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 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
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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 -
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 -
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