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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FestivalsTake One Action: A look at doc Silvana
Roaring documentary Silvana follows one of Sweden’s most unapologetically outspoken musical acts, Silvana Imam, a lesbian hip-hop artist of Syrian and Lithuanian descent. We speak to the filmmakers ahead of its screening at Take One Action Read more »| 04 Sep 2018 -
New ReleasesCrazy Rich Asians
This meet-the-parents rom-com is brimming over with charm although its portrait of wealth could be a tad more complex Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
Festivals
Preview: Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival 2018
We look ahead to this year's Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, which features the first major UK retrospective of filmmakers Shireen Seno and John Torres as well as new work from Sophia Al-Maria, Kevin Jerome Everson and Luke Fowler Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
Interviews
A guide to Scottish DIY film nights
How DIY film nights and community film clubs are enlivening Scotland’s film scene Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
New ReleasesThe Miseducation of Cameron Post
Desiree Akhavan's witty and heartfelt coming-of-age drama The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a potent study in teenage alienation and anxiety Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
Film Events
Scottish Film Festival Calendar
Scotland's cultural calendar is overflowing with excellent film festivals. Below is just a taste of some of the smart, inventive and inclusive festivals that help make the Scottish film scene the most vibrant in the UK Read more »| 03 Sep 2018
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Dvd Reviews
The Miraculous Virgin
Štefan Uher's surrealist caper makes some wry observations about censorship, but it isn't quite the mind-blowing journey it promises Read more »| 22 Aug 2018 -
NewsDavid Mackenzie’s Outlaw King gets its first trailer
The Scottish director returns with star-studded Robert the Bruce epic Outlaw King Read more »| 20 Aug 2018 -
New Releases
The Eyes of Orson Welles
Mark Cousins explores the many contradictions of Orson Welles through the sketches and paintings the Citizen Kane director created since he was a boy Read more »| 16 Aug 2018 -
Festivals
Glasgow Youth Film Festival announces 2018 programme
The tenth edition of GYFF will feature mint fresh indie titles Skate Kitchen and Anna and the Apocalypse, alongside revivals of Superbad and School of Rock Read more »| 15 Aug 2018 -
Interviews
Crystal Moselle on lyrical teen drama Skate Kitchen
The Wolfpack director Crystal Moselle discusses her follow-up Skate Kitchen, a dreamy tale following a gang of achingly cool girl skaters. We speak to Moselle about the film ahead of its Scottish premiere at Glasgow Youth Film Festival Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
Festivals
Take One Action announces 2018 programme
Female empowerment, our fragile democracy and the very real environmental crisis facing the world are three key themes in this year's vibrant Take One Action programme Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
Interviews
Celebrating Heathers' caustic brilliance 30 years on
After 30 years, Heathers is still oh so very. Ahead of its re-release in the UK, we speak to the film's director, Michael Lehmann, about what makes his caustic teen comedy so special Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
Dvd Reviews
Heathers
The vicious 80s black comedy classic turns 30, and it's still scathing, relatable and oh so very Read more »| 09 Aug 2018 -
Dvd ReviewsA Wrinkle in Time
Despite its best efforts, A Wrinkle in Time ends up feeling like a $100 million costume party Read more »| 07 Aug 2018