Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
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FilmMotel Destino
Steamy Brazilian noir Motel Destino is at its best when exploring its characters' carnal desires, but gets tripped up by its loose plotting that can feel anticlimactic Read more »| 05 May 2025 -
BooksBabylon, Albion by Dalia Al-Dujaili
In her memoir Babylon, Albion, Dalia Al-Dujaili examines her personal and political relationship to the landscapes of her home and adopted countries Read more »| 05 May 2025 -
FilmRiefenstahl
Andres Veiel's collage digging into the life and legacy of Nazi propagandist Leni Riefenstahl is a dense burrowing into the psyche of one of cinema’s most fractious figures Read more »| 05 May 2025 -
FilmThe Surfer
Low on gloom, high on doom, paradise is lost in this hauntingly bright Ozploitation psychological thriller starring Nicolas Cage Read more »| 05 May 2025 -
MusicNo Windows – The Great Traitor
No Windows' second outing on Fat Possum sees the duo expand their musical palette Read more »| 05 May 2025 -
MusicSpotlight On... Miwa Nagato-Apthorp
Ahead of releasing her debut EP Noren at Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival, we catch up with Hawick artist and folk musician Miwa Nagato-Apthorp Read more »| 01 May 2025
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BooksLove Languages by James Albon
Two women fall in love across boundaries of language in James Albon's beautiful latest graphic novel Read more »| 01 May 2025 -
MusicScottish New Music round-up: May 2025
The release schedule in Scotland continues to overwhelm. We celebrate new music from Maranta, Faith Eliott, Rebecca Vasmant, Quinie and more Read more »| 01 May 2025 -
ArtPower Play: Inside Perth Museum's new Macbeth exhibition
From historical figure to blockbuster anti-hero, Macbeth: An Exhibition at Perth Museum traces the many reincarnations of a Scottish king Read more »| 01 May 2025 -
MusicCloth @ Mono, Glasgow, 27 Apr
Cloth launch their new album Pink Silence with an understated yet sublime performance in Glasgow Read more »| 30 Apr 2025 -
MusicJenny Hval on perfume passion and new album Iris Silver Mist
As Jenny Hval prepares to release her ninth studio album – Iris Silver Mist – we ask the Norwegian artist about her multidisciplinary approach and perfume passion Read more »| 30 Apr 2025 -
BooksScottish Books Events: May 2025
One for the romance fans – First Date, Edinburgh's romance festival, returns to the city this month. Elsewhere, Katie Goh launches their debut memoir and Kirsty Strang-Roy's Write Like a Grrrl course returns Read more »| 30 Apr 2025 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: May 2025
Cast not a clout till May is oot – the month's top clubbing picks include Proc Fiskal, Daniel Avery, Sam Bangura, healthy and common room Read more »| 29 Apr 2025 -
FilmScottish Film Events: May 2025
May's cinema highlights include three great film festivals (Alchemy, Falastine and Folk Film Gathering) plus GFT's 51st birthday and the Cameo showing some David Lynch love Read more »| 29 Apr 2025 -
MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: May 2025
May's gig round-up brings a bunch of showcases of new Scottish music, touring visits from Wet Leg, Soccer Mommy and Mannequin Pussy, and loads more Read more »| 29 Apr 2025