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 ReleasesCreation
By tackling Charles Darwin and the theory of evolution Creation has taken on not only, as the film grandly describes it,“the biggest single idea in th... Read more »| 25 Sep 2009 -
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The Beaches of Agnes
A delightful and idiosyncratic autobiographical documentary from one of cinema’s greatest directors: Agnes Varda. The Beaches of Agnes combines clips f... Read more »| 25 Sep 2009 -
New ReleasesThirst
There have been several vampire flicks in recent months but Park Chan-wook is definitely not jumping on the band wagon; his latest gore-fest, Thirst, has bee... Read more »| 24 Sep 2009 -
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The Agent
The premise of The Agent is simple: desperate author Stephen (Stephen Kennedy) decides to take drastic action when it becomes apparent that his agent, Alexan... Read more »| 22 Sep 2009 -
New ReleasesFish Tank
Mia, played by the mesmerizing Katie Jarvis, is a typical teenager: caught in a state of acute rage and chronic vulnerability. She has dreams, realizable des... Read more »| 14 Sep 2009 -
New ReleasesDorian Gray
Oscar Wilde’s gothic classic about the perils of yearning for everlasting youth, has been updated by director Oliver Parker (An Ideal Husband, St Trini... Read more »| 07 Sep 2009
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(500) Days of Summer
Let’s get one thing straight, (500) Days of Summer is, without doubt, a rom-com. Despite declaring at the start that “This is not a love story&h... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
New ReleasesAway We Go
For the last ten years, the adjective “quirky” has become over used in film criticism, but that’s only because it’s been a trait over... Read more »| 26 Aug 2009 -
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Adventureland
Greg Mottola’s follow up to Superbad is a quirky comedy telling a familiar coming-of-age story: recent graduate James (Jesse Eisenberg) is spending the... Read more »| 26 Aug 2009 -
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The September Issue
The September Issue documents the preparations for the largest ever issue of Vogue, while trying to gain some insight into the woman behind it all, Anna Wint... Read more »| 26 Aug 2009 -
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Greek Pete
Male escort Pete has landed in London and aims to earn enough riches to retire, but juggling work with his new boyfriend (fellow hustler Kai) is proving diff... Read more »| 20 Aug 2009 -
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Sin Nombre
Cary Fukunaga’s debut feature occupies that, often inhospitable, terrain between socio-political gangster-chase-flick and quietly nuanced love story. S... Read more »| 14 Aug 2009 -
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Three Miles North of Molkom
Every year, Three Miles North of Molkom, a flurry of Timotei-fresh ‘No Mind Festival’ goers tribally gather to unleash their power animals, chant... Read more »| 04 Aug 2009 -
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Broken Embraces
Throughout his career Spanish director Pedro Almodovar has enthralled his audiences with unusual tales of human relationships. In his trademark palette of re... Read more »| 03 Aug 2009 -
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Rumba
Revelling in the theory that the best comedians should be seen and not heard (take a bow Jacques Tati, take a pratfall Buster Keaton), new French comedy Rumb... Read more »| 31 Jul 2009