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 ReleasesJulia
Reaching the half way point of Erick Zonca’s new film, you wouldn’t be blamed for not wanting to continue much further. Enduring almost an hour ... Read more »| 28 Nov 2008 -
New ReleasesCass
Cass Read more »| 25 Nov 2008 -
New ReleasesThe Love Guru
The Love Guru Read more »| 20 Nov 2008 -
New ReleasesWaltz with Bashir
Baghdad, Kabul, Grozny, Beirut – names which evoke, more than anything, the war stricken images of televised news. Such associations make creating a d... Read more »| 17 Nov 2008 -
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Conversations with My Gardener
There’s a sense of déjà vu in this pleasant, yet predictable French drama. Our central character, a painter from Paris, returns to the vi... Read more »| 15 Nov 2008 -
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Choke
Clark Gregg's strangled adaptation of lit cult favourite Chuck Palahniuk's novel of masculine malaise really wants to be an edgy, twisted little indie satire... Read more »| 14 Nov 2008
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Blindness
"It feels like I'm swimming in milk." The White Sickness begins with a young professional struck blind while behind the wheel. An abrupt affliction of unkn... Read more »| 14 Nov 2008 -
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Boystown
For most, Spanish cinema is Pedro Almodóvar, and while this sprightly comedy has clearly been drinking his gazpacho, it’s thankfully unspiked. T... Read more »| 10 Nov 2008 -
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Quarantine
After the success of the little-seen but highly regarded Spanish horror [REC], it was only a matter of time before Hollywood brought out the remake. Jennifer... Read more »| 07 Nov 2008 -
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Quantum of Solace
Gavin Sturgeon gives his verdict on the latest edition to the Bond franchise. Read more »| 05 Nov 2008 -
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Hunger
The idea that war is messy and destructive is nothing new. But in Hunger, Steve McQueen’s film on the IRA prisoner Bobby Sands (Michael Fassbender), t... Read more »| 27 Oct 2008 -
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Solstice
Hinging on the desperate idea that the summer solstice is the most phantom-friendly day of the year (it says so in Fortean Times), this latest DTV release fr... Read more »| 21 Oct 2008 -
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Taken
Tramping its size 10s in the footsteps of James Bond and Jason Bourne is this highly entertaining – if highly unoriginal – thriller starring Liam... Read more »| 18 Sep 2008 -
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Faintheart
Brought to us by the unlikely combination of MySpace and Film4, Faintheart is a moderately entertaining British comedy. Eddie Marsan plays the loveable Richa... Read more »| 16 Sep 2008 -
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The Wave
Professor Wegner (Vogel) has been roped into teaching autocracy as part of project week at his school. His students are a mix of goths, bullies and cool kids... Read more »| 05 Sep 2008