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 ReleasesDrag Me To Hell
Contemporary American horror has fallen under a curse: it either sates a juvenile bloodlust for sex and torture, or lazily remakes derivative Asian shockers ... Read more »| 28 May 2009 -
New ReleasesSounds Like Teen Spirit
Prior to seeing Sounds Like Teen Spirit, I was oblivious to the existence of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Two Eurovisions a year? That’s just spoiling... Read more »| 28 May 2009 -
FestivalsCannes 2009: The Highs, The Lows and The Gore
We came, we saw, and gore and horror conquered. Gail Tolley brings you the most talked about films from this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Read more »| 26 May 2009 -
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Summer Scars
If you go down to the woods today, be sure to watch out for nasty surprises. Julian Richards’ semi-autobiographical award-winning horror tale has been ... Read more »| 26 May 2009 -
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Tormented
Many of E4’s ‘Skins’ cast are to be found in Jon Wright’s budget Brit flick classroom horror Tormented in which Darren Mullet, a fat ... Read more »| 15 May 2009 -
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Fermat's Room
Spain’s answer to the Saw franchise sees its victims forced to use their brains rather than their bodies to survive the game. In Fermat’s Room, f... Read more »| 14 May 2009
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Awaydays
When Paul Carty (Nicky Bell) meets Elvis (Liam Boyle) each sees in the other the chance for escape. For Carty, Elvis is his passport into the violent camarad... Read more »| 12 May 2009 -
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Big-budget prequels can be a precarious thing. On the one hand they can be a much needed shot of adrenaline, reinvigorating an ailing franchise, (see Batman ... Read more »| 05 May 2009 -
New ReleasesStar Trek
Following an explosive opening sequence, Star Trek sees director Abrams and writers Orci and Kurtzman neatly introduce a prequel plotline that takes us back ... Read more »| 04 May 2009 -
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Cheri
The latest from Stephen Frears certainly isn’t timid in referencing his past work Dangerous Liaisons, from a photograph taken straight from the film to... Read more »| 04 May 2009 -
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Blue Eyelids
Mid-way through Contreras' beautifully photographed, Mexican drama Blue Eyelids the two protagonists, both awkward and accustomed to their individual lives o... Read more »| 04 May 2009 -
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Is Anybody There?
Following Intermission and Boy A, director John Crowley shows his diversity with his latest venture, Is Anybody There? Dark humour permeates this tale of Edw... Read more »| 27 Apr 2009 -
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Observe and Report
Seth Rogen’s rising star falls flat on its arse in his messy and distinctly ugly new comedy. Ronnie Barnhardt (Rogen) is a boorish mall security guard ... Read more »| 23 Apr 2009 -
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State of Play
Political thriller State of Play opens with an ignominious bit of PR; journalist Cal McAffrey drives to work in a battered Saab estate, doing nothing to enco... Read more »| 22 Apr 2009 -
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Outlander
Simultaneously the best and worst film about Vikings hunting space monsters you’re ever likely to see, Outlander focuses on Kainan (a miscast Jim Cavie... Read more »| 20 Apr 2009