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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InterviewsDigging Up the Past: Bassam Tariq on Mogul Mowgli
Bassam Tariq's electric narrative feature debut stars Riz Ahmed as a British-Pakistani rapper on the cusp of stardom when struck down by a debilitating illness. Tariq explains how he wanted to tell a story that dug deep into Pakistan's cultural heritage Read more »| 30 Oct 2020 -
New ReleasesRelic
Australian-Japanese director Natalie Erika James’ brilliant debut centres its horror on three generations of women as the developing dementia of the family's grandmother exposes unspoken resentments between the trio Read more »| 28 Oct 2020 -
New ReleasesShirley
Josephine Decker channels the gothic atmosphere and horribly thrilling storytelling of Shirley Jackson's writing in this fictionalised portrait of the author Read more »| 26 Oct 2020 -
New ReleasesBorat: Subsequent Moviefilm
Sacha Baron Cohen returns with another askance look at America from the point of view of the idiotic Kazakhstani reporter Borat. The resulting satire is often sharp and explosive, but there are some misfires too Read more »| 26 Oct 2020 -
InterviewsMind Games: Josephine Decker on Shirley
Shirley imagines a fictitious period in the life of Shirley Jackson, shot in a way that channels the cult author's writing style. Director Josephine Decker talks to us about the purging pleasures of exploring dark characters and themes Read more »| 22 Oct 2020 -
New ReleasesSummer of 85
François Ozon's latest, a melodrama following a gay teen romance that blossoms during an idyllic summer on the French coast, has plenty of surface pleasures, but at times it feels about as substantial as an 80s pop promo Read more »| 19 Oct 2020
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New ReleasesBody of Water
Scottish director Lucy Brydon makes her feature film debut with this bleak, ambiguous film following a middle-aged woman with an eating disorder Read more »| 12 Oct 2020 -
OpinionStudio Ghibli, Cottagecore & Inclusivity
The cottagecore aesthetic helps young people and marginalised groups to imagine a different future – and the movies of Studio Ghibli are key in pointing the way forward Read more »| 08 Oct 2020 -
New ReleasesSaint Maud
Horror film Saint Maud, the gut-churning debut from British writer-director Rose Glass, takes us inside the mind of a pious care nurse with a messiah complex Read more »| 07 Oct 2020 -
InterviewsBlind Faith: Rose Glass on Saint Maud
You'll struggle to find a more confident debut film in 2020 than Rose Glass's claustrophobic psychological thriller Saint Maud. Glass talks to us about creating a horror film that's as darkly funny as it is disturbing Read more »| 06 Oct 2020 -
FestivalsTen Films to Catch at London Film Festival 2020
The 64th London Film Festival will be a hybrid affair, with the majority of the programme being presented online along with a scattering of IRL screenings around the UK, including at Glasgow Film Theatre. Here are our highlights Read more »| 05 Oct 2020 -
New ReleasesOn the Rocks
Bill Murray and Rashida Jones are endlessly charming as a father and daughter bonding while snooping on the daughter's potentially cheating husband Read more »| 28 Sep 2020 -
InterviewsHong Khaou on Monsoon
Hong Khaou discusses his graceful second feature Monsoon, which sees Crazy Rich Asians beefcake Henry Golding play a Vietnamese-born Londoner returning to the country of his childhood but struggling to find a connection Read more »| 18 Sep 2020 -
FestivalsTake One Action returns this week
Take One Action, Scotland's film festival aiming to inspire activism and global change, returns for its fully-online 13th edition. Here's what to look out for Read more »| 16 Sep 2020 -
InterviewsTeam Players: Sarah Gavron & Anu Henriques on Rocks
Rocks, the East London-set drama from director Sarah Gavron, is bursting with energy thanks to its cast of teenage newcomers. Gavron, and associate director Anu Henriques, speak to us about the film's uniquely collaborative production Read more »| 11 Sep 2020