget
Dawn of the Nugget is an imperfect sequel to Chicken Run, but with more to say than Aardman’s much-loved original Read more »| 04 Dec 2023 -
FestivalsTake One Action 2023 Programme: Time to Renew
Take One Action returns for its 16th edition with a programme exploring the idea of renewal – of art, material, environment and society. Take One Action programmer Xuanlin Tham talks us through some of the programme's film and event highlights Read more »| 01 Dec 2023 -
InterviewsNot Your Usual: Will Anderson on his unique animation style
At the end of an exciting 2023, we talk personality, process and playfulness with Edinburgh-based animator Will Anderson Read more »| 01 Dec 2023 -
Film EventsScottish Film Events: December 2023
The mighty Take One Action returns, Queer East comes to Edinburgh and there are a trio of all-nighters at Cameo to look forward to Read more »| 29 Nov 2023
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New ReleasesFallen Leaves
The deadpan Finnish minimalist Aki Kaurismäki is back with another bittersweet tale of hardscrabble lives in his retro vision of Helsinki Read more »| 27 Nov 2023 -
New ReleasesFemme
Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping's debut feature is a complex character portrait in which a gay man forms a curious relationship with a closeted thug Read more »| 27 Nov 2023 -
InterviewsThelma Schoonmaker on the artistry of Michael Powell
We speak to legendary film editor Thelma Schoonmaker about her efforts to bring the films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger back to the big screen, her marriage to Powell and his influence on the films of Martin Scorsese Read more »| 16 Nov 2023 -
InterviewsScotland on Screen: Paul Sng
Paul Sng's latest film is a tender portrait of Tish Murtha, a hugely talented photographer who documented working-class lives in 70s and 80s Britain. Sng talks to us about coming to film late, imposter syndrome and Scotland's supportive doc community Read more »| 13 Nov 2023 -
OpinionGrease 2 4EVA, I.D.S.T.
In Grease 2, sexism and patriarchal misogyny hang heavy in the air like a bad smell, but Michelle Pfeiffer rules the school – we take a closer look at the cinematic flop turned cult classic Read more »| 13 Nov 2023 -
New ReleasesTish
Tish, the new film from Edinburgh-based documentarian Paul Sng, is a moving portrait of photographer Tish Murtha and the powerful photographs she took documenting working-class Britain in the Thatcher era Read more »| 13 Nov 2023 -
New ReleasesMay December
Inspired by a real-life tabloid scandal, Todd Haynes' delicious new melodrama sees Natalie Portman play an actor preparing to star in a true-crime drama by inserting herself in her subject's life Read more »| 13 Nov 2023 -
New ReleasesSaltburn
Its plot may be a bit derivative and its politics are somewhat incoherent, but Saltburn is a fun, sexy romp full of great visuals and aristocratic excess Read more »| 13 Nov 2023 -
InterviewsJustine Triet on Palme d'Or winner Anatomy of a Fall
This year Justine Triet became only the third female director to win the Palme d'Or for her fantastic fourth film Anatomy of a Fall. She talks to us about upending the staid courtroom drama and her obsession with her extraordinary star, Sandra Hüller Read more »| 06 Nov 2023