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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FestivalsLondon Film Festival: Carol and Sunset Song
Two of our finest gay filmmakers, Todd Haynes and Terence Davies, are screening two exceptional women’s pictures, Carol and Sunset Song, at this year’s London Film Festival Read more »| 16 Oct 2015 -
New ReleasesCrimson Peak
Why do you watch horror? If it's solely about preying on your primal fears through a high-concept premise, it's possible you might not get a great deal ... Read more »| 15 Oct 2015 -
FestivalsMy Scientology Movie
King mischief-maker Louis Theroux opens his My Scientology Movie by saying it’s his “dream to see a more positive side of the church.” It ... Read more »| 14 Oct 2015 -
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London Film Festival: Son of Saul and 11 Minutes
Two new movies at London Film Festival with audacious visual storytelling, we review László Nemes' Son of Saul, and 11 Minutes by Jerzy Skolimovski. Read more »| 13 Oct 2015 -
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The Program
Successful athletes prove tricky subjects for character studies due to their all-consuming commitment, training so intensively that little time is left to in... Read more »| 12 Oct 2015 -
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Pan
The enduring popularity of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan character stems from a desire to reject the painful necessity of growing up, to retain innocence in the face of responsibility and compromise Read more »| 07 Oct 2015
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The Lobster
The cinematic worlds that Yorgos Lanthimos creates are defined by their rules and codes of behaviour, and the drama in them comes from the consequences faced... Read more »| 07 Oct 2015 -
New ReleasesTaxi Tehran
Ingeniously circumventing the Iranian state’s ban on his filmmaking, Jafar Panahi’s Golden Bear winner Taxi Tehran is filmed almost entirely with... Read more »| 07 Oct 2015 -
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Suffragette
From its opening scene set in the veritable hellscape of the Glass House Laundry, a literal sweatshop where women are forced into servitude as children and l... Read more »| 05 Oct 2015 -
New ReleasesRed Army
Gabe Polsky’s compelling film about the world-beating Soviet ice hockey team that dominated the sport from 1954 to 1991 is a swift and incisive examina... Read more »| 05 Oct 2015 -
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Sicario
With one leading Republican nominee currently bloviating about building a "giant wall" between the US and Mexico, Sicario feels like a timely critique of Ame... Read more »| 05 Oct 2015 -
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The Martian
He's already been beamed into the International Space Station by NASA, and now Matt Damon's wise-cracking castaway is arriving in UK cinemas in Ridley Scott's new sci-fi, The Martian. Read more »| 01 Oct 2015 -
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The Intern
Audiences are so used to Robert De Niro mortgaging off his reputation that his appearances in predictable fluff like The Intern no longer seem quite so unpal... Read more »| 30 Sep 2015 -
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Life
Control director Anton Corbijn returns with Life, a study in the deification of James Dean. Read more »| 24 Sep 2015 -
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Captive
The latest edition to the emerging genre of 'faith-based-on-a-true-story' films for the evangelical set, Captive recounts the harrowing ordeal of real-life f... Read more »| 23 Sep 2015