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A film podcast from the team behind The Skinny magazine, looking at the wide world of The Movies.

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57:44

A Very Merry Cineskinny Christmas: Klaus, Gremlins,...

The Cineskinny ·

2022/12/01

On this week's episode, Jamie, Anahit, Lewis and Peter go on a festive rampage through some of their favourite Christmas movies. Cue a surprising amount of violence, the spectre of communism, the invention of the hula hoop, song and dance numbers, and just one reference to The Muppets Christmas Carol. Well, there was always gonna be one... TIMESTAMPS: What We've Been Watching - 1:30 Klaus - 11:40 Gremlins - 17:35 Remember The Night - 24:00 Jingle All The Way - 27:50 You've Got Mail - 34:55 The

14:23

Aftersun review: Catharsis, childhood, and the chasm...

The Cineskinny ·

2022/11/18

In this special bonus mini episode of THE CINESKINNY, we're going back to August, and our review of the incredible new film Aftersun which hits cinemas this weekend. It's amazing, go and see it. Jamie, Anahit, Lewis and 'Friend Of The Pod' Xuanlin Tham discuss the film, by Edinburgh-born director Charlotte Wells and starring Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio. This initially went out as part of our EIFF live episode, which you can find in the feed. Jamie's interview with Charlotte Wells:

01:02:41

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Bones and All, and...

The Cineskinny ·

2022/11/17

On this week’s pod, Peter Jamie and Anahit go long on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and discuss everyone’s favourite elfin film boi, Timothée Chalamet, ahead of his new film Bones and All. Elsewhere, Jamie tries and fails to get his colleagues to watch Georgian fable What Do We See When We Look At The Sky?, Peter gets annoyed with James Corden, and Anahit tells us all about *checks notes* Looney Tunes: Back In Action… TIMESTAMPS What We’ve Been Watching (1:35) Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

50:40

The Jafar Panahi Appreciation Society: No Bears,...

The Cineskinny ·

2022/11/03

Jafar Panahi's a legend. On this week's tech-afflicted episode of The Cineskinny, the whole gang crowds into a meeting room to discuss the excellent No Bears, and celebrate the Iranian director's incredible 'post-filmmaking-ban' run of films. Before all that, we review Billy Eichner's Bros and Henry Selick's new stop-motion movie Wendell and Wild. Peter goes off on a tangent about fish, the room gets hotter and hotter as we go on, and the mics each present their own problems, except for Anahit's

58:37

EIFF & Filmhouse closures; Triangle of Sadness;...

The Cineskinny ·

2022/10/20

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. We look forward to three of the buzziest titles from this summer's festival circuit coming to cinemas over the next two weeks. There's Triangle of Sadness from Swedish director Ruben Östlund, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes; Decision to Leave, a silky piece of neo-noir from Korean director Park Chan-wook, which won Park the Best Director award at Cannes; And The Banshees of Inisherin, which sees Martin McDonagh reunited with Colin Farrell and

01:01:50

Girls Girls Girls! Horror, Horror, Horror! Bryan! M!...

The Cineskinny ·

2022/10/06

After a week off, The Cineskinny rides again with a bumper edition packed with horrible things, nice things, and a surprising amount of freebies. We talk Finnish teen drama Girls Girls Girls, plan our own horror all-nighters in time for All Night Horror Madness, and we look back on Bryan M Ferguson's amazing short films ahead of showcases in Edinburgh and Glasgow. GET FREE TICKETS FOR THE AFRICAN DESPERATE: https://www.theskinny.co.uk/tickets TICKETS FOR BRYAN M FERGUSON SCREENINGS - EDINBURGH:

58:47

Take One Action, Funny Pages, Venice Film Festival...

The Cineskinny ·

2022/09/15

This week, we're joined by Xuanlin Tham to talk through the Take One Action film festival programme. Mushroom-lovers and fans of Resisting The System, this one's for you. Meanwhile, Anahit has news of films she loved (and one she hated) at Venice, while back in the studio Peter loudly proclaims Strawberry Mansion to be great despite Lewis and Jamie's objections, but we all agree that Owen Kline's debut film Funny Pages is very good. TIMESTAMPS What We've Been Watching – Tár, Heathers, The Moon Has

01:05:03

David Cronenberg, Ride The Wave, and Glasgow Youth...

The Cineskinny ·

2022/09/01

This week is a tale of two halves; Lewis, Jamie and Peter review 'surfing kid' documentary Ride The Wave, and we have some chat from Glasgow Youth Film Festival... then it's off the deep end for a scratchy, gloopy dive into the world of David Cronenberg. Is his new film, Crimes of the Future, good? No. But might it make for a good excuse to talk about Scanners and The Fly? Who's to say... TIMESTAMPS: What We've Been Watching (EIFF, League of Our Own): 2:05 Ride The Wave review: 9:35 Glasgow Youth

59:16

Live! At Edinburgh Film Festival! (w/ Will Anderson,...

The Cineskinny ·

2022/08/18

This week, The Cineskinny gets that festival fever in an edition recorded live at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2022. We discuss opening film Aftersun, Korean car chase caper Special Delivery, and Peter Strickland's Flux Gourmet, plus Jamie chats to the lovely Will Anderson about his debut feature, A Cat Called Dom (which plays at EIFF on Fri 19 Aug at 7pm, so you should go and see that...) We have guests! We have laughs! We had some gin! Listen along, and remember... The Cineskinny was

01:08:08

Edinburgh International Film Festival 2022: Please...

The Cineskinny ·

2022/08/04

The Cineskinny go festive this week, as we take a deep dive into the Edinburgh International Film Festival programme. Strap in for chat about Antonio Banderas, fake trips to New York, beautiful and unexpected tales from Japan, and one of the oddest films we’ve ever reviewed on the podcast. Amanda Kramer, our hats go off to you. ----more---- TICKETS FOR THE CINESKINNY LIVE AT EIFF: https://theskinny.co.uk/tickets TIMESTAMPS: What We've Been Watching (2:10) EIFF Intro (8:50) Official Competition

01:03:34

Hit The Road, Fire of Love, and the Good Kind of Film...

The Cineskinny ·

2022/07/21

On the hottest day of all time, The Cineskinny review two temperature-appropriate films – volcano doc Fire of Love, and spectacular Iranian road trip comedy Hit The Road. We also talk about durational cinema, genre-bending video art, and going to the club in the middle of Lord of The Rings. Hot Pod Summer is here and everyone's a bit heated, come and join the gang. GET TICKETS FOR THE CINESKINNY LIVE: https://www.theskinny.co.uk/tickets TIMESTAMPS: Karlovy Vary, The Babadook, The Bear (2:40) Hit the

01:00:23

Wim Wenders, Javier Bardem, Italian Youths, and......

The Cineskinny ·

2022/07/07

The Cineskinny returns with a distinctly European flavour; reviews of award-laden Spanish comedy The Good Boss and Italian road trip documentary Futura, plus a Wim Wenders discussion as his films return to cinemas. Oh, and Peter really wanted to talk about the Minions: Rise of Gru soundtrack, and we didn't have the heart to stop him... It's The Cineskinny! TIMESTAMPS: What We’ve Been Watching: Mad God, Scrubs, Minions 2 OST (2:15) The Good Boss (11:00) Futura (25:10) Wim Wenders, Wings of Desire,

01:14:45

Elvis, Pleasure, and Sex in Cinema

The Cineskinny ·

2022/06/23

On this week’s podcast, the gang move into some new digs, and immediately start talking about sex in cinema. Baz Luhrmann’s biopic of a rock icon, Emma Thompson defying warped social expectations, Ninja Thyberg taking an in-depth look at the adult film industry, and more! Headphones up, The Cineskinny are back in town. TIMESTAMPS: What We’ve Been Watching (2:30) Elvis (12:45) Good Luck To You, Leo Grande (20:30) Pleasure (31:40) Discussion on Sex in Cinema (50:50) Recorded at Upload Studios in Leith

59:58

Earwig, The Girl and the Spider, and Horror Films...

The Cineskinny ·

2022/06/09

With regular host Peter away, things get a bit weird as Anahit, Lewis and Jamie go down a very strange arthouse rabbit hole this week as we discuss two beguiling and mysterious films from some truly original filmmakers. First up it's The Girl and the Spider from the Swiss duo the Zürcher Brothers. We also dig into the murky new film from French filmmaker Lucile Hadžihalilović. We also discuss Hadžihalilović’s work more generally and we consider what she has in common with other women filmmakers

58:26

Top Gun: Maverick, Psycho, and Cannes Film Festival...

The Cineskinny ·

2022/05/26

The Cineskinny takes the quick route to The Danger Zone, as Peter and Jamie are joined by our production assistant Lewis to talk the return of Top Gun, Tom Cruise's love of big big stunts, and the enduring genius of Psycho. Iana Murray dials in from Cannes to fill us in on what's good on the Croisette, Jamie gets angry about ghosts, Lewis makes us all feel very old, and we shout out a regional Scottish train line. ----more---- TIMESTAMPS: What We've Been Watching (02:20) Top Gun: Maverick

01:10:18

Everything Everywhere All At Once, Doctor Strange,...

The Cineskinny ·

2022/05/12

We discuss the very good multiverse movie Everything Everywhere All At Once, the substantially less-good multiverse movie Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, and the not-multiverse-but-still-excellent movie Benediction. We also talk about the excellent Glasgow filmmaker James Price, and talk through the philosophical implications of the multiverse. Ignore them at your peril, The Cineskinny will get you. TICKETS FOR OUR FILM SCREENINGS:

01:06:34

Cabaret, Grease, The Muppet Movie, and the Majesty of...

The Cineskinny ·

2022/04/28

Wilkommen and bienvenue to The Cineskinny! This time, we get extremely musical – a review of Moroccan hip-hop drama Casablanca Beats, a love-in for Cabaret’s impending rerelease, and a deep dive on the weird, freaky antics of the 1970s movie musical. We also get massively distracted by The Muppets, and Peter debuts his pretty dead-on C3PO impression. The Northman, Chess of The Wind, Star Wars (1:00) Casablanca Beats review (10:40) Cabaret at 50 (23:30) 1970s Movie Musicals discussion (35:30) If

59:33

Benedetta, and the Wild World of Paul Verhoeven

The Cineskinny ·

2022/04/14

Paul Verhoeven is back, and this time he's blasphemous! Jamie, Anahit and Peter dive into the Dutch director's lesbian nun drama Benedetta, and rake through the entrails of Robocop, Basic Instinct and Total Recall to answer the question: Paul Verhoeven – a horny, crazy grandpa, or the horniest, craziest grandpa? Elsewhere, Peter watches The Devil Wears Prada, Anahit goes on an Anya Taylor-Joy marathon, and Jamie has complicated feelings about the hit television drama Euphoria. Liked the episode

57:47

Compartment No. 6, Snowpiercer, The Narrow Margin......

The Cineskinny ·

2022/03/31

This week, we hit the rails to discuss Juho Kuosmanen's new film Compartment No. 6 (11:25), try to get to the bottom of what makes trains so cinematic/ talk about some noir classics and the mighty Snowpiercer (24:10), and *checks notes* discuss The Academy Awards (43:00). Choo-choo! The Cineskinny is off on another fun journey, powered by the chaotic energy you only get thanks to the awesome power of Remote Recording... Liked the episode? Wonderful! Leave us a five-star review, tell your pals,

01:02:47

The Worst Person In The World, and Glasgow Short Film...

The Cineskinny ·

2022/03/17

The Cineskinny returns, more chaotic than ever! We discuss the buzziest film in all the land, Joachim Trier's The Worst Person In The World! (4:30) We look ahead to Glasgow Short Film Festival; its amazing opening film The Timekeepers of Eternity (20:15), some picks from the programme (32:25), and some chat from its Directors, Matt Lloyd and Sanne Jehoul (41:20)! We also talk about Agnes Varda and Wallace & Gromit (51:05)! Liked the episode? That's nice! Leave us a five-star review, tell your pals,

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