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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News
Glasgow Film Theatre reveal 2025 birthday programme
The Glasgow cinema will celebrate its 51st birthday this May with a month-long programme that includes a David Lynch season and loads of classics back on the big screen, with some screenings on 35mm and 70mm Read more »| 09 Apr 2025 -
New Releases
The Return
The Return will satisfy fans of Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche, who are the best thing about this adaptation of the closing chapters of The Odyssey Read more »| 07 Apr 2025 -
New Releases
Holy Cow
A teenage boy has to grow up fast after his father dies in this finely observed and deeply charming coming-of-age drama set in rural France Read more »| 07 Apr 2025 -
Film Events
Scottish Film Events: April 2025
The CCA makes a welcome return, physical media love letter Kim's Video goes on tour, and the essential Derek Jarman and Chantal Akerman retrospectives continue at GFT Read more »| 31 Mar 2025 -
New Releases
Four Mothers
James McArdle is a winning lead in this sharp Irish comedy in which an author gets saddled caring for three of his friends' elderly mothers as well as his own mother one summer Read more »| 31 Mar 2025 -
News
MUBI FEST coming to Glasgow in 2025
Distributor, streaming service and production company MUBI have announced that their global touring festival MUBI FEST will come to Glasgow in November 2025 Read more »| 26 Mar 2025
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Glasgow Short Film Festival 2025: The Award Winners
Lisa Clarkson’s Paternal Advice won this year’s Scottish Competition while Iranian filmmaker Maryam Tafakory won the Bill Douglas Award for best international short film Read more »| 25 Mar 2025 -
New Releases
La Cocina
Talented Mexican director Alonso Ruizpalacios is back with an intense drama concerned with the dream of immigration and the exploitative nature of capitalism, set within the pressure-cooker environment of a New York restaurant Read more »| 24 Mar 2025 -
Interviews
Julian Glander on Boys Go to Jupiter
Julian Glander's debut feature, vaporwave animation Boys Go to Jupiter, is a delightful hangout movie with a sci-fi twist. We spoke to Glander about the film ahead of its UK premiere at Glasgow Film Festival earlier this month Read more »| 20 Mar 2025 -
Interviews
Alonso Ruizpalacios on La Cocina
Mexican director Alonso Ruizpalacios is one of the most daring filmmakers in world cinema, but he's yet to have a mainstream breakthrough. His fourth feature, La Cocina, a drama set in a high-pressure restaurant kitchen, should change that Read more »| 18 Mar 2025 -
New Releases
Brief History of a Family
There are distinct shades of Saltburn in Jianjie Lin’s sleek psychological drama following a teenager as he worms his way into the affections of his friend’s wealthy parents Read more »| 17 Mar 2025 -
New Releases
Flow
Gints Zilbalodis’ sophomore feature follows a cat and its newfound animal family on an unforgettable odyssey through a sinking dystopia Read more »| 17 Mar 2025 -
New Releases
GFF 2025: Super Happy Forever
Kohei Igarashi's Super Happy Forever is a profoundly romantic non-linear love story Read more »| 13 Mar 2025 -
New Releases
Sister Midnight
Sister Midnight is a picaresque horror comedy about a newlywed who marches to the beat of her own drum Read more »| 10 Mar 2025 -
New Releases
GFF 2025: Baby Assassins: Nice Days
Coming across like an anime leaping to live-action, Yugo Sakamoto's latest entry in his Baby Assassins series is an infectious and silly delight Read more »| 07 Mar 2025