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 Releases
How to Have Sex
Molly Manning Walker’s debut feature, following three teen girls on a holiday in Malia, is a remarkable feat in modern social realism Read more »| 30 Oct 2023 -
Festivals
One More 'Toon: Scotland Loves Anime 2023 preview
Annual celebration of Japanese animation Scotland Loves Anime returns with a diverse programme offering something for everyone Read more »| 27 Oct 2023 -
New Releases
Typist Artist Pirate King
Monica Dolan brings energy and conviction to her performance as unsung artist Audrey Amiss in this biopic road movie from Carol Morley Read more »| 24 Oct 2023 -
New Releases
Beyond Utopia
A heart-stopping documentary taking us inside North Korea following the people taking the treacherous journey to escape its totalitarian regime Read more »| 24 Oct 2023 -
New Releases
Killers of the Flower Moon
Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone star in the epic true-crime saga Killers of the Flower Moon, which sees Martin Scorsese exploring the shameful treatment of the United States' Indigenous population Read more »| 17 Oct 2023 -
Festivals
Discovery Film Festival 2023: 5 Films to See
Discovery Film Festival, which turns 20 this year, is back with an ambitious programme of films, shorts, events and workshops for young people and family audiences. Here are five picks from the international feature films on offer Read more »| 09 Oct 2023
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New Releases
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
In this tough but tender documentary, women find community as they cleanse a lifetime of shared pain Read more »| 09 Oct 2023 -
Interviews
Matt Johnson on BlackBerry
BlackBerry essays the incredible rise and then the spectacular demise of the world's first smartphone. Writer, director and star Matt Johnson tells us why he identifies with these tech bro losers and wanted to tell their story Read more »| 03 Oct 2023 -
Film Events
Scottish Film Events: October 2023
With Halloween coming up, it's horror madness on our screens this October, including two unmissable All Night Horror Madness lineups. Plus, new festival CineAstra and the early films of Hou Hsiao-hsien Read more »| 02 Oct 2023 -
Festivals
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival: 5 Films to See
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival turns ten this year. As ever, it gives a snapshot of contemporary Spanish filmmaking, from prison thrillers to social satires to historical dramas, with a few classics in the mix. Here are five titles to look out for Read more »| 28 Sep 2023 -
Interviews
Scotland on Screen: Paul Laverty on The Old Oak
Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty talks to us about The Old Oak, his latest – and probably last – feature film with Ken Loach Read more »| 28 Sep 2023 -
New Releases
The Old Oak
Reported to be Ken Loach's final film, The Old Oak concerns the bringing together of a bitter working-class community with a busload of Syrian refugees. Tensions soon give way to shared humanity in this rousing call for solidarity Read more »| 25 Sep 2023 -
New Releases
Brother
Brother is a powerful and beautifully rendered drama about siblings from a Toronto suberb, told over three time periods Read more »| 22 Sep 2023 -
New Releases
A Cat Called Dom
Things get increasingly meta in Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson's A Cat Called Dom, a pseudo-documentary blending fact, fiction and animation Read more »| 19 Sep 2023 -
Interviews
Sea Change: The Tiree festival spotlighting female filmmakers
Sea Change, an annual celebration of female filmmaking talent, is a great addition to Scotland's busy festival calendar. Artistic Director Jen Skinner tells us why she wanted to set up this women-focused film festival on the far-flung island of Tiree Read more »| 15 Sep 2023