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 Releases
The Light Between Oceans
Those familiar with Derek Cianfrance’s heart-wrenching debut Blue Valentine (and, to a lesser extent, his underappreciated follow-up The Place Beyond t... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
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Doctor Strange
Benedict Cumberbatch is perfect in the title role of this latest piece of cinematic spectacle from Marvel Read more »| 24 Oct 2016 -
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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
There's one reason to watch Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. And her name is Cobie Smulders. Read more »| 19 Oct 2016 -
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LFF 2016: The Birth of a Nation
Nate Parker's slavery epic is a pre-digested and formulaic take on Nat Turner's slave rebellion The reaction to Nate Parker’s The Birth of a Nation ha... Read more »| 17 Oct 2016 -
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Arrival
Denis Villeneuve's Arrival is that rare beast: an awe-inspiring sci-fi that delivers both spectacle and smarts Crafting science-fiction films that are both ... Read more »| 14 Oct 2016 -
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Voyage of Time
Terrence Malick's spectacular nature documentary spans time and space Read more »| 13 Oct 2016
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Toni Erdmann
While sometimes resembling a three-hour sitcom, Toni Erdmann has performances and moments in which it is elevated Read more »| 13 Oct 2016 -
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Personal Shopper
Kristen Stewart is personal shopper by day, medium by night, in this mysterious ghost story from Olivier Assayas Read more »| 13 Oct 2016 -
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Elle
Isabelle Huppert dominates Elle, the complex new thriller from RoboCop director Paul Verhoeven The common critical cop-out on Elle, the latest wild ride fro... Read more »| 13 Oct 2016 -
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Sully
Tom Hanks stars in Clint Eastwood's stirring true-life tale of heroism Read more »| 12 Oct 2016 -
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Watch a Where You're Meant to Be deleted scene
Watch Aidan Moffat at his foul-mouthed best as he prepares to give a performance at the Faslane peace camp in a scene that didn't make it into Where You're M... Read more »| 11 Oct 2016 -
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Frantz
The prolific François Ozon is back with a post-war melodrama that's full of surprises Read more »| 10 Oct 2016 -
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LFF 2016: The Handmaiden
Park Chan-wook's latest, based on Sarah Waters’ Fingersmith, is a darkly comic study in sex, class and Japanese-Korean relations After a polarising fo... Read more »| 10 Oct 2016 -
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Kate Plays Christine
Robert Greene's provocative film about Christine Chubbuck is non-fiction filmmaking by way of psychological thriller Read more »| 07 Oct 2016 -
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American Honey
Shia LaBeouf and newcomer Sasha Lane star in this euphoric road movie from Andrea Arnold Read more »| 06 Oct 2016