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 ReleasesJohn Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
Keanu Reeves returns with another John Wick action spectacle that'll leaves you as breathless as the indefatigable protagonist Read more »| 17 May 2019 -
FestivalsAlchemy Film and Moving Image Festival: 2019 Report
We look back at the highlights from the ninth edition of Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival, where melancholic woodland creatures wandered the high street and hallucinatory work was playing on screen Read more »| 17 May 2019 -
NewsRobert Pattinson playing Batman would be a waste of his talents
Robert Pattinson looks likely to be the latest cinematic cape crusader in Matt Reeves' upcoming comic book movie The Batman, which means the indie film world might be about to lose its most interesting actor Read more »| 17 May 2019 -
FestivalsCannes 2019: The Dead Don't Die
The star-studded The Dead Don't Die is exactly the kind of zombie movie you would expect from Jim Jarmusch, for better or for worse Read more »| 15 May 2019 -
New ReleasesToo Late to Die Young
Dominga Sotomayor's semi-autobiographical Too Late to Die Young follows a 16-year-old who's beginning a new life with her family at a secluded commune Read more »| 14 May 2019 -
New ReleasesPokémon Detective Pikachu
Raymond Chandler and Psyduck collide in this live-action/computer-animated reinvention of the Pokémon franchise, with Ryan Reynolds providing the voice for a hard-boiled Pikachu P.I. Read more »| 10 May 2019
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New ReleasesDiamantino
Genre and gender blur in Gabriel Abrantes and Daniel Schmidt idiosyncratic debuts that's an absolute joyous ride Read more »| 10 May 2019 -
InterviewsBeats: Meet the stars of the Scottish rave movie
Brian Welsh’s Beats follows two best friends as they experience the tail end of West Lothian's illegal rave scene in 1994. We speak to the film's talented young stars, Cristian Ortega and Lorn Macdonald Read more »| 10 May 2019 -
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 -
New ReleasesLong Shot
Political satire and romantic comedy combine in the uninspired Seth Rogen vehicle Long Shot Read more »| 03 May 2019