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 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
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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 -
FestivalsSQIFF unveils 2020 programme
The mighty SQIFF – Scottish Queer International Film Festival for the uninitiated – returns with queer dystopia, stories of QTIPOC activism, LGBTQIA+ disruptions in sport and a queer horror icon setting the record straight Read more »| 09 Sep 2020 -
Festivals10 Great Scottish Short Films from GSFF 2020
The 13th Glasgow Short Film Festival may have been downgraded to the “12th and a half edition”, but that didn't dampen the quality of the films. Particularly strong were the Scottish shorts – here are ten of our favourites Read more »| 07 Sep 2020 -
FestivalsStream Spirit: Scotland's Virtual Film Festivals
Cannes couldn't and EIFF effed off till later in the year, but some film festivals have embraced taking their programmes online after in-person events were kiboshed by COVID-19, including the upcoming Take One Action and SQIFF Read more »| 31 Aug 2020 -
FestivalsThe Skinny's Best Scottish Short Films of the 2010s
As we enter the 2020s, we'll be looking back at the incredible Scottish short films to emerge in the 2010s at Glasgow Short Film Festival Read more »| 10 Aug 2020 -
InterviewsYouth in Revolt: Ninian Doff on Get Duked!
Ninian Doff opened EIFF 2019 with his rambunctious action-comedy Boyz in the Wood, now titled Get Duked! He talks about politicising today's youth, embracing a music video aesthetic and casting Eddie Izzard as a demented Scottish Duke Read more »| 05 Aug 2020 -
FestivalsGlasgow Short Film Festival 2020 goes online
Glasgow Short Film Festival present edition 'twelve-and-a-half' of the groundbreaking and always-exciting festival Read more »| 29 Jul 2020 -
Film EventsEIFF bring Drive-In cinema to Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh Airport hosts a drive-in screening series next month – here's what's on the menu Read more »| 22 Jul 2020 -
FestivalsDive In: Glasgow Short Film Festival's free online fest
Joined by some of Scotland's best film programmers and festivals, GSFF present two weeks of free online screenings Read more »| 09 Jul 2020