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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Skin
Jamie Bell gives a compelling performance as a neo-Nazi trying to change his ways in Guy Nattiv’s Skin Read more »| 19 Sep 2019 -
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The Farewell
Lulu Wang finds a vehicle for her controlled, precise direction in a personal family drama Read more »| 16 Sep 2019 -
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Hustlers
Inspired by a New York Magazine article, this deliciously enjoyable true-life drama centres on a deliriously charming performance by Jennifer Lopez as a strip club dancer who discovers a more direct way of getting cash from Wall Street sleazebags' pockets Read more »| 13 Sep 2019 -
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TIFF 2019: Colour Out of Space
Cult director Richard Stanley (Hardware) teams up with a typically frenzied Nicolas Cage for this HP Lovecraft adaptation and proves a solid addition to the cosmic horror sub-genre Read more »| 13 Sep 2019 -
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TIFF 2019: Jojo Rabbit
Kiwi filmmaker Taika Waititi returns with a Nazi satire that proves a great vehicle for his brand of oddball humour Read more »| 11 Sep 2019 -
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Knives Out
There are only flashes of excitement to be had in this star-studded whodunit featuring Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Michael Shannon and Chris Evans Read more »| 11 Sep 2019
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Ad Astra
James Gray takes us on a breathtaking sci-fi journey in his latest film Ad Astra, with Brad Pitt impressing in a restrained performance as an emotionally fractured man wrestling with daddy issues Read more »| 11 Sep 2019 -
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TIFF 2019: The Personal History of David Copperfield
A change of pace for Armando Iannucci as he swaps expletive-laden satire for a charming, comic riff on Charles Dickens’ classic novel David Copperfield Read more »| 10 Sep 2019 -
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TIFF 2019: A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood
A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood isn't the textbook biopic of American kids' TV star Mr Rogers that its trailer suggests, but it does lack the vigour of director Marielle Heller's earlier films Read more »| 10 Sep 2019 -
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Honeyland
Honeyland is one of this year’s strongest documentaries Read more »| 09 Sep 2019 -
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Phoenix
Writer-director Camilla Strøm Henriksen's coming-of-age drama centres on the 14-year-old who has to act as the responsible adult in her family Read more »| 09 Sep 2019 -
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Night Hunter
Stanley Tucci and Ben Kingsley give it their all in this brooding thriller, but poor Henry Cavill struggles with the leaden script Read more »| 06 Sep 2019 -
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The King
David Michôd's brooding riff on Shakespeare sees rising star Timothée Chalamet play both wastrel prince from Henry IV, and warrior king of Henry V. He convinces as both Read more »| 04 Sep 2019 -
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Rojo
Pre-coup Argentina is the setting for this chilling tragicomic drama centred on a middle-aged lawyer who becomes embroiled in the atmosphere of fear and violence soon to sweep the country Read more »| 04 Sep 2019 -
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Hot Air
Satirical comedy Hot Air is predictable, artless and toothless, with Steve Coogan floundering in the lead role Read more »| 27 Aug 2019