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 ReleasesBirds of Passage
Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra's Birds of Passage is a fresh take on the gangster genre Read more »| 08 May 2019 -
NewsMargaret Tait to be celebrated with ten new films from Scottish filmmakers
The Orcadian filmmaker and poet Margaret Tait will be commemorated with ten new commissions, including films by Luke Fowler, Sarah Wood, Morag McKinnon and Mark Cousins Read more »| 08 May 2019 -
InterviewsTeen Turmoil: Josephine Decker on Madeline's Madeline
One of the fiercest talents on America's vibrant indie film scene, Josephine Decker discusses about her impressionistic new feature Madeline's Madeline, which centres on an extraordinary performance from teen newcomer Helena Howard Read more »| 07 May 2019 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Film Festival to close with Lowry biopic Mrs Lowry & Son
The world premiere of a biopic of LS Lowry, with Timothy Spall as the iconic British painter, will bring this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival to a close Read more »| 07 May 2019 -
Dvd ReviewsMadeline's Madeline
Madeline’s Madeline disguises its horrifyingly intimate conflict – presented without or sugarcoating – behind a tapestry of dream sequences and untrustworthy characters. Read more »| 06 May 2019 -
Film EventsThe CineSkinny on Tour: The line-up
This month The Skinny takes a programme of excellent short film on a tour of two of our favourite venues Read more »| 03 May 2019
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New ReleasesLong Shot
Political satire and romantic comedy combine in the uninspired Seth Rogen vehicle Long Shot Read more »| 03 May 2019 -
New ReleasesHigh Life
For her first English-language film, Claire Denis brings her unique sensibility to the sci-fi genre, for a compelling film that's equal parts family melodrama, psychological thriller and dystopian horror Read more »| 02 May 2019 -
New ReleasesDestination Wedding
Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves are irresistible as two narcissists falling for one another at a destination wedding, but the one-note, acerbic script can be a tad wearing Read more »| 01 May 2019 -
FestivalsCharlotte Prodger’s Venice Biennale work to tour Scotland
Charlotte Prodger’s new Scotland + Venice Biennale work will tour Scotland at the same time as it premieres at the 58th International Art Exhibition Read more »| 01 May 2019 -
FestivalsBoyz in the Wood to open Edinburgh Film Festival 2019
The 73rd edition of the long-running festival will kick off with Scottish comedy Boyz in the Wood, the debut film from Ninian Doff, with a cast featuring Eddie Izzard, Kate Dickie, James Cosmo and Alice Lowe Read more »| 01 May 2019 -
Film EventsThe Best Film Events in Scotland in May
The big screen movie happenings you should make time for this May, from several Hirokazu Kore-eda retrospectives to The Skinny's very own short film programme celebrating Scottish filmmaking talent Read more »| 30 Apr 2019 -
InterviewsBrady Corbet on Vox Lux, gun control and Scott Walker
Brady Corbet's bold new feature Vox Lux examines a heady brew of celebrity and violence in the 21st century. We speak to the filmmaker about star Natalie Portman, gun control in America and working with the late, great Scott Walker Read more »| 29 Apr 2019 -
InterviewsJoe Penna on survival thriller Arctic
Prolific filmmaker Joe Penna made his name on YouTube with his popular channel MysteryGuitarMan. He tells us how these early years making shorts online has informed his debut feature film Arctic, a survivalist thriller starring Mads Mikkelsen Read more »| 29 Apr 2019 -
FestivalsPhil Collins on his new Friedrich Engels film Ceremony
In Ceremony, Berlin-based British artist Phil Collins brings Communist Manifesto co-author Friedrich Engels back to Manchester, a city that helped form his socialist ideas. We ask Collins what Engels would make of the UK today Read more »| 26 Apr 2019