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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FestivalsThe Guard
Absurdity and eccentricity abound in The Guard, the directorial debut from Ned Kelly screenwriter John Michael McDonagh, which sees maverick lawman Sgt. Gerr... Read more »| 15 Aug 2011 -
New ReleasesProject Nim
In 1967, The Jungle Book’s King Louie sang “an ape like me, can learn to be human too”. Six years later, Professor Herb Terrace indirectly ... Read more »| 08 Aug 2011 -
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Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within
Some labelled director José Padilha a fascist for his brutal account of Brazilian crime and (violent) punishment in the Golden Bear winning Elite Squa... Read more »| 08 Aug 2011 -
New ReleasesSuper 8
Young buck Joe (Joel Courtney) and his chums witness a horrendous, deliberate train-wreck whilst shooting their zero-budget zombie splatterfest on the eponym... Read more »| 03 Aug 2011 -
New ReleasesCaptain America : The First Avenger
With its star spangled coming attraction posters, there was a concern among non-US jingoists that Captain America: The First Avenger would arrive in cinemas ... Read more »| 29 Jul 2011 -
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Our Day Will Come
Enfant terrible of the music video world, Romain Gavras, writes and directs his feature debut, featuring perennial cinematic nutcase Vincent Cassel. The resu... Read more »| 26 Jul 2011
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Cars 2
The first lap around the track for the Pixar vehicle Cars was, perhaps, the only weak link in an otherwise masterful run of features from the multi-award win... Read more »| 20 Jul 2011 -
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Horrible Bosses
Horrible Bosses offers a dastardly scenario — what if you could get away with murdering that obnoxious superior who makes your daily grind a misery? Th... Read more »| 18 Jul 2011 -
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EIFF 2011: Bobby Fischer Against the World
Recounting the life of the revered American chess master famed for his strange behaviour and seemingly unmatched ability, Bobby Fischer Against the World cen... Read more »| 11 Jul 2011 -
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Hobo with a Shotgun
With a title like Hobo with a Shotgun, this film has a lot to live up to – and Jason Eisener's exploitation homage doesn't disappoint. Ageing cult star... Read more »| 11 Jul 2011 -
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Cell 211
In a film full of lobe-searing scenes, Cell 211's opening – in which a tormented prisoner improvises a blade from a cigarette butt and opens ... Read more »| 11 Jul 2011 -
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The Tree of Life
Simultaneously the most ambitious and intimate work of Terrence Malick's career, The Tree of Life is a film unlike any other in recent American cinema. At th... Read more »| 04 Jul 2011 -
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EIFF 2011: Ghosted
Prison drama Ghosted sees sinister head-honcho jailbird Clay (Craig Parkinson) and quiet, just-want-to-do-my-time-guv con Jack (John Lynch) vie for t... Read more »| 24 Jun 2011 -
New ReleasesCountdown to Zero
There's a key scene in Countdown to Zero that shows members of the public being asked how many nuclear weapons currently exist in the world. A few make wild ... Read more »| 21 Jun 2011 -
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Bridesmaids
Recent wedding comedies (Bride Wars, 27 Dresses) have been about as enjoyable as stepping on an upturned plug, but Paul Feig’s Bridesmaids emphatically... Read more »| 20 Jun 2011