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 Releases
Venice Film Festival 2021: Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, the latest film from A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night director Ana Lily Amirpour, is a neon-drenched horror filled with warmth and humour, but with a frustratingly loose script Read more »| 05 Sep 2021 -
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Last Night in Soho
Edgar Wright's psychological thriller starts promisingly, but as it takes its characters down the sinuous corridors of glamourous Soho clubs, its charming ambivalence and well-crafted allegories begin to unravel Read more »| 04 Sep 2021 -
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Parallel Mothers
The great Pedro Almodóvar returns with a twist-filled melodrama about two single mothers – one played by Almodóvar regular Penelope Cruz Read more »| 04 Sep 2021 -
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The Lost Daughter
Based on Elena Ferrante's book of the same name, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut, The Lost Daughter, depicts the horror of a woman ageing past what society deems desirable Read more »| 03 Sep 2021 -
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Dune
Dune isn't quite the sensory feast of Blade Runner 2049, but Jason Momoa steals the film as a salt of the earth swordmaster – if only this sci-fi epic had more of his pizzaz Read more »| 03 Sep 2021 -
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The Power of the Dog
Jane Campion returns after 12 years with The Power of the Dog, a haunting study of male violence that makes up for its lack of emotional depth with forensic storytelling Read more »| 03 Sep 2021
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The Card Counter
Paul Schrader delivers another exacting drama following a haunted man in search of redemption in tense morality tale The Card Counter Read more »| 02 Sep 2021 -
Festivals
Edinburgh Film Festival: Read 2021's Young Critics
Read reviews from this year's group of Edinburgh International Film Festival Young Critics Read more »| 02 Sep 2021 -
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EIFF 2021: Faceless
Documentary Faceless, from award-winning journalist Jennifer Ngo, explores Hong Kong’s 2019 pro-democracy movement from the point of view of four young activists on the ground Read more »| 02 Sep 2021 -
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EIFF 2021: Rebel Dykes
Mixing interviews, archive footage and animated sequences, Rebel Dykes is a poignant account of lesbian activism and a kickarse celebration of lesbian sex and culture Read more »| 02 Sep 2021 -
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EIFF 2021: Stop-Zemlia
Kateryna Gornostai's coming-of-age film follows the social anxieties, unresolved crushes and the terrifying vastness of the future for three teen friends Read more »| 02 Sep 2021 -
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EIFF 2021: Absolute Denial
This breakneck, Frankenstein-esque animation about an unemployed programmer's battle of wits with the AI program he's created has some narrative flaws, but it's a hugely promising first feature Read more »| 02 Sep 2021 -
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EIFF 2021: The Deer King
This directorial debut from Studio Ghibli alumni Masayuki Miyaji and Masashi Ando is a dark, breathtaking epic with an emotional core Read more »| 02 Sep 2021 -
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EIFF 2021: Mad God
Special effects wizard Phil Tippett brings his stop-motion magnum opus to screens after three decades of production, and the results are entrancingly grotesque Read more »| 02 Sep 2021 -
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EIFF 2021: The Man Who Sold His Skin
Rarely has the West's wilful exploitation of the Middle East been so audaciously represented, or so deliciously mocked, as in Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania’s new film Read more »| 27 Aug 2021