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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MusicPUP @ The Garage, Glasgow, 26 Nov
Toronto pop-punks PUP ride the wave of their underrated 2019 album Morbid Stuff to The Garage for an energetic, and subtly political, show Read more »| 05 Dec 2019 -
MusicAldous Harding @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 1 Dec
At not long over an hour, Aldous Harding's performance tonight at Summerhall is nicely curated but leaves you wanting more Read more »| 05 Dec 2019 -
MusicRichard Dawson @ CCA, Glasgow, 27 Nov
Disarming, comforting and as unorthodox as you'd hope for; Richard Dawson is on fine form performing cuts from his latest record, 2020 Read more »| 04 Dec 2019 -
FilmWhere to get your Christmas movie fix this December
From classics like It's a Wonderful Life to the vicious French action film that inspired Home Alone, there are Christmas movies for every predilection screening across Scotland this December Read more »| 04 Dec 2019 -
FilmMisunderstood Movies: 10 Overlooked Films from 2019
Audiences and critics didn't go crazy for double Will Smith in Ang Lee's latest high frame rate experiment, or the wild monster mash that was Godzilla: King of the Monsters, but we reckon they're among the criminally overlooked films of the year Read more »| 04 Dec 2019 -
MusicWhitney @ QMU, Glasgow, 27 Nov
Whitney certainly sound near-perfect tonight, but with a relentless autumn schedule and a little tour fatigue, the show fails to really spark to life at any point Read more »| 04 Dec 2019
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TheatreAn Edinburgh Christmas Carol @ Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
Tony Cownie's production brings a Scottish Scrooge to life Read more »| 04 Dec 2019 -
MusicThe Chemical Brothers @ The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 23 Nov
The Chemical Brothers bring their grandest production to date to Glasgow, stacked with smoke machines, lasers, inflatable balls and blazing lights Read more »| 04 Dec 2019 -
Film2019 in Scottish Film, from Avengers to Beats
Blockbusters like Avengers and Fast and the Furious have helped make Scotland a major Hollywood shooting location, but the real story of Scottish cinema in 2019 is the diverse collection of distinctive and joyous homegrown indies lighting up our cinemas Read more »| 04 Dec 2019 -
MusicThe Twilight Sad @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 30 Nov
Everyone seems to appreciate what a special moment this is for The Twilight Sad tonight, and none moreso than vocalist James Graham Read more »| 04 Dec 2019 -
FilmBlack Widow: first trailer for Scarlett Johansson’s standalone movie
The coolest Avenger – the KGB assassin turned superhero Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow – gets her own movie Read more »| 03 Dec 2019 -
MusicSigrid @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 26 Nov
Tonight at the Usher Hall, Sigrid proves to be about as good a gateway drug to the world of live music as it’s possible to get Read more »| 03 Dec 2019 -
MusicJoesef on making a connection with his debut EP
Scotland’s next hope for pop superstardom, Joesef talks humble beginnings, connecting with listeners, and the importance of honesty Read more »| 03 Dec 2019 -
FilmSo Long, My Son
Wang Xiaoshuai's epic Chinese drama has a lot to say about family caught in the tide of history – and has trouble saying it Read more »| 03 Dec 2019 -
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