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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FilmThe Skinny's Films of the 2010s
This was a decade of upheaval and change in the film industry, but the films themselves were as strong as ever. New talent like Jordan Peele and Barry Jenkins emerged while masters like Claire Denis and Martin Scorsese were making some of their best work Read more »| 09 Jan 2020 -
FilmCaitlin Moran’s How to Build a Girl to close Glasgow Film Festival
This UK premiere starring Booksmart’s Beanie Feldstein will be joined by French drama Proxima, starring Eva Green, which will open the festival Read more »| 09 Jan 2020 -
ArtScottish Art Highlights: January 2020
New exhibitions at Tramway and an exciting programme around DCA's latest exhibition feature in this month's art round-up Read more »| 08 Jan 2020 -
BooksThe Great Pretender by Susannah Cahalan
Susannah Cahalan's new book is a dramatic real-life story told with passion that might have worked better as a true-crime podcast Read more »| 08 Jan 2020 -
FilmThe 2020 BAFTA nominations are a joke
Once again, BAFTA – the UK’s leading awards body – has proved itself seriously out-of-touch with its latest set of nominations Read more »| 07 Jan 2020 -
MusicHailey Beavis – Stranger Inside (Video Premiere)
Watch the video for Stranger Inside, the brand new single from Edinburgh-based singer-songwriter Hailey Beavis Read more »| 07 Jan 2020
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BooksScottish Poetry News: January 2020
Kick off 2020 with a slam poetry championship, the Scottish Book Trust’s New Writers Awards Showcase and supporting your local, indie poetry publisher Read more »| 07 Jan 2020 -
FilmThe Best Film Events in Scotland in January
As the new year begins, lose yourself in the fantasies of Alejandro Jodorowsky and the dreamscapes of Federico Fellini Read more »| 07 Jan 2020 -
TheatreTheatre in Scotland: January 2020 highlights
Your drinks may be dry this month, but your culture doesn't have to be – here's our pick of the month's best theatre Read more »| 07 Jan 2020 -
MusicGeorgia – Seeking Thrills
Georgia's new album is filled to the brim with dance touchstones, but with a polished pop sheen Read more »| 06 Jan 2020 -
BooksSPAM on making poetry cool again
SPAM Poetry are publishing some of Scotland and the UK’s best and brightest poets. Over Google doc, we have a chat about their origins, the internet and why Glasgow is the perfect home for poetry Read more »| 06 Jan 2020 -
ClubsDance Dance Revolution: The 2010s in Scottish Clubbing
As we enter a new decade, we look back on the last 10 years of Scotland's electronic music and club scene, with help from Optimo's Keith McIvor and Jonnie Wilkes, and Huntleys + Palmers' Andrew Thomson Read more »| 06 Jan 2020 -
ArtAlex Impey @ The Hunterian, Glasgow
Alex Impey's solo show in the Hunterian Gallery subtly heightens the perception of audiences to notice what usually goes unseen Read more »| 06 Jan 2020 -
BooksA Good Man by Ani Katz
Ani Katz's edgy debut unravels the image of an everyday 'good' man Read more »| 06 Jan 2020 -
Film1917
Over a series of long takes, director Sam Mendes shows himself to be a filmmaker in complete command of his craft, while George MacKay makes for a compelling surrogate for the generation of young men sacrificed in the First World War Read more »| 06 Jan 2020