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 ReleasesFrost/Nixon
The words “I’m not a crook” are forever associated with Richard M. Nixon. As Frank Langella plays him in Ron Howard’s wry drama abou... Read more »| 12 Jan 2009 -
New ReleasesThe Wrestler
After years in the wilderness, Mickey Rourke makes the comeback of the decade as an ageing wrestler in a powerful and uplifting drama. Randy The Ram is decad... Read more »| 06 Jan 2009 -
New ReleasesSlumdog Millionaire
If you can put all desire for realism to one side you’ll find Slumdog Millionaire an enjoyable enough fantasy romp. For fantasy is what it is; having g... Read more »| 06 Jan 2009 -
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Defiance
This true story offers a fresh take on the war genre as we learn of three Jewish brothers who save hundreds of their countrymen from the Nazis during World W... Read more »| 01 Jan 2009 -
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Far North
Stunning landscapes and letterbox cinematography might link Far North with civilisation dramas like the admirable Mongol and the abysmal 10,000BC, but Asif K... Read more »| 19 Dec 2008 -
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Lost and Delirious
A brief synopsis of Lost and Delirious suggests “The Rampage of the Cliché Monster”: a coming-of-age tale set in an all girls’ boarding school, the story fo... Read more »| 17 Dec 2008
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The Secret Life of Bees
In The Secret Life of Bees, Lily, as portrayed by Dakota Fanning, is a 14-year-old girl searching for someone to nurture her in the absence of her deceased m... Read more »| 05 Dec 2008 -
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The Man from London
In an interview with Tilda Swinton in the Guardian in 2007 she talks about seeing Bela Tarr’s The Man from London for the first time. In particular she... Read more »| 05 Dec 2008 -
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Patti Smith: Dream of Life
Shot in a mixture of crisp colour, grainy sepia and monochrome over ten years, director Steven Sebring does not attempt to inform viewers of a timeline in Pa... Read more »| 01 Dec 2008 -
New ReleasesSummer
Robert Carlyle gives a career-best performance in a deeply affecting take on two men’s friendship. Through flashbacks presented by narrator Shaun,... Read more »| 28 Nov 2008 -
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Julia
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 -
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Cass
Cass Read more »| 25 Nov 2008 -
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The Love Guru
The Love Guru Read more »| 20 Nov 2008 -
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Waltz 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