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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EIFF 2024: Xibalba Monster
This study of a young boy with a fascination for death is a striking work but struggles to fully communicate its young protagonist's emotional world Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
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Timestalker
Alice Lowe's centuries-spanning comedy Timestalker has a neat premise but unfortunately, the jokes fall flat Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
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EIFF 2024: To Kill a Wolf
Little Red Riding Hood gets a modern retelling in Kelsey Taylor's restrained psychological drama To Kill a Wolf Read more »| 21 Aug 2024 -
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EIFF 2024: *smiles and kisses you*
A man's relationship with an AI doll is the heart of this engaging, humane but slightly repetitive documentary Read more »| 21 Aug 2024 -
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EIFF 2024: Lollipop
Daisy-May Hudson's drama about a single mother trying to regain access to her kids after a spell in prison can feel a little heavy-handed at times, but an excellent lead performance from Posy Sterling pulls it along Read more »| 21 Aug 2024 -
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EIFF 2024: A Shrine
A lovely moral parable centred on an Iranian man living in Montreal who tries to get rich quick by building a mobile shrine for the city's Iranian diaspora community Read more »| 21 Aug 2024
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Kneecap
Kneecap is an exercise in myth-making for a new generation in political protest and musical sacrilege Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
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Between the Temples
Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane match each other’s freak (and faith) in this poignant and charming story about running towards what's meaningful to you Read more »| 16 Aug 2024 -
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Only the River Flows
This handsome crime thriller from China has impeccable 90s period detail and swims in a compelling neo-noir atmosphere, but those who like their police procedurals with a tidy solution will be disappointed Read more »| 12 Aug 2024 -
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I Saw the TV Glow
Alternate horror director Jane Schoenbrun transmits a cautionary tale of identity, electrified by horrors both domestic and demonic, in I Saw the TV Glow Read more »| 25 Jul 2024 -
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About Dry Grasses
Turkish auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan returns for his ninth feature, which centres on a schoolteacher accused of abuse by a female student Read more »| 22 Jul 2024 -
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Crossing
Levan Akin presents a push-and-pull story of empathy, rectification and the unexpected expanse that can be found in seemingly dead ends Read more »| 15 Jul 2024 -
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Sleep
This shape-shifting film from Korea – part horror, part black comedy, part mystery – keeps you guessing until its wild and hilarious finale Read more »| 09 Jul 2024 -
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Orlando, My Political Biography
Spanish writer and philosopher Paul B. Preciado makes his directorial debut with this intriguing study on gender inspired by Virginia Woolf’s Orlando Read more »| 02 Jul 2024 -
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The Bikeriders
The boys are back in town in The Bikeriders, Jeff Nicols’ take on 1953’s The Wild One Read more »| 17 Jun 2024