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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FestivalsRent Out of Shape: Fredrik Gertten on housing doc Push
This year's Take One Action opens with timely doc Push, which takes a compelling deep dive into global housing issues. We speak to Push's director, Fredrik Gertten, who explains that the current crisis is much more complex than rampant gentrification Read more »| 12 Sep 2019 -
New ReleasesTIFF 2019: Jojo Rabbit
Kiwi filmmaker Taika Waititi returns with a Nazi satire that proves a great vehicle for his brand of oddball humour Read more »| 11 Sep 2019 -
New ReleasesKnives Out
There are only flashes of excitement to be had in this star-studded whodunit featuring Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Michael Shannon and Chris Evans Read more »| 11 Sep 2019 -
New ReleasesAd Astra
James Gray takes us on a breathtaking sci-fi journey in his latest film Ad Astra, with Brad Pitt impressing in a restrained performance as an emotionally fractured man wrestling with daddy issues Read more »| 11 Sep 2019 -
New ReleasesTIFF 2019: The Personal History of David Copperfield
A change of pace for Armando Iannucci as he swaps expletive-laden satire for a charming, comic riff on Charles Dickens’ classic novel David Copperfield Read more »| 10 Sep 2019 -
New ReleasesTIFF 2019: A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood
A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood isn't the textbook biopic of American kids' TV star Mr Rogers that its trailer suggests, but it does lack the vigour of director Marielle Heller's earlier films Read more »| 10 Sep 2019
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FestivalsTake One Action: Films with a youth focus
At Take One Action Film Festival, young people are leading the way – here are six films from this year's programme with youth at the forefront Read more »| 09 Sep 2019 -
New ReleasesHoneyland
Honeyland is one of this year’s strongest documentaries Read more »| 09 Sep 2019 -
New ReleasesPhoenix
Writer-director Camilla Strøm Henriksen's coming-of-age drama centres on the 14-year-old who has to act as the responsible adult in her family Read more »| 09 Sep 2019 -
New ReleasesNight Hunter
Stanley Tucci and Ben Kingsley give it their all in this brooding thriller, but poor Henry Cavill struggles with the leaden script Read more »| 06 Sep 2019 -
FestivalsGlasgow Youth Film Festival: Young Programmers' Highlights
The Glasgow Youth Film Festival Young Programmers – the GFT's team of sharp young film-fans aged 15-18 – introduce some of the films screening in this year's festival Read more »| 05 Sep 2019 -
New ReleasesThe King
David Michôd's brooding riff on Shakespeare sees rising star Timothée Chalamet play both wastrel prince from Henry IV, and warrior king of Henry V. He convinces as both Read more »| 04 Sep 2019 -
New ReleasesRojo
Pre-coup Argentina is the setting for this chilling tragicomic drama centred on a middle-aged lawyer who becomes embroiled in the atmosphere of fear and violence soon to sweep the country Read more »| 04 Sep 2019 -
InterviewsJohn Waters on his new book, Pink Flamingos and his TV cameos
Ahead of the UK release of his latest book, we talk to 'The Pope of Trash' about his filmmaking legacy... which apparently involves him being recognised more for Chucky and Alvin and the Chipmunks movies than for his transgressive directorial efforts Read more »| 02 Sep 2019 -
Film EventsSeptember's Best Film Events in Scotland
The Scottish film events you should make time for this month, from Take One Action and Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival to Scotland's first Kung Fu Film Festival Read more »| 02 Sep 2019