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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Film EventsThe Best Film Events in Scotland in July
The Scottish film events you should make time for this month, from screenings based around desire and obsession to open-air cinema at Queen's Park Read more »| 01 Jul 2019 -
NewsNicolas Roeg and Spike Lee seasons coming to GFT
Glasgow Film Theatre have two great retrospectives lined up for their Cinemaster retrospectives this summer: Nic Roeg and Spike Lee Read more »| 01 Jul 2019 -
New ReleasesSchemers
Schemers is the inspiring true-life story of how a Dundee teen set his town's music scene alight – it's just a shame that the film has little interest in the women of that scene Read more »| 29 Jun 2019 -
Festivals10 films to see at Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2019
We survey what to look out for at this year's Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, including Palme d'Or-winner Parasite and the hallucinatory survivalist thriller Monos Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
FestivalsAdewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje's Farming wins EIFF's top prize
As well as winning the Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film, Farming’s lead actor also picked up an award Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
New ReleasesCronofobia
An atmospheric psychological drama from first-time director Francesco Rizzi, Cronofobia's arresting visuals and committed performances make this one of the most memorable films of the year Read more »| 28 Jun 2019
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New ReleasesWhat She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
As an overview of the career of the contentious film critic, What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael is a congenial ode to a unique and important cultural voice of the 20th century Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
New ReleasesUnderdown
Life below the poverty line in Beirut’s concrete jungle is explored in Sarah Kaskas’ humanistic feature debut Underdown Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
New ReleasesBalance, Not Symmetry
Director Jamie Adams collaborates with Biffy Clyro for Glasgow-set drama Balance, Not Symmetry, an unbearable film marred by clichés and an inconsistent structure Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
New ReleasesThe Grizzlies
A true-life story of how sport unites a group of disenfranchised teens in northern Canada, too often The Grizzlies feels like Hollywood schmaltz Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
New ReleasesNot the End (Sin fin)
Time-travelling romance with a sensitive approach to love and loss Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
New ReleasesVenezia
A woman wanders a grey Venice in this gut-wrenching film about loneliness and loss Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
New ReleasesThe Vast of Night
Andrew Patterson's The Vast of Night evokes paranoid 50s B-movies but elevates the genre with stylish visuals and vibrant performances Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
New ReleasesScheme Birds
This lyrical documentary follows the life of an 18-year-old navigating the harsh truths of motherhood, relationships and violence in a deprived corner of Motherwell Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Film Festival: Read the Student Critics
We're delighted to be hosting the work of this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival student critics – read their EIFF reviews here Read more »| 27 Jun 2019