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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FilmLFF 2018: The Favourite
The director of Dogtooth and The Lobster delivers his most accessible and entertaining film yet, with Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman outstanding in this wild period comedy Read more »| 22 Oct 2018 -
FilmGlasgow's CCA reopens with #WeirdHorror season
After an extended closure, the vital multi-arts venue is finally up and running again, and for starters it’s got four nights of #WeirdHorror planned to mark the Halloween season Read more »| 19 Oct 2018 -
FilmWild Rose
Jessie Buckley gives a knockout performance as a gallus ex-con from Glasgow with ambitions of being a country singer in Nashville in this delightful crowd-pleaser with rugged edges Read more »| 19 Oct 2018 -
Art
NEoN Digital Arts Festival: 2018 Preview
North East of North returns next month to fill Dundee with cutting-edge digital art – here's a guide to the GM plants, avant-garde music and computer game-assisted parties in store Read more »| 17 Oct 2018 -
Music
History Repeating: Lucy Dacus on Historian and boygenius
The Virginia singer-songwriter runs us through her banner year, from her critically-adored sophomore record to her collaboration with Julien Baker and Phoebe Bridgers Read more »| 17 Oct 2018 -
Music
Gigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 16-22 Oct
Horror maestro John Carpenter, 'space pop' artist Jane Weaver, indie icons Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, electronic producer Jon Hopkins and ex-Talking Heads frontman David Byrne all feature in this week's top gig picks Read more »| 16 Oct 2018
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Theatre
Concert @ Tramway
This phantasmic duet between Colin Dunne and the late Tommie Potts pinpoints where beauty becomes art. Read more »| 16 Oct 2018 -
Music
Black Peaks @ King Tuts, Glasgow, 14 Oct
With a brutal bagful of energy, Black Peaks pack their pulsating prog-rock into a crowded King Tut's Read more »| 16 Oct 2018 -
Music
Caro Emerald @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 13 Oct
Delivering a rich mix of soul and jazz, Caro Emerald shines bright as she takes the stage of the Usher Hall Read more »| 16 Oct 2018 -
Theatre
Ballyturk @ Tron Theatre
Andy Arnold's revival of Enda Walsh’s absurdist hit is lively, but its heavy existentialist dint lacks clarity. Read more »| 16 Oct 2018 -
Art
V&A Dundee: First impressions
After years in the making, the much-anticipated £80m V&A Museum of Design in Dundee has finally opened its doors. But does it fulfil its architect's vision of a “living room for the city”? Read more »| 16 Oct 2018 -
Film
LFF 2018: Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
Ben Wheatley’s partly-improvised family drama Happy New Year, Colin Burstead is funny and frenzied, but some of the huge cast get lost in the melee Read more »| 15 Oct 2018 -
Music
Neneh Cherry – Broken Politics
Neneh Cherry's fifth studio album, Broken Politics may not always seem like an urgent inquisition into our times, but it may encourage a sense of reflection Read more »| 15 Oct 2018 -
MusicMØ – Forever Neverland
Scandi electro-pop has never looked so good; MØ returns with her second full length album Forever Neverland four years after her debut Read more »| 15 Oct 2018 -
MusicSpare Snare & De Rosa @ The Great Eastern, Glasgow, 12 Oct
The Great Eastern is an unexpected music venue, ordinarily a day centre for the elderly, but tonight it stages a powerful joint headline show from Spare Snare and De Rosa Read more »| 15 Oct 2018