New Releases
Here you will find an in-depth guide to new films. The Skinny offers synopsis and reviews of the latest film releases.
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New ReleasesThe History of Sound
Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor star as young men whose mutual love for music turns into romance in the latest period film from South African director Oliver Hermanus Read more »| 19 Jan 2026 -
New ReleasesNo Other Choice
Director Park Chan-wook returns with a Machiavellian teardown of capitalism and masculinity that saves its gory best for last Read more »| 16 Jan 2026 -
New ReleasesScotland on Screen: A Year in Scottish Film
From the grind of poverty to the perfection of porridge via samurai and swearing, this was 2025 in Scottish film Read more »| 06 Jan 2026 -
New ReleasesHamnet
Hamnet is a gorgeous film about catharsis through art, but its tension, discomfort and lack of rhythm make for an alienating watch Read more »| 05 Jan 2026 -
New ReleasesPeter Hujar’s Day
Ira Sachs takes us back to 1974 for a conversation between celebrated New York photographer Peter Hujar and his friend, the writer Linda Rosenkrantz. The resulting film is an exercise in listening that's intensely intimate Read more »| 02 Jan 2026 -
New ReleasesSentimental Value
Joachim Trier’s latest is a moving exploration of fractured families and the growing pains that tear us apart long after adolescence Read more »| 15 Dec 2025
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New ReleasesPreparation for the Next Life
Bing Liu's drama is most commendable when rooted in the textured aesthetics of its cinematography and sound design, but less so in its lightly-sketched script Read more »| 08 Dec 2025 -
New ReleasesLurker
Théodore Pellerin plays an obsessive fan who finagles his way into a pop star's entourage in this smart cautionary thriller that avoids moral absolutes Read more »| 08 Dec 2025 -
New ReleasesIt Was Just an Accident
Jafar Panahi’s brilliant, Palme-d’Or-winning drama It Was Just An Accident expertly probes the moral and psychological implications of revenge Read more »| 01 Dec 2025 -
New ReleasesCover-Up
Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus deliver a portrait of legendary investigative reporter Seymour Hersh that's incomplete but powerful in the way it exposes the rotten heart of US journalism Read more »| 01 Dec 2025 -
New ReleasesBlue Moon
Richard Linklater pulls another all-nighter in this anti-biopic of Broadway songwriter Lorenz Hart set over one momentous evening Read more »| 24 Nov 2025 -
New ReleasesThe Ice Tower
Buoyed by a fantastic central performance from newcomer Clara Pacini, the latest from Lucile Hadžihalilović bears both the best of this French filmmaker's work and its recurring problems Read more »| 17 Nov 2025 -
New ReleasesAlpha
Alpha, the third film from Julia Ducournau, contains some of the transgressive body-horror we've come to expect from this talented French filmmaker, but little of the playful volatility that made films like Raw and Titane so successful Read more »| 11 Nov 2025 -
New ReleasesPillion
Alexander Skarsgård plays a sexy, Karl Ove Knausgaard-reading biker and Harry Melling is his eager-to-please boyfriend in this sweet, funny and kinky portrait of a dominant-submissive relationship Read more »| 24 Oct 2025 -
New ReleasesWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Daniel Craig is back as Benoit Blanc in Rian Johnson’s third instalment in his Knives Out series. While not quite as sharp as the earlier films, there's still much fun to be had in this mystery featuring Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin and more Read more »| 21 Oct 2025