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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MusicSuper Inuit – Chicane (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for Chicane by Edinburgh duo Super Inuit Read more »| 27 Feb 2018 -
MusicFirst Aid Kit @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 24 Feb
After an initially coy beginning, the Söderberg sisters quickly settle into their Academy gig, chugging Irn-Bru and mixing the serious and the silly with great ease Read more »| 26 Feb 2018 -
FilmDisappearance
Iranian siblings come up against the insanity of their nation's backwards healthcare rules in this bold drama that begins well but plays its hand too early Read more »| 26 Feb 2018 -
Film
The Party's Just Beginning
In Karen Gillan's Inverness-set directorial debut The Party's Just Beginning, the script, the camera, and the actor all move in perfect time with one another Read more »| 26 Feb 2018 -
Film
Mute
Mute is a messy disappointment from the director of Moon and Source Code Read more »| 26 Feb 2018 -
Film
Kickboxer: Retaliation
The latest in the Kickboxer series lacks in both plot and character, but makes up for it with kinetic, non-stop action Read more »| 23 Feb 2018
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Film
120 BPM
Director Robin Campillo, co-writer of The Class, presents a sprawling portrait of AIDS activism in early 90s Paris that's both vibrant and devastating Read more »| 23 Feb 2018 -
Film
Margaret Salmon on Sacred Paws-scored speedway film Mm
One of the highlights of this year's Glasgow Film Festival Sound & Vision strand is a screening of speedway doc Mm with a live score from Sacred Paws. We chat to Mm's director, Margaret Salmon, ahead of the screening Read more »| 23 Feb 2018 -
Music
Michael Timmons – Bone Coloured
On his debut album Bone Coloured, Glasgow singer-songwriter Michael Timmons reminds us that sometimes feeling miserable is okay Read more »| 23 Feb 2018 -
Theatre
The Last Bordello @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Fire Exit's latest and largest production is a sumptuously mad theatrical treat Read more »| 23 Feb 2018 -
Music
Frightened Rabbit & Editors members unveil Mastersystem
The new band from members of Editors, Frightened Rabbit and Minor Victories have revealed details of their debut album and UK tour Read more »| 22 Feb 2018 -
Music
Solareye – Mr Margins (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for Mr Margins by Stanley Odd MC Dave Hook, aka Solareye Read more »| 22 Feb 2018 -
Film
Grass
The ridiculously prolific Korean filmmaker Hong Sang-soo is back with a typically subtle and playful drama – which takes place entirely in a Seoul cafe Read more »| 22 Feb 2018 -
Film
Chloé Zhao on The Rider, her tender portrait of America's heartland
The Rider, Chloé Zhao's study of an injured rodeo rider, fuses reality and cinema poetry. We discuss the film with Zhao, who explains how she created this moving film out of a charismatic rodeo rider's real-life fall from the saddle Read more »| 22 Feb 2018 -
Music
Martha Ffion – Baltimore (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for Baltimore by Glasgow-based singer-songwriter Martha Ffion Read more »| 22 Feb 2018