The Cineskinny

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

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March 08, 2023 GFF 2023: Matt Johnson on telling the rise and fall of BlackBerry
In hilarious fashion, BlackBerry chronicles the rise and sharp decline of the world’s first smartphone. We down with writer-director and star Matt Johnson while he was attending the UK premiere at Glasgow Film Festival to discuss the film.
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Jay Baruchel plays the naive inventor of the BlackBerry, Mike Lazaridis; Only Sunny in Philadelphia’s Glenn Howerton is fantastic at Jim Balsillie, the shark-like businessman who helps Mike sell BlackBerry to the world; and Johnson himself plays Doug Fregin, the vest-wearing tech bro who started the company with Lazaridis but would rather have a good time than be in business.
The film is a delight, and a world away from tragic moral tales like The Social Network or Jobs. Johnson's approach is less ostentatious, bringing these tech giants down to a human level and telling a story full of wit and pathos.
Glasgow Film Festival runs 1-12 March, get full details and tickets at glasgowfilm.org
TIMESTAMPS:
Glasgow, Limmy and deep-fried pizza (1:22)
Why make a film about the deeply uncool BlackBerry (3:38)
Casting Always Sunny's Glenn Howerton (7:47)
The film's 'fly-on-the-wall' style (10:30)
Borrowing from Robert Altman (14:12)
Making an honest story about capitalism (14:55)
Johnson's similarity to all three main characters (18:33)
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Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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24min
March 06, 2023 GFF 2023: Daniel Goldhaber and Daniel Garber on How to Blow Up a Pipeline
We've broken away from our usual recording schedule to visit the Glasgow Film Festival, which is currently in full swing.
One of the most exciting films to emerge from the programme this year has been How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Daniel Goldhaber’s ticking time bomb thriller following an idealistic group of young people drawn from all across America who gather in Texas for a bout of sabotage on a key oil pipeline.
While they were in Glasgow for the UK premiere of the film, we spoke to Goldhaber and editor Daniel Garber.
Glasgow Film Festival runs 1-12 March, get full details and tickets at glasgowfilm.org
TIMESTAMPS:
Adapting Andreas Malm’s political manifesto of the same name into a nail-biting heist thriller (1:35)
Creating the film's urgent quality through editing and pacing (3:55)
Hitting upon the film's structure combining cliffhangers and flashbacks (5:38)
Visual influences (8:55)
16mm cinematography (10:15)
The stunning cast of up-and-coming actors (11:35)
Giving young audiences hope (15:26)
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Recorded at Upload Studios, uploadstudios.co.uk
Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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19min
March 01, 2023 Glasgow Film Festival 2023: How To Blow Up A Pipeline, Ramona, I Like Movies + Skin Deep
GFF is back, so The Cineskinny team take a large dive into the 2023 programme. We’re blowing up pipelines, we’re taking breezy trips to Madrid, we’re Liking Movies – here we Glas-go again, etc etc
Glasgow Film Festival runs 1-12 March, get full details and tickets at glasgowfilm.org
TIMESTAMPS:
How To Blow Up A Pipeline review (4:10)
I Like Movies review (15:05)
Ramona review (26:00)
Skin Deep review (35:05)
Additional GFF picks - more films, good bars, tasty falafel (44:45)
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Recorded at Upload Studios, uploadstudios.co.uk
Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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57min
February 16, 2023 Broker, Best in Show, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, and Silent Cinema! It’s Back!
The Cineskinny returns with news of Hirokazu Kore-eda's new film Broker, a chat about the weird and wolf-filled world of mockumentaries, and a whole bunch of fun movie chat...
TIMESTAMPS:
What We've Been Watching - 2:25
Broker review - 7:45
Mockumentaries (Culloden, Popstar, This is Spinal Tap, Best in Show) - 18:35
What We're Looking Forward To - 36:30
Thanks to Hippodrome Silent Film Festival for sponsoring The Cineskinny! hippfest.co.uk for all the details
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Recorded at Upload Studios, uploadstudios.co.uk
Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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43min
February 02, 2023 Blue Jean, Saint Omer, and the Dread Spectre of Margaret Thatcher
Back once again, the team review Alice Diop's award-winning Saint Omer and Georgia Oakley's Section 28 drama Blue Jean, before ripping into Margaret Thatcher for a good 20 minutes via a discussion of noted 'normal country' Great Britain.
We're talking hauntology, male dance troupes, light-to-mid gangsterism, Bill Nighy shouting into the distance, and films that can make even the saddest amongst you smile. A fun time all round...

TIMESTAMPS:
What We've Been Watching [The Last of Us, All Quiet on the Western Front] (1:20)
Saint Omer (11:05)
Blue Jean (27:05)
Thatcher and British Cinema [The Long Good Friday, Pride, Adam Curtis, The Full Monty] (39:25)
What We're Looking Forward To (59:00)
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Recorded at Upload Studios, uploadstudios.co.uk
Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool)
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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1h 2min
January 19, 2023 All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Tár, and AI in film
We kick off 2023 with a pair of excellent new releases – the *incredible* Nan Goldin documentary All the Beauty and the Bloodshed and Tár, starring the excellent Cate Blanchett.
The gang also take a dive into Artificial Intelligence in cinema with some help from a Mr. ChatGPT, Jamie and Anahit talk about the new official 'Best Film of All Time', and Peter has some fun with puns.
TIMESTAMPS:
What We've Been Watching (Jeanne Dielman, Summer of Soul) - 0:30
All the Beauty... review - 11:40
Tár review - 25:30
AI in cinema chat (Wall-E, The Matrix, Stepford Wives, I'm Your Man) - 37:15
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Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool)
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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1h 7min
January 05, 2023 Cool Kids, Hot Guys, Great Knitwear: The Cineskinny End of Year Round-up
After our *proper* 2022 round-up, the gang takes a slightly more chaotic look back on the past year.
We've got Barry Keoghan chat! We talk about The Northman! We put together a whole '2022 in film fashion' retrospective! The 'fits! The knits! etc etc
Big festive fun from the whole gang – we were all a bit ill and woozy when we recorded this one, and you can tell...
Read more about The Skinny's Films of 2022 at theskinny.co.uk/film/opinion/films-of-the-year-2022
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Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool)
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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38min
December 15, 2022 Films of 2022: from Licorice Pizza to Aftersun via Everything Everywhere All at Once
It's that time of year again. Anahit, Jamie, Lewis and Peter are rounding out 2022 by running through The Skinny's top ten films of the year, which include a few titles we didn't get to review on the pod, like Licorice Pizza, Happening and Nope.

TIMESTAMPS:
Licorice Pizza - 2:46
The Worst Person in The World - 11:20
Happening - 14:04
Hit The Road - 20:52
The Banshees of Inisherin - 24:36
Nope - 29:40
Memoria - 40:16
Everything Everywhere All at Once - 43:25
Decision to Leave - 47:23
Aftersun - 49.59
Read more about The Skinny's Films of 2022 at theskinny.co.uk/film/opinion/films-of-the-year-2022
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Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool)
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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58min
December 01, 2022 A Very Merry Cineskinny Christmas: Klaus, Gremlins, You’ve Got Mail and many more
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 Hudsucker Proxy - 39:10
Better Watch Out - 44:35
Anna and the Apocalypse - 47:55
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Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool)
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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58min
November 18, 2022 Aftersun review: Catharsis, childhood, and the chasm of time (w/Xuanlin Tham)
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: https://www.theskinny.co.uk/film/interviews/charlotte-wells-on-aftersun

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15min

FAQs about The Cineskinny:

How many episodes does The Cineskinny have?

The podcast currently has 113 episodes available.