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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FestivalsFive films to see at Scotland Loves Anime 2021
Scotland Loves Anime returns with the very best of Japanese animation, new and old. We pick out some of the highlights, from a cyber-fairytale riffing on Beauty and the Beast to a goofy espionage caper Read more »| 24 Sep 2021 -
FestivalsAfrica in Motion: 2021 Festival Preview
Africa in Motion goes online-only this year with a huge programme of over 90 films and events shining a light on the brilliance and diversity of African cinema Read more »| 22 Sep 2021 -
ComedyICYMI: Long Cat Media on National Lampoon's Vacation
The duo behind the Long Cat Media podcasts – Laurence Owen and Lindsay Sharman – take a trip with the Griswolds Read more »| 16 Sep 2021 -
InterviewsChristine Molloy and Joe Lawlor on Rose Plays Julie
Irish filmmakers Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor speak to us about their slippery new thriller Rose Plays Julie Read more »| 13 Sep 2021 -
FestivalsEmily Munro on climate documentary Living Proof
Ahead of Glasgow's UN Climate Conference (aka COP26), Take One Action film festival presents Living Proof – A Climate Story, an evocative documentary exploring Scotland's complex relationship to the global climate crisis, told using archive footage Read more »| 13 Sep 2021 -
New ReleasesSpencer
In Pablo Larraín's anarchic anti-royalist look at Princess Diana, the wealth and status of royalty are a trap from which no-one escapes happily Read more »| 07 Sep 2021
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New ReleasesVenice Film Festival 2021: Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, the latest film from A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night director Ana Lily Amirpour, is a neon-drenched horror filled with warmth and humour, but with a frustratingly loose script Read more »| 05 Sep 2021 -
New ReleasesLast Night in Soho
Edgar Wright's psychological thriller starts promisingly, but as it takes its characters down the sinuous corridors of glamourous Soho clubs, its charming ambivalence and well-crafted allegories begin to unravel Read more »| 04 Sep 2021 -
New ReleasesParallel Mothers
The great Pedro Almodóvar returns with a twist-filled melodrama about two single mothers – one played by Almodóvar regular Penelope Cruz Read more »| 04 Sep 2021 -
New ReleasesThe Lost Daughter
Based on Elena Ferrante's book of the same name, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut, The Lost Daughter, depicts the horror of a woman ageing past what society deems desirable Read more »| 03 Sep 2021 -
New ReleasesDune
Dune isn't quite the sensory feast of Blade Runner 2049, but Jason Momoa steals the film as a salt of the earth swordmaster – if only this sci-fi epic had more of his pizzaz Read more »| 03 Sep 2021 -
New ReleasesThe Power of the Dog
Jane Campion returns after 12 years with The Power of the Dog, a haunting study of male violence that makes up for its lack of emotional depth with forensic storytelling Read more »| 03 Sep 2021 -
New ReleasesThe Card Counter
Paul Schrader delivers another exacting drama following a haunted man in search of redemption in tense morality tale The Card Counter Read more »| 02 Sep 2021 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Film Festival: Read 2021's Young Critics
Read reviews from this year's group of Edinburgh International Film Festival Young Critics Read more »| 02 Sep 2021 -
Film EventsScottish Film Events: September 2021
Some of our favourite film fests – Alchemy, Berwick, Take One Action and Glasgow Youth Film Festival – return in this month's film events guide Read more »| 01 Sep 2021