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 ReleasesThe 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 -
New ReleasesPatti 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 -
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Summer
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 -
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 -
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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 -
New ReleasesChoke
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