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Nazis seem to be having something of a comeback in movies – what is it they say about life mirroring art? But if you thought that Patrick Stewart (Gree... Read more »

Why is it that Shakespeare’s history plays always feel ripped from today's headlines? Perhaps it’s that the petty squabbles of those seeking powe... Read more »

Horror films to stream on Netflix The Invitation Dir. Karyn Kusama This creepy chamber-piece sees a tight-knit group of friends assemble at a remot... Read more »

In last month’s magazine, we were celebrating the joy of accidentally coming across a short film on late-night television. One of the institutions keep... Read more »

1. Noirvember Filmhouse really have a treat for you this Autumn, with five successive weekend double bills of great film noirs on the horizon. The season ki... Read more »

It’s been a rough few years for the music and club scene in Glasgow. In 2015, the Arches – the world-famous nightclub and performance space under... Read more »

Last year, Glasgow music fans were met with another blow when it was reported that Glasgow School of Art union – aka The Art School – was reducin... Read more »

Ever get a Gotham City vibe walking around Glasgow? Maybe you could imagine Batman apprehending a mugger by that noirish tunnel that passes under Central Sta... Read more »

Netflix’s raunchy-sweet teen comedy is back and it’s as winning as ever. The kids at Moordale High are still clueless when it comes to matters of... Read more »

Fresh from conquering Hollywood and making history by being the first-ever foreign-language film to win the Best Picture Oscar, Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite... Read more »

It’s been depressing to see so many events we were looking forward to called off or venues we love close their doors due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbre... Read more »

Like many of our colleagues and friends in Scotland's creative community, The Skinny have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, so we're asking for your... Read more »

Cinema does not want for films featuring youth in revolt, but rarely has the clash between the young and old been so energetically staged as in Ninian Doff&r... Read more »

It feels like we say this every year, but Take One Action Film Festival has never felt more essential. We’re in the middle of a deadly pandemic; people... Read more »

Roy Andersson is on sparkling form with his latest Beckett-esque study in the human condition. Visually, About Endlessness is similar to earlier works, like ... Read more »

The great African filmmaker Ousmane Sembène once said: “Cinema is like an ongoing political rally with the audience.” In his own modest wa... Read more »

Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead make genre films as ambitious as those of, say, Christopher Nolan or Denis Villeneuve, but on budgets that wouldn’t ev... Read more »

It’s a new year! It’s a new you! But it’s the same ol’ planet Earth. So if you’re looking to make a positive change in 2021, we... Read more »

Scotland does not want for creative excellence. A cursory glance at any issue of The Skinny will tell you that. This doesn’t mean it’s easy being... Read more »

Some exciting new films have been added to the Glasgow Film Festival lineup: two UK premieres and a world premiere. First, there's Kelly Reichardt’s h... Read more »

There’s much to miss from Berlinale going digital this year. Kebabs from the Mall of Berlin; cheesy käsespätzle from the wee van near the Son... Read more »

Starting a new business is never easy. Starting one in 2021 is particularly challenging. But fifteen companies in Glasgow will hopefully have more than just ... Read more »

If the last 12 months have taught us anything, it’s that we need art. With everyone’s lives shrunken to the few rooms of your home and the street... Read more »

The thriller potential of location-based gay dating apps like Grindr is sharply explored in this stylish first feature from Australian filmmaker Samuel ... Read more »

If life was a moving image, it would be an epic narrative film unfolding over time. The last 12 months, however, have hardly felt linear. They’ve been ... Read more »

The 93rd Academy Awards were a strange affair. For the first time in the history of this celebration of cinema, actual cinemas were not a prerequisite. Durin... Read more »

Hip-hop’s influence on contemporary music and society in general is huge, although here in Scotland the genre still remains on the periphery, despite t... Read more »

We’re very much looking forward to the return of Edinburgh International Film Festival after the long-running event took a hiatus last year due to the ... Read more »

Cinema is back, baby! Just don’t stand so close and please wear a mask! As Edinburgh International Film Festival (18-25 Aug) becomes the first large i... Read more »

It’s a powerful film that can make a working-class lad from the Lowlands care about Highland gentry, but that’s precisely the case with Cindy Jan... Read more »