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 ReleasesSwan Song
German character actor Udo Kier takes a rare leading role in this wistful story of an ageing, small-town Ohio hairdresser looking to mend some bridges Read more »| 07 Jun 2022 -
OpinionGen Z's gateway cultural education in Stranger Things
Gen Zs are discovering the delights of Kate Bush through coming-of-age sci-fi hit Stranger Things, and cultural gatekeepers are outraged. But they shouldn't get in such a tizzy. Classic art has always been recontextualised by contemporary pop culture Read more »| 06 Jun 2022 -
OpinionThe Beautiful Game on the Silver Screen
I Am Zlatan is released 3 Jun by Signature Films Read more »| 06 Jun 2022 -
Film EventsScottish Film Events: June 2022
June sees the return of The Folk Film Gathering, Sundance films tour Scotland and GFT begins their Scorsese of the month season Read more »| 01 Jun 2022 -
New ReleasesCannes 2022: Showing Up
American director Kelly Reichardt reunites with her favourite actor, Michelle Williams, for a tender portrait of an artist and their surrounding community Read more »| 31 May 2022 -
New ReleasesCannes 2022: Stars at Noon
Margaret Qualley and Joe Alwyn make for uninspired romantic leads in this deeply disappointing and stagnant thriller from Claire Denis Read more »| 26 May 2022
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New ReleasesCrimes of the Future
Crimes of the Future is a David Cronenberg body horror that just doesn’t feel disgusting enough Read more »| 25 May 2022 -
New ReleasesCannes 2022: Armageddon Time
James Gray returns to his New York City roots with Armageddon Time, a coming of age film set in 1980s Queens Read more »| 24 May 2022 -
New ReleasesAftersun
Premiering in Cannes' Critics' Week, we take a look at the first feature from Scottish director Charlotte Wells, which centres on Normal People's Paul Mescal as a young father with an uneasy relationship with his pre-teen daughter Read more »| 21 May 2022 -
New ReleasesThe Innocents
Eskil Vogt's slow-burn, matter-of-fact chiller follows several youngsters with telekinetic powers and explores the curiosity and casual cruelty of children – but don't expect Scanners Junior Read more »| 12 May 2022 -
New ReleasesThe Quiet Girl
A quiet, neglected girl from a big family spends a summer with her wealthier relatives in this moving debut feature from Colm Bairéad Read more »| 09 May 2022 -
InterviewsScotland on Screen: Jack Lowden on Benediction
From that infamous Irn-Bru ad to his current role in spy thriller Slow Horses, Jack Lowden has always been a sparky and compelling screen presence. We speak to him about his finest performance yet, as tortured war poet Siegfried Sassoon in Benediction Read more »| 09 May 2022 -
New ReleasesDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Benedict Cumberbatch returns as Doctor Strange in a goofy, inventive but unwieldy sequel directed by Sam Raimi Read more »| 06 May 2022 -
New ReleasesGood Time
Robert Pattinson gives a blistering performance in this frantic crime movie about two brothers trying to escape New York's tough streets Read more »| 05 May 2022 -
InterviewsThe Price is Right: The soulful short films of James Price
Ahead of our retrospective of short films by talented Glasgow filmmaker James Price, we look at what makes 'The Springburn Scorsese' so special Read more »| 05 May 2022