The Cineskinny

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A film podcast from the team behind The Skinny magazine, looking at the wide world of The Movies through a cross-cultural lens. We’re talking old films, new films, good films, bad films, the places we watch films, and why we love them so.

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Challengers, The Sweet East, Civil War, and a perfect day at the cinema

Apr 17 2024 66 mins  
Reviews of Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers starring Zendaya, Sean Price Williams’ The Sweet East with Talia Ryder and Jacob Elordi, and more...

Disco Boy, Evil Does Not Exist and Lynne Ramsay

Apr 04 2024 59 mins  
This week we dive into the hallucinogenic world of Disco Boy, which stars European arthouse cinema's current It boy Franz Rogowski as an undocumented Belarusian immigrant who joins the French Foreign Legion. We also take a look at Evil Does Not Exist, the latest from Ryusuke Hamaguchi. This Japanese filmmaker has amassed a cult following but he's still to convince some of our hosts

The Cineskinny Guide to Studio Ghibli

Mar 20 2024 75 mins  
The gang take a speedrun through the Studio Ghibli back catalogue, in honour of Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar win for The Boy and The Heron

GFF 2024 Roundup: Love Lies Bleeding, The Beast, After Hours (w/ Carmen Paddock and Rory Doherty)

Mar 10 2024 47 mins  
With the 20th edition of Glasgow Film Festival nearing its close, we sat down with two of our favourite critics, Carmen Paddock and Rory Doherty, to discuss this year's proceedings We also review GFF's blistering opener Love Lies Bleeding, share our Viggo Mortensen stories and review the mind-bending new film from Bertrand Bonello, The Beast. Plus Rory and Carmen pick out some of t

GFF 2024: Viggo Mortensen and Solly McLeod on The Dead Don't Hurt

Mar 06 2024 22 mins  
Viggo Mortensen and Solly McLeod discuss their new western, The Dead Don’t Hurt, at Glasgow Film Festival.

GFF 2024: Rose Glass on Love Lies Bleeding

Feb 29 2024 22 mins  
We catch up with director Rose Glass at Glasgow Film Festival to discuss her new film, Love Lies Bleeding.

Glasgow Film Festival 2024: The Vourdalak, Jericho Ridge, Solo and The Invisible Fight

Feb 14 2024 59 mins  
The crew preview four films from this year’s Glasgow Film Festival, chat about this year’s Oscars, and have fun with sound effects.

The Zone of Interest, American Fiction, and Unsettling Cinema

Jan 31 2024 55 mins  
We review The Zone of Interest and American Fiction, and chat through some of the more confrontational moments in recent cinematic history.

Poor Things, All of Us Strangers and Weird Film Adaptations of Weird Books

Jan 18 2024 59 mins  
Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster, Dogtooth etc) returns with the hugely anticipated Poor Things, adapted from Alasdair Gray's brilliant riff on Frankenstein. Are we angry he didn't set it in Glasgow? Did its sexual politics shock us? Do we rate Willem Dafoe's Scottish accent? Listen to find out. Also on the show, we review Andrew Haigh's devastating All of Us Strangers,

The Cineskinny Awards 2023: Knitwear, Needle Drops and Not Liking Popular Films

Dec 19 2023 24 mins  
We round off 2023 with our Awards, talking through our favourite chaotic moments, cool kids, and cracking knitwear.