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 ReleasesLFF 2025: Pillion
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 ReleasesLFF 2025: Wake 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 -
New ReleasesGood Boy
By telling this haunted house thriller from the POV of an adorable dog, writer-director Ben Leonberg has circumvented many of the horror genre's biggest clichés and created a film that's genuinely gripping Read more »| 06 Oct 2025 -
New ReleasesAll the Devils Are Here
Barnaby Roper's crime drama doesn't break the mould, but its excellent performances from the likes of Eddie Marsan, Rory Kinnear and Sam Claflin make this zippy thriller very much worth your while Read more »| 23 Sep 2025 -
New ReleasesHappyend
A group of rebellious school friends with a passion for throwing secret raves navigate a doom-laden, heavily surveilled future in this intriguing coming-of-age story Read more »| 15 Sep 2025 -
New ReleasesVenice Film Festival 2025: 100 Nights of Hero
Julia Jackman's adaptation of Isabel Greenberg's graphic novel is a distinctive feminist fairy tale powered by excellent performances and endlessly quotable dialogue Read more »| 08 Sep 2025
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New ReleasesThe Smashing Machine
Dwayne Johnson is unrecognisable in The Smashing Machine, Benny Safdie's biopic of mixed martial artist Mark Kerr, but the film is lacking in force and depth Read more »| 02 Sep 2025 -
New ReleasesPaul & Paulette Take a Bath
A morbid anti-romcom, Paul & Paulette Take a Bath is a road trip through the banality of evil that forgets its characters along the way Read more »| 02 Sep 2025 -
New ReleasesFrankenstein
Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein is a sumptuous adaptation, but it embellishes the novel to its own detriment Read more »| 30 Aug 2025 -
New ReleasesVenice Film Festival 2025: No Other Choice
Director Park Chan-wook returns to Venice with a Machiavellian teardown of capitalism and masculinity that saves its gory best for last Read more »| 30 Aug 2025 -
New ReleasesAfter the Hunt
Julia Roberts gives one of her best performances in Luca Guadagnino's After the Hunt, but the wordy movie around her feels more like an exhaustive debate rather than a compelling drama Read more »| 30 Aug 2025 -
New ReleasesBugonia
Yorgos Lanthimos reunites with Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons for a bold conspiracy theory thriller Read more »| 30 Aug 2025 -
New ReleasesDeaf
Eva Libertad's quietly urgent family drama Deaf reckons with disconnection and persisting pain Read more »| 20 Aug 2025 -
New ReleasesThe Golden Spurtle
The styles of both Wes Anderson and Christopher Guest are evoked in this winning documentary about the kooky community surrounding the annual World Porridge Making Championship in Carrbridge Read more »| 20 Aug 2025 -
New ReleasesEIFF 2025: Low Rider
Campbell X's long-awaited second feature lands with a disappointing thud. This queer road movie set in South Africa suffers from irritating characters, cliché-riddled dialogue, and simplistic politics Read more »| 20 Aug 2025