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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TheatreJock Tamson's Bairns @ CCA Glasgow
Ambitious but unfocused LGBTQ+ theatre that is more sass than substance Read more »| 05 Mar 2019 -
ClubsB2B: S/A/M x Kampire
Ahead of their sets at the Carnival Arts Social Club, Glasgow-based DJ S/A/M goes B2B in an interview with Ugandan DJ, and member of the Nyege Nyege collective, Kampire Read more »| 05 Mar 2019 -
FilmGFF19: Vox Lux
Brady Corbet's sophomore feature is as confident and ambitious as his brilliant debut The Childhood of a Leader, but it's thrown off course by Natalie Portman's shallow performance as a cynical pop star Read more »| 04 Mar 2019 -
FilmGFF19: Her Smell
Elisabeth Moss delivers a tour-de-force performance in this unruly punk epic about a 90s riot grrrl coming apart at the seams, and intent on taking her entourage down with her Read more »| 04 Mar 2019 -
FilmGFF19: Benjamin
Simon Amstell's Benjamin is a breathtakingly sincere romance that should be admired and cherished Read more »| 04 Mar 2019 -
FilmBeats
Based on Kieran Hurley's celebrated stage show, Beats takes us back to the dying embers of West Lothian's 90s illegal rave scene for a lively coming-of-age comedy-drama that's both euphoric and bittersweet Read more »| 04 Mar 2019
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TheatreFormation Festival: BEAST @ Assembly Roxy
Liam McCormick's BEAST is a powerful if uneven spoken word performance Read more »| 04 Mar 2019 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: March 2019
This month's clubbing highlights include birthday parties from Overground and Loose Joints, La Cheetah Club's second residency of 2019 plus their new club Room 2 Read more »| 04 Mar 2019 -
ArtRSA New Contemporaries 2019: Meet the Artists
The Royal Scottish Academy's New Contemporaries exhibition is a highlight each year in the art calendar, and lets audiences check in with a selection of the previous year's graduates just under a year after their degree shows Read more »| 04 Mar 2019 -
TheatreEn Pointe: 50 Years of Scottish Ballet
As Scottish Ballet prepare to mark their fifth decade of existence, they chat about their new season of bold programming and challenging contemporary perceptions of ballet Read more »| 04 Mar 2019 -
MusicAdvance Base @ The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, 28 Feb
Despite the understated nature of Owen Ashworth's music and persona, his words speak volumes tonight as his insightful lyricism permeates the room with a wistful sentimentality Read more »| 01 Mar 2019 -
FilmGFF19: Everybody Knows
Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi is back with this Spain-set kidnapping drama starring Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem Read more »| 01 Mar 2019 -
FilmGFF19: The Man Who Feels No Pain
Vasan Bala's Indian action-comedy The Man Who Feels No Pain riffs on 80s and 90s action films, not only referencing them but also recreating the feeling of watching them Read more »| 01 Mar 2019 -
FilmGFF19: The Standoff at Sparrow Creek
Lean and moody crime thriller set in an isolated militia bunker Read more »| 01 Mar 2019 -
FilmGFF19: Out of Blue
Carol Morley’s dreamlike noir is full of ambition, but never quite works despite a commendable effort from star Patricia Clarkson Read more »| 01 Mar 2019