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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ComedyICYMI: Hannah Fairweather on When Harry Met Sally
Fresh from her Fringe debut, Edinburgh local Hannah Fairweather takes on the Nora Ephron classic, When Harry Met Sally Read more »| 14 Oct 2022 -
New ReleasesThe Banshees of Inisherin
In Martin McDonagh's new study of male loneliness, two lifelong friends fall out on a fictional island in Ireland. The result is a black comedy brimming with melancholy Read more »| 13 Oct 2022 -
New ReleasesTriangle of Sadness
The fashion industry, social media and late-stage capitalism are among the targets of this wild satire from Swedish director Ruben Östlund Read more »| 12 Oct 2022 -
InterviewsScotland on Screen: Sean Lìonadh on Too Rough
Scottish short film Too Rough has been enjoying an enviable run on the international film festival circuit. We caught up with its talented writer-director, Sean Lìonadh, to explore why it's struck such a chord with audiences around the world Read more »| 11 Oct 2022 -
Film EventsScotland Loves Anime: 2022 Preview
Scotland Loves Anime, the UK's longest running film festival dedicated to Japanese animation, is back with another sparkling lineup featuring trips into the future, a bombastic rock opera, a few coming-of-age numbers and a deep dive into digital realms Read more »| 11 Oct 2022 -
New ReleasesAlcarràs
Alcarràs, Carla Simón's Golden Bear winner, is a powerful and nostalgic portrait of a family of peach farmers in rural Catalonia Read more »| 07 Oct 2022
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New ReleasesLFF 2022: The Eternal Daughter
Two Tilda Swintons for the price of one in Joanna Hogg's curious ghost story, centering on Swinton playing a mother and daughter struggling to find a connection Read more »| 07 Oct 2022 -
NewsFilmhouse and EIFF closure leaves Scottish film community in shock
The immediate closure and sacking of staff at Filmhouse, Edinburgh Film Festival and Aberdeen's Belmont is heartbreaking, and could spell a warning for more bad news Read more »| 07 Oct 2022 -
Film EventsScottish Film Events: October 2022
October is a jam-packed month for Scottish cinemas, featuring scary movies, 100-year-old movies, a plethora of film festivals and a fair few weird movies. Dive in! Read more »| 04 Oct 2022 -
InterviewsThe Skinny on... Bryan M Ferguson
Given it’s the spooky season, we’ve invited our favourite maker of creepy films, Bryan M Ferguson, to take this month’s Skinny Q&A Read more »| 04 Oct 2022 -
InterviewsMatt Palmer on All Night Horror Madness 2022
The Cameo's legendary horror extravaganza All Night Horror Madness returns for its 15th edition with an all-star lineup. Filmmaker and programmer Matt Palmer talks us through the origins of the night and this upcoming edition's knockout lineup Read more »| 04 Oct 2022 -
New ReleasesAfter Blue (Dirty Paradise)
Bertrand Mandico's queer psychedelic space oddity imagines a post-apocalyptic world with no men, where a teenager has one mission: kill Kate Bush Read more »| 03 Oct 2022 -
InterviewsLooking Violence in the Eye: Icíar Bollaín on Maixabel
As Maixabel – Icíar Bollaín's drama about a victim of terrorism – opens Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival, we talk to the director about delegitimising violence, and second chances Read more »| 29 Sep 2022 -
New ReleasesIn Front of Your Face
Hong Sang-soo keeps developing a simple, beautiful cinema whose greatness and deepness lies in the smallest details Read more »| 20 Sep 2022 -
New ReleasesAfter Yang
After Yang, Kogonada's followup to Columbus, is a metaphysical sci-fi that feels its way through the complex heartbreak and revelation of memory with a beautifully human touch Read more »| 20 Sep 2022