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 ReviewsRare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Arriving in a flurry of hype and high expectations, this quirky Finnish horror-comedy has everything going for it. An archaeological dig unleashes the creatu... Read more »| 21 Nov 2011 -
New ReleasesThe Deep Blue Sea
The Deep Blue Sea is the first narrative feature Terence Davies has directed in over a decade, and the material is a perfect match for this great filmmaker. ... Read more »| 21 Nov 2011 -
New Releases
50/50
Defying the odds is the very embodiment of 50/50, not just by surpassing its arbitrator title, but by creating the rarest of stories – a delightfully r... Read more »| 21 Nov 2011 -
New Releases
Moneyball
Based on a true story, Moneyball follows the familiar sports movie formula – a team of underdogs trying to compete in the big league. Brad Pitt is typi... Read more »| 21 Nov 2011 -
Dvd Reviews
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
This sequel netted Brazil's biggest-ever box office return with its portrayal of corrupt police and even more corrupt politicians in Rio de Janeiro. A sunken... Read more »| 18 Nov 2011 -
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Adam Hills: Inflatable DVD
Sheer coincidence sees this DVD released at a time when Ricky Gervais is defending his right to use the word 'mong'. It's a notable contrast to Hills, who is... Read more »| 18 Nov 2011
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Dvd ReviewsJason Manford: Jason Manford Live DVD & BluRay
It's been a year since an internet sex scandal engulfed Jason Manford's career. After his shock admission of having once seen boobs on the web, Manford was e... Read more »| 18 Nov 2011 -
Dvd ReviewsTim Vine: The Joke-A-Motive
“I went on once-in-a-lifetime holiday recently. Tell you what, never again.” Yes, the Best Joke Of The Edinburgh Fringe makes an appearance in t... Read more »| 18 Nov 2011 -
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The Pajama Men: Last Stand To Reason DVD
Apart from two chairs and a giant cardboard train, the stage is empty. Which is just as well. Any clutter would occupy valuable space needed for the enormous... Read more »| 18 Nov 2011 -
Dvd ReviewsDylan Moran: Yeah Yeah DVD
Dylan Moran has been quiet recently and it's nice to see him back, but something seems to have changed about everyone's favourite misanthrope. If you fr... Read more »| 18 Nov 2011 -
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Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra: Live at the Royal Albert Hall DVD & BluRay
Tim Minchin's magnificent Albert Hall performance with his Heritage Orchestra is rooted in the fusion of cunning language games and sophisticated metho... Read more »| 18 Nov 2011 -
Dvd Reviews
Kill List
In a neat, suburban house a couple quarrel over the depressed husband's reluctance to return to his work. Later, his colleague arrives with a new girlfriend ... Read more »| 17 Nov 2011 -
Dvd Reviews
A Separation
It’s a miracle that Iranian filmmakers continue to produce complex and deeply humanistic work despite their increasingly draconian film industry, and A... Read more »| 17 Nov 2011 -
Dvd Reviews
Greg Davies: Firing Cheeseballs At A Dog Live DVD & BluRay
Opening with a photo montage from babyhood to present day, the scene is set for Greg Davies’ 2010 show Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog. The&... Read more »| 16 Nov 2011 -
Dvd Reviews
Reginald D Hunter: Live DVD
Reginald D Hunter is a big man, and if you’ve only ever seen him squeezed into small snippets on TV panel shows, then you’ve not really seen him.... Read more »| 14 Nov 2011