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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FilmDiego Maradona
Using the same archive-footage approach as his other tortured icon docs Amy and Senna, Asif Kapadia digs into the legacy of Argentine football hero Diego Maradona, exploring how his skills on the pitch made the world blind to his various demons off it Read more »| 04 Jun 2019 -
FilmDirty God
Physical impact trumps psychological depth in a brutally honest acid attack drama with a surplus of style Read more »| 04 Jun 2019 -
FilmThe Best Film Events in Scotland in June
The big screen movie happenings you should make time for this June, from Edinburgh International Film Festival to a season celebrating the salty-sweet rom-coms of Nora Ephron Read more »| 04 Jun 2019 -
ArtJames Dalley: The Skinny Showcase
James Dalley's dystopian architecture features in this month's Showcase Read more »| 03 Jun 2019 -
ComedyICYMI: Rachel Jackson on Amy Schumer's Growing
No room for haters here! Growing is all about love and loving for both its star Amy Schumer, and comedian and actor Rachel Jackson Read more »| 03 Jun 2019 -
ArtSounding it Out: Morgan Quaintance interview
Morgan Quaintance has worked in art criticism and across music, sound and moving image. This month, David Dale showcases his film practice in a new solo show Read more »| 03 Jun 2019
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MusicAll Points East review: sound woes plagued the London festival
Major sound issues and some questionable scheduling dull an otherwise enjoyable weekend of rock and pop Read more »| 31 May 2019 -
TheatreEmil & The Detectives @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Don’t be fooled by the children's theatre tag: Emil & The Detectives is a sublime piece of theatrical storytelling bound to delight all ages Read more »| 31 May 2019 -
FilmJim Cummings on Thunder Road: "Jesus Christ, I'm crying the whole time"
Thunder Road's über-talented writer-director-star Jim Cummings tells us how he made the year's most original American indie movie Read more »| 31 May 2019 -
TheatreAnd If I Were Me @ The Studio, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Catherine Dreyfus' And If I Were Me is a child-like delight that communicates the true joy of creative expression Read more »| 31 May 2019 -
BooksMy Name is Monster by Katie Hale
Powerful and unflinching, Katie Hale's new novel is a gripping and intense dystopian fairytale Read more »| 31 May 2019 -
BooksHome Remedies by Xuan Juliana Wang
Xuan Juliana Wang's debut story collection is a soulful grouping of Beijing-based coming of age tales Read more »| 31 May 2019 -
TheatrePlaying Fair: Workers at the Edinburgh Fringe
In the run-up to the Edinburgh Festivals, we're launching a new series asking how we can make 2019 the fairest Fringe of them all. First stop: the employees Read more »| 31 May 2019 -
TheatreValentina’s Galaxy @ Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh
Inspired by the first women in space, Valentina’s Galaxy is oddly constrained but still full of celestial wonder Read more »| 31 May 2019 -
FilmMa
Octavia Spencer keeps this trashy thriller watchable, but Ma is let down by its predictable plot and shallow script Read more »| 30 May 2019