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 ReviewsCatch .44
Bruce Willis' latest vehicle is a dismal, cliched gangster flick that fails to entertain on any level. Read more »| 07 Jun 2012 -
Dvd ReviewsWar of the Dead
Uninspiring low-budget zombie horror fails to excite. Read more »| 07 Jun 2012 -
Dvd ReviewsThe Hound of the Baskervilles
A Cold War-era Russian Sherlock Holmes adaptation with fantastic performances and bleak, beautiful scenery. Read more »| 07 Jun 2012 -
Dvd ReviewsYou Only Live Once
A classic performance from Henry Fonda and the masterful touch of director Fritz Lang make this a classic of the film noir genre. Read more »| 07 Jun 2012 -
New Releases
Casa de Mi Padre
Will Ferrell's latest offering is a screwball parody of overwrought Mexican soap operas. Read more »| 04 Jun 2012 -
New Releases
The Innkeepers
Our primal fear of haunted houses is fertile ground for the horror devotees, but it’s been well farmed over the years. Now director Ti West adds to the... Read more »| 04 Jun 2012
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Interviews
West's World: Ti West on The Innkeepers
Some horror directors like to gross out an audience. Ti West, the man behind House of the Devil, prefers to freak them out using good ol' fashioned suspense. West speaks to The Skinny about his latest bloodcurdler, The Innkeepers. Read more »| 01 Jun 2012 -
Film Events
Film Event Highlights – June 2012
This month's film events cover everything from Woody Allen to zombies. Read more »| 01 Jun 2012 -
New Releases
Red Tails
George Lucas'-produced WWII aerial spectacle is a damp CGI-riddled squib. Read more »| 01 Jun 2012 -
Dvd Reviews
Coriolanus
Ralph Fiennes directorial debut is a grim, gritty and challenging adaptation of a lesser-known Shakespeare play. Read more »| 01 Jun 2012 -
Interviews
Whatever Gets You Through The Night – The Film
Groundbreaking cross-disciplinary arts project Whatever Gets You Through The Night is to become a documentary film, courtesy of director Daniel Warren Read more »| 29 May 2012 -
Interviews
The Angels' Share – Set Visit
The Skinny visited the set of Ken Loach's The Angels' Share last summer and talked to the cast and crew about the film's legendary director Read more »| 28 May 2012 -
Interviews
Cinema Resuscitation: Bertrand Tavernier on Death Watch
Death Watch, a lyrical science fiction film made in Glasgow in the late 70s, died on its initial release. Ahead of its resurrection by film distributors Park Circus, The Skinny spoke to the film's charming director, Bertrand Tavernier. Read more »| 28 May 2012 -
New Releases
The Turin Horse
Apocalyptic and deeply challenging, Béla Tarr’s swan-song as a director is a fitting end to his enigmatic career. Read more »| 28 May 2012 -
New Releases
The Angels' Share
Veteran realist director Ken Loach's new film is a bit of a botched caper. Read more »| 24 May 2012