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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FestivalsScottish zombie musical to open Glasgow Youth Film Festival
The tenth edition of the innovative Glasgow Youth Film Festival will kick off with genre mashup Anna and the Apocalypse Read more »| 24 Jul 2018 -
Festivals
Berlin on Screen at GFT, plus other titles to explore
As GFT presents a season of Berlin films to celebrate Glasgow's co-hosting of the European Championships with the German capital, we suggest more cinematic titles made in Berlin that delve into this fascinating city's history Read more »| 24 Jul 2018 -
New ReleasesA Prayer Before Dawn
Joe Cole gives an intensely physical performance in this bruising drama immersing us in the brutal world of a Thai prison Read more »| 20 Jul 2018 -
New ReleasesMission: Impossible – Fallout
Tom Cruise is back diving into death-defying acts as Ethan Hunt in this beautifully crafted fun ride that's everything a summer blockbuster should be Read more »| 18 Jul 2018 -
New ReleasesHotel Artemis
Jodie Foster, Jeff Goldblum and Dave Bautista are among the star-studded cast in this strikingly atmospheric sci-fi neo-noir that's a wildly entertaining edition to the summer blockbuster season Read more »| 17 Jul 2018 -
News
Timothée Chalamet to star in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune
The indie star of Call Me By Your Name will take the lead role in Villeneuve’s take on Frank Herbert’s cult sci-fi novel Read more »| 17 Jul 2018
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Interviews
Sergio G Sánchez on The Secret of Marrowbone
The Spanish filmmaker talks to us about his directorial debut The Secret of Marrowbone, an old-school horror with a mystery at its centre. While visiting Edinburgh Film Festival, we also spoke to him about his talented cast and the rude health of horror Read more »| 13 Jul 2018 -
News
Bill Murray is making a Zombie Movie with Jim Jarmusch
Adam Driver, Chloë Sevigny and Selena Gomez are also reported to be among the cast Read more »| 13 Jul 2018 -
News
Check out Saoirse Ronan’s accent in Mary Queen of Scots
It’s Saorise Ronan’s Mary v Margot Robbie’s Elizabeth I in the first trailer for Mary Queen of Scots, which looks pleasingly overwrought Read more »| 13 Jul 2018 -
Opinion
Why diversity in film criticism is essential
A recent American study confirmed what we all knew: film criticism is dominated by white men. It's well beyond time the playing field was levelled Read more »| 11 Jul 2018 -
News
Watch first trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite
Watch the trailer for The Favourite, the latest from the director of The Lobster and The Killing of the Sacred Deer, starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz Read more »| 09 Jul 2018 -
Festivals
How Richard Linklater help change US indie cinema
Speaking at Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Richard Linklater discusses the legacy of the Austin Film Society alongside fellow Austin filmmakers David Zellner and Andrew Bujalski Read more »| 06 Jul 2018 -
Dvd Reviews
Jeune Femme
Laetitia Dosch radiates energy in this spiky debut from Léonor Serraille about a young woman going through a quarter-life crisis Read more »| 06 Jul 2018 -
Film Events
The best film events in Scotland in July
The ten big screen movie happenings you should make time for this month, from sports movie double-bills in Queen's Park to some Studio Ghibli classics at GFT Read more »| 04 Jul 2018 -
Festivals
KVIFF 2018: Crystal Swan
Stylish Belarus comedy Crystal Swan, which follows a young woman trying to escape her homeland, is sometimes hard to laugh at due to its darker moments Read more »| 04 Jul 2018