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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ComedyICYMI: Jen Ives on Father Ted
Comedian Jen Ives takes on comedy sacred cow Father Ted and its problematic co-creator Read more »| 27 Jul 2021 -
MusicLUMP – Animal
This intoxicating second album proves that LUMP – Laura Marling and Tunng's Mike Lindsay – are greater than the sum of their parts Read more »| 27 Jul 2021 -
FilmOur Ladies
Hollywood veteran Michael Caton-Jones returns to Scotland with a pleasingly rambunctious take on Alan Warner's cult 90s novel about the misadventures of six catholic school girls let loose in Edinburgh Read more »| 26 Jul 2021 -
FilmThe Most Beautiful Boy in the World
Checking in with Björn Andrésen, the disarmingly beautiful 15-year-old star of Luchino Visconti's Death in Venice, The Most Beautiful Boy in the World is an illuminating look at a second act lost beyond one film’s shattering impact Read more »| 22 Jul 2021 -
FilmThe Most Beautiful Boy in the World: 50 years later
In 1971, 15-year-old Björn Andrésen became a symbol of youthful beauty after starring in Luchino Visconti’s Death In Venice. Filmmakers Kristina Lindström and Kristian Petri tell us why they wanted to tell Andrésen's full story five decades later Read more »| 22 Jul 2021 -
FilmThe Sparks Brothers
Edgar Wright's love letter to Sparks sparkles when its use of archive footage lets the duo's talent speak for itself, but elsewhere this exhaustive, linear documentary feels like a screen adaptation of the band's Wikipedia page Read more »| 20 Jul 2021
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MusicDarkside – Spiral
Nicolás Jaar and Dave Harrington present a masterclass in the art of precision and withholding with their second Darkside album Read more »| 20 Jul 2021 -
MusicCelebrating 20 Years of So Solid Crew's 21 Seconds
Twenty years since its release, we look back at So Solid Crew's 21 Seconds and how it helped change the musical landscape of the UK, paving the way for grime Read more »| 20 Jul 2021 -
TheatreThe Future of Access: Disability and the Arts
Lockdown afforded one unexpected benefit, allowing disabled people at home access to the arts that previously did not exist. As we return to live presentation, we ask some of Scotland's arts institutions how they will continue to work to broaden access Read more »| 14 Jul 2021 -
MusicHANG: Khaleda Noon & Sami Omar in conversation
Ahead of HANG, Scotland's first ever hip-hop and grime music conference, we speak to Khaleda Noon from Intercultural Youth Scotland and Sami Omar from Up2Stndrd Read more »| 14 Jul 2021 -
MusicWavves – Hideaway
Wavves head back to their roots on their seventh album, serving up another beach-ready record of indie-punk Read more »| 13 Jul 2021 -
FilmThe Witches of the Orient
Japan's world-conquering women’s volleyball team of the 1960s is celebrated in this sparky documentary that's colourful, retro fun but never quite gets under the skin of these fascinating sportswomen Read more »| 12 Jul 2021 -
ClubsHeritage Trail: Nene H on her debut album Ali
Istanbul-born, Berlin-based producer Nene H pays tribute to her late father while exploring her Middle Eastern heritage on her debut album, Ali. She tells us about the cathartic process of making Ali and incorporating Middle Eastern and Western influences Read more »| 12 Jul 2021 -
MusicEliza Shaddad – The Woman You Want
A product of a year’s work of reflection, The Woman You Want finds the Sudanese-Scottish artist commanding spacious and bold orchestral lines Read more »| 12 Jul 2021 -
FilmQuentin Dupieux on Deerskin
If you're a child of the 90s, you'll remember throbbing techno track Flat Beat from Quentin Dupieux (aka Mr. Oizo). Dupieux now spends most of his time making twisted comedies, and his latest, Deerskin, follows a middle-aged man obsessed with a jacket Read more »| 12 Jul 2021