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 ReleasesAnd Then We Danced
The tinderbox of Georgia's conservative society is the backdrop for this coming-of-age romance about a young male dancer exploring same-sex desires within the strict Georgian folk dance community Read more »| 09 Mar 2020 -
New ReleasesPromising Young Woman
This rape-revenge thriller for the #MeToo era is bracing and funny, and centred on a knockout turn from Carey Mulligan, but it falls at the final hurdle with a winking ending that attempts to be both downbeat and crowd-pleasing Read more »| 06 Mar 2020 -
New ReleasesThe Perfect Candidate
Saudi director Haifaa al-Mansour is back on form with The Perfect Candidate, a pointed critique of her country's endemic social misogyny and the way it works to police women’s behaviour Read more »| 03 Mar 2020 -
New ReleasesRunning to the Sky
Empathetic and mature coming-of-age film from Heavenly Nomadic director Mirlan Abdykalykov Read more »| 03 Mar 2020 -
New ReleasesDriveways
Understated but emotional drama from Spa Night director Andrew Ahn, centred on an elegant cross-generational friendship that forms between a Korean War veteran and a Korean-American boy Read more »| 03 Mar 2020 -
New ReleasesThe 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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New ReleasesFlint
Scottish filmmaker Anthony Baxter heads to Flint, Michigan for this melancholy documentary exploring the city's ongoing water emergency Read more »| 02 Mar 2020 -
New ReleasesBerlinale 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 -
New ReleasesEternal 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 -
New ReleasesMaster 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 -
New ReleasesRun
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 -
New ReleasesSon-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 -
New ReleasesStanding 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 -
New ReleasesTrue 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 -
New ReleasesThe Painted Bird
The Painted Bird might be difficult to endure, but even harder to ignore Read more »| 27 Feb 2020