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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FestivalsEIFF 2021: Ballad of a White Cow
Maryam Moghaddam stars in and co-directs this existentially rich drama concerned with Iran’s capital penal system and centred on a woman whose husband is wrongly executed Read more »| 24 Aug 2021 -
FestivalsEIFF 2021: Europa
An Iraqi refugee finds himself the target of armed migrant hunters in this powerful survival thriller Read more »| 24 Aug 2021 -
FestivalsEIFF 2021: The Justice of Bunny King
This Kiwi drama about an ex-convict mother trying to reconnect with her children is best when focused on the actors and not its platitude-filled script Read more »| 24 Aug 2021 -
New ReleasesEIFF 2021: Annette
Leos Carax's bizarre, bombastic rock opera musical Annette is a frustrating film but its chaotic playfulness is contagious Read more »| 24 Aug 2021 -
FestivalsEIFF 2021: Prince of Muck
Cindy Jansen's Prince of Muck is a compassionate portrait of Lawrence MacEwen, the laird of the small Scottish island of the title, whose advanced age has pushed him out of his role as the island's chief custodian Read more »| 23 Aug 2021 -
New ReleasesEIFF 2021: Ninjababy
A surprise pregnancy is a catalyst for laughs and self-acknowledgement in Yngvild Sve Flikke's sharp take on the unplanned pregnancy comedy Read more »| 23 Aug 2021
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New ReleasesEIFF 2021: Pig
Nicolas Cage gives one of his most memorable and melancholic performances as a truffle-hunting hermit reemerging into his old life in search of his beloved pig Read more »| 18 Aug 2021 -
New ReleasesCensor
Prano Bailey-Bond's stylish debut is both a paean to, and a skewering of, the video nasties of the 80s Read more »| 17 Aug 2021 -
New ReleasesWildland
Wildland is a restrained, female-fronted mobster drama on the dangers of performative family roles Read more »| 10 Aug 2021 -
New ReleasesI'm Your Man
Dan Stevens plays a robotic AI boyfriend to Maren Eggert's sceptical scientist in this winning romantic dramedy from Germany Read more »| 09 Aug 2021 -
New ReleasesOur Ladies
Hollywood veteran Michael Caton-Jones returns to Scotland with a pleasingly rambunctious take on Alan Warner's cult 90s novel about the misadventures of six catholic school girls let loose in Edinburgh Read more »| 26 Jul 2021 -
New ReleasesThe Most Beautiful Boy in the World
Checking in with Björn Andrésen, the disarmingly beautiful 15-year-old star of Luchino Visconti's Death in Venice, The Most Beautiful Boy in the World is an illuminating look at a second act lost beyond one film’s shattering impact Read more »| 22 Jul 2021 -
New ReleasesThe Sparks Brothers
Edgar Wright's love letter to Sparks sparkles when its use of archive footage lets the duo's talent speak for itself, but elsewhere this exhaustive, linear documentary feels like a screen adaptation of the band's Wikipedia page Read more »| 20 Jul 2021 -
New ReleasesThe Witches of the Orient
Japan's world-conquering women’s volleyball team of the 1960s is celebrated in this sparky documentary that's colourful, retro fun but never quite gets under the skin of these fascinating sportswomen Read more »| 12 Jul 2021 -
New ReleasesJumbo
Zoé Wittock's debut feature film Jumbo is a classic 'girl meets carnival ride, girl falls in love with carnival ride' story Read more »| 06 Jul 2021