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 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
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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 -
New ReleasesBerlinale 2023: Infinity Pool
Brandon Cronenberg's uninspired psychedelic horror thriller is never as transgressive or shocking as it wants to be Read more »| 24 Feb 2023 -
OpinionGlasgow Film Festival 2023: Ten unmissable films
From environmental dramas to playful documentaries, here are ten unmissable films at this year's Glasgow Film Festival Read more »| 22 Feb 2023 -
FestivalsGlasgow Short Film Festival reveal 2023 programme
GSFF showcase the rise of our AI overlords, host nights of world-building animation and a focus on Lebanese short films, plus new shorts from Ainslie Henderson, Duncan Cowles, Simone Smith and Jack Goessens in the Scottish competition Read more »| 22 Feb 2023 -
InterviewsVoices from the Margins: Lee Grant interview
Lee Grant has lived a life. Cannes award-winner at 22. Blacklisted during the Communist witch hunts. An icon of 70s New Hollywood. A pioneering documentarian in the 80s. We discuss her extraordinary career ahead of her Glasgow Film Festival retrospective Read more »| 21 Feb 2023 -
InterviewsScotland on Screen: Adura Onashile on Girl
Fresh from Sundance, Adura Onashile's tender drama Girl gets a hometown premiere at Glasgow Film Festival. Onashile tells us about the film's inspiration Read more »| 14 Feb 2023 -
New ReleasesMarcel the Shell with Shoes On
The adorable series of YouTube shorts featuring Jenny Slate as a cute sea shell with a googly eye and a pair of tiny trainers get a big-screen update Read more »| 13 Feb 2023