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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FestivalsEIFF 2013: A Long Way from Home
Among things a young woman never wants to hear from a septuagenarian male acquaintance, “You can come over and use our pool any time” ranks highl... Read more »| 19 Jun 2013 -
FestivalsEIFF 2013: Breathe In
Music teacher Keith (Pierce) is fighting suburban suffocation. He sneaks guilty cigarettes and regretful pauses as he considers what might have been if he ch... Read more »| 19 Jun 2013 -
FestivalsEIFF 2013: I Am Breathing
With composure and compassion, I Am Breathing documents the final months of husband and father Neil Platt, diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease at the age of ... Read more »| 17 Jun 2013 -
New ReleasesSpike Island
You’d be forgiven for thinking it’s 1990: this month alone the Stone Roses headline the Isle of Wight festival, star in a Shane Meadows documenta... Read more »| 17 Jun 2013 -
New ReleasesBefore Midnight
This most unlikely of threequels returns to the story of Jesse (Hawke) and Céline (Delpy), 18 years after they first met on a train and fell in love. ... Read more »| 17 Jun 2013 -
New ReleasesLike Someone in Love
While Woody Allen’s recent European ventures have produced distinctly mixed results, Abbas Kiarostami’s travels are proving to be much more rewar... Read more »| 14 Jun 2013
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New ReleasesMan of Steel
Following Bryan Singer’s dreary Superman Returns in 2006, and new helmer Zack Snyder’s previous picture, the diabolical Sucker Punch, b... Read more »| 13 Jun 2013 -
New ReleasesThe Big Wedding
Based on the 2006 French film Mon Frère Se Marie, Justin Zackham’s The Big Wedding is a huge misfire that squanders its collection of stars on c... Read more »| 31 May 2013 -
New ReleasesEpic
Epic feels like a deliberate throwback to children’s adventure films of the 80s and 90s. And not necessarily the good ones – it’s plagued b... Read more »| 21 May 2013 -
New ReleasesByzantium
Neil Jordan loves a myth. His best movies (The Crying Game, Mona Lisa, The Company of Wolves) are dreamy fairy tales with one toe in reality. The sensual and... Read more »| 20 May 2013 -
New ReleasesFast & Furious 6
Fast & Furious 5 (aka Fast Five) abandoned virtually any semblance of its series’ street racing routes, retooling the blockbuster franchise into an... Read more »| 16 May 2013 -
New ReleasesThe Liability
The Liability, Craig Vivieros’ second feature following prison drama debut Ghosted, offers enough surprises to raise it above the mire of recent dopey ... Read more »| 16 May 2013 -
New ReleasesThe Great Gatsby
Baz Luhrmann's latest foray into vintage decadence delivers the director's characteristic flamboyance and romance, and serves as a perfect companion to both ... Read more »| 15 May 2013 -
New ReleasesStar Trek Into Darkness
J.J. Abrams’ latest instalment of his rebooted Star Trek franchise has the potential to divide audiences because of certain narrative decisions that, d... Read more »| 09 May 2013 -
New ReleasesOur Children
After screenings of Our Children, most discussions will surely centre on Joachim Lafosse's choice of framing device. The film begins with a scene informing u... Read more »| 09 May 2013