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 Father
Anthony Hopkins' Oscar-winning performance is just one of the reasons to see this empathetic, unflinching, deeply humanising drama exploring dementia Read more »| 07 Jun 2021 -
New ReleasesAfter Love
Joanna Scanlan gets a showcase for her considerable dramatic talents in After Love Read more »| 28 May 2021 -
New ReleasesThe 8th
The 8th documents the fierce direct action and tireless campaigning that helped repeal Ireland’s notorious law prohibiting abortions Read more »| 24 May 2021 -
New ReleasesRare Beasts
Writer-director Billie Piper shows plenty of storytelling skill with her debut feature Rare Beasts, but its boundless energy can be exhausting Read more »| 17 May 2021 -
New ReleasesNomadland
Frances McDormand takes to the road in director Chloé Zhao's evocative adaptation of Jessica Bruder's book Read more »| 13 Apr 2021 -
New ReleasesSequin in a Blue Room
A gay 16-year-old lad with a passion for anonymous one night stands gets in hot water when one conquest doesn't take kindly to being pushed aside Read more »| 06 Apr 2021
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New ReleasesSound of Metal
Darius Marder's directorial debut is a powerful depiction of deafness and Deaf culture, anchored by a searing performance from Riz Ahmed Read more »| 24 Mar 2021 -
New ReleasesGFF 2021: Spring Blossom
Spring Blossom, from 20-year-old writer-director-star Suzanne Lindon, tells the story of a teen girl's infatuation with an older man. A young, female perspective on this subject is welcome and timely, but Lindon's film is ultimately unsuccessful Read more »| 08 Mar 2021 -
New ReleasesGFF 2021: Gunda
Victor Kossakovsky's Gunda invites us into the idyllic-seeming life of a massive pig and her brood of rambunctious piglets Read more »| 08 Mar 2021 -
New ReleasesGFF 2021: Dreams on Fire
Dance movie Dreams on Fire occasionally trades in clichés but thrives when working as an unapologetic examination of trying to make it in a precarious industry Read more »| 08 Mar 2021 -
New ReleasesGFF 2021: A Brixton Tale
There's too much going on in this look at race and love in modern Britain, with A Brixton Tale’s enigmatic first half giving way to a more obvious socioeconomic crime narrative Read more »| 08 Mar 2021 -
New ReleasesGagarine
Urban fantasy Gagarine celebrates community and social housing in a Paris housing estate, with directors Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh using sci-fi imagery to turn the prosaic into the awe-inspiring Read more »| 04 Mar 2021 -
New ReleasesGFF 2021: Sweetheart
A family holiday at a caravan park in Dorset is the setting for teen romance Sweetheart, where the comedy emanates from a light-hearted portrayal of authentic mundanity Read more »| 04 Mar 2021 -
New ReleasesLimbo
Scottish filmmaker Ben Sharrock blends absurdist humour and deep pathos to tell the story of a group of refugees left adrift on a desolate Scottish island as they wait for their asylum claims to be slowly processed Read more »| 04 Mar 2021 -
New ReleasesApples
In an uncanny version of Athens free from iPhones and where cassette tapes are still in vogue, a virus breaks out robbing citizens of their memories, leaving many to start relearning how to live again from scratch Read more »| 02 Mar 2021