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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FestivalsDocumentaries at Edinburgh Film Festival: Big Lives Examined
This year's documentary strand at Edinburgh International Film Festival is bursting with tales of extraordinary lives. Here are six to seek out, from Orson Welles to George Michael Read more »| 15 Jun 2018 -
New ReleasesOcean’s 8
Ocean's 8 is an enjoyable all-female spin on an Ocean's movie, but with a cast this stellar you're left wanting more Read more »| 14 Jun 2018 -
Festivals
How Day of The Dead shaped the modern zombie movie
The impact of Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead on modern horror cinema is unquestionable, but Romero's less-loved Day of the Dead has also left its mark. We explore its influences Read more »| 14 Jun 2018 -
NewsPatty Jenkins shares first images from Wonder Woman sequel
The first images for the Wonder Woman sequel have been shared by the film’s director, Patty Jenkins, and it looks like we’re going to see Gal Gadot’s Diana Prince in the 1980s Read more »| 13 Jun 2018 -
Festivals
How Steven Spielberg’s Jaws changed cinema
Jaws is 43 years old but as potent as ever. Ahead of its screening with a live orchestra at Edinburgh International Film Festival, we sing the praises of this Spielberg classic Read more »| 13 Jun 2018 -
Dvd Reviews
The Quiet Earth
Geoffrey Murphy's off-beat last man on Earth drama from New Zealand Read more »| 13 Jun 2018
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Dvd Reviews
Dark River
Clio Barnard joins the recent run of UK directors making emotionally fraught dramas in rural settings with Dark River Read more »| 13 Jun 2018 -
Dvd Reviews
In the Fade
Drama following a woman whose family is killed in a terrorist attack has little to recommend it beyond Diane Kruger's moving central performance Read more »| 13 Jun 2018 -
News
Heathers is coming back to UK cinemas
The iconic black comedy starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater is heading back to UK cinemas this August. Be reminded of this 1988 film’s pitch black cynicism with the restored version’s new trailer Read more »| 13 Jun 2018 -
Festivals
Edinburgh Film Festival: 8 female filmmakers making waves
This year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival celebrates female filmmaking in the 1980s, but there are also plenty of mint fresh films from female directors that you should seek out too. Here are eight of them Read more »| 13 Jun 2018 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Film Festival announce celebrity guests
Edinburgh International Film Festival announce who’ll be walking the red carpet this year, with guests ranging from Kelly Macdonald and Samantha Morton to Ben Elton and Rob Brydon Read more »| 11 Jun 2018 -
News
Watch the first trailer for Scottish thriller Calibre
Matt Palmer’s Highland-set thriller starring Jack Lowden and Martin McCann gets its first trailer Read more »| 08 Jun 2018 -
New Releases
Hereditary
Ari Aster's occult tale centred on a family in mourning is artfully visualised but let down by its farcical conclusion [contains spoilers] Read more »| 07 Jun 2018 -
New Releases
The Happy Prince
In his directorial debut, Rupert Everett creates a poignant portrait of the turbulent last few years of Oscar Wilde’s life Read more »| 07 Jun 2018 -
New Releases
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Jurassic World: The Fallen Kingdom attempts to rethink this 25 year old franchise, but forgets what made Spielberg's original so special Read more »| 06 Jun 2018