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 ReleasesGodzilla
Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla revival is a beautifully directed, perfectly paced blockbuster that effortlessly veers between enormity and quieter, almost tr... Read more »| 14 May 2014 -
New ReleasesPantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist
Cycling is less a sport, more a means to transcendence through assured self-destruction. Perhaps the man who best embodies this paradox was Italian cyclist M... Read more »| 12 May 2014 -
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The Piano
Ada (Holly Hunter), a mute, 30-something Scotswoman, is uprooted and transported overseas with her precocious daughter (Anna Paquin) to wed an Antipodean lan... Read more »| 12 May 2014 -
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The Two Faces of January
Patricia Highsmith adaptation The Two Faces of January is very much in the narrative mould of the author’s familiar brand of Mediterranean noir. Athens... Read more »| 12 May 2014 -
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Man of Marble
Made in 1976, Man of Marble tells the story of fictional heroic Polish bricklayer Mateusz Birkut, and the young female film student, Agnieszka, try... Read more »| 09 May 2014 -
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American Interior
After the success of the languid Separado!, Gruff Rhys returns with what he calls “an investigative concert tour” that delves into 18th century W... Read more »| 05 May 2014
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The Wind Rises
From set-pieces with airborne dragons and gunships to having a literal flying pig as a protagonist, soaring into the sky has always been a recurring interest... Read more »| 05 May 2014 -
New ReleasesFrank
Although it has been co-written by former Oh Blimey Big Band member Jon Ronson, Frank is not a biopic of Frank Sidebottom or his creator Chris Sievey. Instea... Read more »| 05 May 2014 -
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Pompeii
The narrative arc of Pompeii was always going to have to be special to maintain an audience’s attention, given that all the characters involved face ce... Read more »| 28 Apr 2014 -
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That Sinking Feeling
‘The action of this film takes place in a fictitious town called Glasgow. Any resemblance to any real town called Glasgow is purely coincidental.&rsquo... Read more »| 21 Apr 2014 -
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Half of a Yellow Sun
This plush adaptation of the Nigerian Civil War spanning, Orange Prize-winning novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie blends drama with melodrama, but unlike its ... Read more »| 11 Apr 2014 -
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The Quiet Ones
The first of The Quiet Ones’ many jump-scares comes courtesy of Noddy Holder, with a loud blast of Slade’s Cum on Feel the Noize in the opening m... Read more »| 11 Apr 2014 -
New ReleasesThe Raid 2
Gareth Evans’ The Raid took place over one day in a single locale; its narrative had an economy akin to old-school John Carpenter. For the sequel,... Read more »| 11 Apr 2014 -
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Calvary
Calvary, McDonagh’s followup to The Guard, opens with a brilliantly startling opening line. I won’t spoil it here, not that it matters though, as... Read more »| 07 Apr 2014 -
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Noah
The last thing one might expect from a bombastic Hollywood Biblical epic would be religious and theological ambiguity, the bigwigs of Tinseltown being notori... Read more »| 04 Apr 2014