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 ReleasesSundance 2026: Josephine
Beth de Araújo’s follow-up to 2022's Soft & Quiet is a lucid analysis of the banality of male aggression filtered through the eyes of an eight-year-old girl Read more »| 05 Feb 2026 -
New ReleasesSundance 2026: Extra Geography
Molly Manners’ feature debut follows the painfully relatable unravelling of a ride-or-die friendship when that delicate microcosm opens up to others Read more »| 05 Feb 2026 -
New ReleasesSundance 2026: The Incomer
From Edinburgh to Park City, writer-director Louis Paxton brings a piece of Orkney folklore to Sundance with his oddball feature debut, which won the NEXT Innovator Award at the Sundance Film Festival Read more »| 04 Feb 2026 -
New ReleasesIs This Thing On?
The stand-up origin story of Liverpudlian comic John Bishop provides the unlikely inspiration for Bradley Cooper's pleasingly low-key drama Is This Thing On? Read more »| 26 Jan 2026 -
New ReleasesThe Voice of Hind Rajab
Kaouther Ben Hania uses the real audio recording of Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed by Israeli military forces, to dramatise her failed rescue. The resulting hybrid film – nominated for an Oscar – is powerful and devastating Read more »| 22 Jan 2026 -
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
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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 -
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