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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FestivalsCharli xcx horror Faces of Death to close EIFF Midnight Madness
Daniel Goldhaber’s meta slasher retooling 70s cult classic Faces of Death will close Edinburgh Film Festival’s late-night horror strand. It stars Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery and the prolific Charli xcx Read more »| 26 Jun 2026 -
InterviewsMatt Johnson and Jay McCarrol on Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Hidden cameras, smuggled pliers and time travel; in Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol have spliced together what’s likely the funniest, and definitely the most interesting, comedy of 2026 Read more »| 26 Jun 2026 -
New ReleasesA Private Life
Rebecca Zlotowski directs another complex investigation into a guarded female character, with an impeccable Jodie Foster as a bad psychiatrist-turned-detective Read more »| 22 Jun 2026 -
InterviewsSophy Romvari on her debut feature Blue Heron
Sophy Romvari's extraordinary debut, Blue Heron, explores the unmoored nature of memory. She tells us how she uses cinema as a way of grappling with the past and filling in the gaps in her memories that may not have even existed in the first place Read more »| 22 Jun 2026 -
New ReleasesBlue Heron
Canadian-Hungarian filmmaker Sophy Romvari depicts a story reminiscent of her own childhood in this deeply evocative family drama where the line between memory, family history and filmmaking collide Read more »| 22 Jun 2026 -
New ReleasesLesbian Space Princess
Lesbian Space Princess features a fizzy animation style and excellent voice performances, but it's let down by dated politics and obvious gags Read more »| 15 Jun 2026
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New ReleasesEffi o Blaenau
Leisha Gwenillian gives a blistering performance in Marc Evans' Welsh-language drama inspired by the Greek tragedy Iphigenia in Aulis Read more »| 15 Jun 2026 -
Interviewsxcx and the City: Pete Ohs on Erupcja
Charli xcx is all over movies in 2026, and one of the first and best of that cinephile pop star's film projects is Erupcja. Director Pete Ohs talks to us about his collaborative filmmaking process and teasing audiences' expectations Read more »| 04 Jun 2026 -
Film EventsScottish Film Events: June 2026
Filmhouse 2.0 celebrates its first birthday, cinema get pretty depressing in June with Bleak Week, and The Cineskinny are teaming up with Queer Cinema Sundays for a screening of Gregg Araki's Nowhere followed by a live podcast recording Read more »| 02 Jun 2026 -
New ReleasesErupcja
Charli xcx stars in this wry indie as a woman whose city break to Warsaw goes awry when she reconnects with an old friend in Pete Ohs' intimate slice-of-life drama Read more »| 29 May 2026 -
New ReleasesTuner
On paper, Daniel Roher's piano tuner turned safe cracker yarn sounds a bit generic, but Roher's sharp direction and the excellent performances from Leo Woodall and Dustin Hoffman make it more than worth your while Read more »| 26 May 2026 -
New ReleasesCannes 2026: Coward
Lukas Dhont's World War I romance avoids the trauma and tragedy of his past work, anchored by two stunning and award-winning lead performances Read more »| 25 May 2026 -
FestivalsCannes 2026: Fjord
Cristian Mungiu returns with a thorny look at life in a small Norwegian hamlet, headed by fantastic performances by Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve Read more »| 21 May 2026 -
New ReleasesHen
György Pálfi's Hen follows a plucky barnyard chicken as she tries to survive and thrive in this cruel, unnatural world Read more »| 18 May 2026 -
FestivalsSolidarity and Escape: Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival 2026
At the latest edition of the mighty Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival, we found an event filled with comrades rather than schmoozers, where the films were akin to protest songs and the rat race seemed to stop for a while Read more »| 15 May 2026