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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FilmMotherless Brooklyn
Edward Norton has been trying to adapt Jonathan Lethem’s Motherless Brooklyn for two decades. We're not sure why he bothered Read more »| 03 Dec 2019 -
FilmChristmas Gets Dark AF at Summerhall
Summerhall offer up some dark and disturbing Christmas movies this December to get you in the festive spirit Read more »| 03 Dec 2019 -
FilmPink Wall
Tom Cullen's directorial debut drifts through the disquiet of an unfolding romance in six acts Read more »| 02 Dec 2019 -
FilmAll change at EIFF as artistic director Mark Adams steps down
After five years, Mark Adams steps down from his role as artistic director of Edinburgh International Film Festival. It’s an opportunity for a fresh start for a festival that’s in need of reinvention Read more »| 29 Nov 2019 -
ArtGo big, shop small: Local Heroes Xmas Gift Guide
The way to feel as good about shopping as a made-for-TV-Christmas movie is also the most sustainable – keep it local Read more »| 29 Nov 2019 -
ComedyICYMI: Amy Matthews on Smack the Pony
Scottish Comedy Award Best Newcomer Amy Matthews sheds some light on seminal late-90s sketch show, Smack the Pony Read more »| 29 Nov 2019
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FilmThe Skinny's Films of 2019: Our Writers' Top 10s
We polled 20 of our film writers to find their ten favourite films of the year. Read their personal lists below Read more »| 29 Nov 2019 -
FilmThe Skinny's Films of 2019
A portrait of an artist as a young woman and an epic about some ageing gangsters top our films of the year poll. Elsewhere, there's the story of convicts in space, class tensions in a Cornwall fishing village and the reimaging of a Hollywood tragedy Read more »| 29 Nov 2019 -
MusicTegan and Sara @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 19 Nov
The Canadian duo lay bare their teenage years in endearing, and slightly frustrating, fashion Read more »| 29 Nov 2019 -
MusicHayden Thorpe @ Stereo, Glasgow, 25 Nov
Powerful vocals feel steeped in sadness, as Hayden Thorpe delivers moments of beauty in a somewhat subdued performance Read more »| 28 Nov 2019 -
MusicThe Great Western Festival, Glasgow, 23 Nov
We don our finest raincoats and hit the slippery streets of Maryhill for the debut edition of the Great Western Festival Read more »| 28 Nov 2019 -
MusicLung Dart – Slouching Towards Meridian
Lung Dart's Slouching Towards Meridian contains moments of beauty; they’re just often a bit too fleeting Read more »| 28 Nov 2019 -
MusicFontaines D.C. @ SWG3, Glasgow, 21 Nov
Despite some recurring sound issues, Fontaines D.C.’s latest Scottish show at SWG3 is an excellent showcase of their talents Read more »| 28 Nov 2019 -
MusicTRNSMT's 2020 line-up: Stale, pale and male
As TRNSMT announce the first wave of acts for its 2020 edition, the festival's line-up fails to show any improvements on past criticisms Read more »| 27 Nov 2019 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: December 2019
Watch out, he's behind you! (and no, we don't mean Boris) Read more »| 27 Nov 2019