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 Crime Is Mine
The acting ensemble is the chief reason to seek out this screwball pastiche from François Ozon – particularly the joyously hammy turn from Isabelle Huppert Read more »| 14 Oct 2024 -
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A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things
Mark Cousins’ exploration of the life and work of Scottish abstract painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham is a typically thoughtful and idiosyncratic take on the under-appreciated artist Read more »| 14 Oct 2024 -
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Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands
Carla J. Easton and Blair Young team up to tell a vibrant but enraging story of the great girl bands from Scotland that should be on teenage bedroom walls across the country but aren't Read more »| 10 Oct 2024 -
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TIFF 2024: On Falling
Laura Carreira’s workplace drama On Falling does Ken Loach better than Ken Loach – it's a deeply moving depiction of emotional purgatory in working-class Scotland Read more »| 23 Sep 2024 -
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My Old Ass
Megan Park’s follow-up to The Fallout is a fantasy coming-of-age film about living in the moment, which is elevated by Maisy Stella’s authentic performance Read more »| 23 Sep 2024 -
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The Outrun
German filmmaker Nora Fingscheidt does a fantastic job of bringing Amy Liptrot’s poetic alcohol recovery memoir to the screen, helped in no small part by a transcendent performance by Irish actor Saoirse Ronan Read more »| 23 Sep 2024
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Strange Darling
Strange Darling is a memorable take on the serial killer subgenre that's at its most appealing when it's still unravelling its mysteries Read more »| 16 Sep 2024 -
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In Camera
In Camera takes us inside the life of a jobbing actor. This debut feature from Naqqash Khalid doesn't always hang together, but it's often an audacious and exciting experience Read more »| 10 Sep 2024 -
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Starve Acre
Daniel Kototajlo’s adaptation of Andrew Michael Hurley’s 70s ghost story Starve Acre is a winning piece of folk horror Read more »| 04 Sep 2024 -
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Red Rooms
This beguiling psychological thriller withholds many of its mysteries, but its steely central performance from Juliette Gariépy keeps you hooked Read more »| 02 Sep 2024 -
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My Favourite Cake
Imagine Before Sunset but with lonely pensioners in Tehran and you've got a hint of what to expect in this gentle, patient film Read more »| 27 Aug 2024 -
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Paradise Is Burning
Mika Gustafson's Paradise Is Burning is a love letter to sisterhood centred on extraordinary performances from its young cast Read more »| 27 Aug 2024 -
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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