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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The Truth
The great Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda heads to Paris for his Western cinema debut, which stars Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke and Catherine Deneuve Read more »| 03 Mar 2020 -
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Flint
Scottish filmmaker Anthony Baxter heads to Flint, Michigan for this melancholy documentary exploring the city's ongoing water emergency Read more »| 02 Mar 2020 -
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Berlinale 2020: Undine
After delivering three knockouts on the trot, German director Christian Petzold jumps the shark (or should that be catfish) with this goofy fantasy set in modern-day Berlin, in which Paula Beer plays the soul-sucking water nymph of the title Read more »| 02 Mar 2020 -
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Eternal Beauty
Craig Roberts returns to the director's chair with the powerful story of a woman with paranoid schizophrenia. Sally Hawkins gives a superb performance in the lead role Read more »| 02 Mar 2020 -
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Master Cheng
Finnish filmmaker Mika Kaurismäki returns with a story about a chef and his son coming to a remote village Read more »| 01 Mar 2020 -
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Run
Scott Graham’s third feature follows a petrol-head who was born to run, but instead never left his small fishing village in Scotland Read more »| 28 Feb 2020
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Son-Mother
A single mother of two is offered a heartbreaking choice in this graceful, understated work from Iranian filmmaker Mahnaz Mohammadi Read more »| 28 Feb 2020 -
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Standing Up, Falling Down
Billy Crystal and Ben Schwartz retread well-worn odd-couple territory in this slight but charming comedy Read more »| 27 Feb 2020 -
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True History of the Kelly Gang
Australian director Justin Kurzel does the Ned Kelly story justice in this uneven but daring film starring George Mackay as the legendary outlaw Read more »| 27 Feb 2020 -
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The Painted Bird
The Painted Bird might be difficult to endure, but even harder to ignore Read more »| 27 Feb 2020 -
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Cook F**k Kill
Cook F**k Kill has an arresting opening, but as it moves through its repeating narrative chapters, there's the distinct feeling of diminishing returns Read more »| 26 Feb 2020 -
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First Cow
The great American filmmaker Kelly Reichardt delivers her sweetest and funniest film to date, a tale of friendship blossoming between two lonely men eeking out an existence in the Old West Read more »| 24 Feb 2020 -
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Berlinale 2020: Onward
Pixar's latest, Onward, offers up a pleasingly original premise that's part Weekend at Bernie's, part Cronenberg, but the execution is all too familiar Read more »| 24 Feb 2020 -
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Dark Waters
Todd Haynes returns with a gripping, true-life procedural centred on the Cincinnati lawyer who tirelessly battled multinational chemical firm DuPont Read more »| 24 Feb 2020 -
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire
French director Céline Sciamma's imagined historical romance is a love story for the ages Read more »| 21 Feb 2020