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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NewsOscar nominations betray #MeToo and #OscarsSoWhite
Two years on from Moonlight’s landmark Best Picture win, 2019’s Best Picture contenders like Green Book and Bohemian Rhapsody are looking rather retrograde, while once again female filmmakers are ignored Read more »| 22 Jan 2019 -
New ReleasesGlass
Samuel L. Jackson makes for a mesmerising supervillain, and there's a pleasing physicality to Glass's superhero showdowns, but Shyamalan just can't help himself when it comes to convoluted dialogue and eye-rolling twists Read more »| 18 Jan 2019 -
Dvd ReviewsDiamonds of the Night
Jan Němec’s thrilling, dreamlike film following two boys on the run from the Nazis comes to Blu-ray Read more »| 18 Jan 2019 -
FestivalsBo Burnham brings Eighth Grade to Glasgow Film Festival
The US stand-up star is coming to Glasgow Film Festival to present Eighth Grade, his tender and funny first feature film about a shy young girl trying to survive middle school Read more »| 18 Jan 2019 -
NewsJohn Wick: Chapter 3 trailer - Keanu Reeves is back
Things get even more hairy for Keanu Reeves’ expert-assassin in the wild first trailer for the third John Wick movie, titled John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Read more »| 17 Jan 2019 -
NewsWatch the first trailer for the Robert Pattinson-starring High Life
The great Claire Denis ventures into sci-fi with this space-bound film starring Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche and Mia Goth Read more »| 16 Jan 2019
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NewsBill Murray reunites with his Lost in Translation director Sofia Coppola
Fifteen years after the brilliant bittersweet drama Lost in Translation, Bill Murray and Sofia Coppola will work together on a new movie, called On the Rocks Read more »| 16 Jan 2019 -
NewsJason Reitman directing a Ghostbusters Sequel
Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson and Bill Murray could be back to vanquish ghosts in this second sequel to the original and much-loved 1984 comedy Read more »| 16 Jan 2019 -
New Releases
Beautiful Boy
Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet are both outstanding in this profoundly moving story of a young man dealing with addiction Read more »| 15 Jan 2019 -
NewsPeter Parker visits Europe in the first Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer
See New Yorker Spider-Man out of his element fighting Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mysterio in Venice and London Read more »| 15 Jan 2019 -
New ReleasesMary Queen of Scots
Ronan and Robbie are knockout, but their bold, sensitive performances as somewhat hindered by structural and pacing issues Read more »| 14 Jan 2019 -
Dvd ReviewsA Simple Favour
The "dark side of Paul Feig" is worth checking out on DVD for its ballsy twists, engagingly off-kilter performances, and drop-dead gorgeous costume design Read more »| 14 Jan 2019 -
Dvd ReviewsBandersnatch – choose-your-own review
Bandersnatch, the latest edition of Black Mirror, has a twist: you get to choose the path the character takes through the narrative, Fighting Fantasy style. Our review takes a similar form. To choose to read it, keep scrolling Read more »| 11 Jan 2019 -
NewsJake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo reunite in horror Velvet Buzzsaw
Gyllenhaal and Russo star in Dan Gilroy's horror set within the LA art world Read more »| 10 Jan 2019 -
Film EventsFilmhouse’s new House Guest is… The Skinny!
We've programmed an eclectic series of films to screen at Filmhouse throughout February, from Martin Scorsese’s prescient satire The King of Comedy to riotous music-filled comedy The Blues Brothers Read more »| 09 Jan 2019