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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MusicScottish Gig Highlights – February 2016
Despite February’s brevity, there’s a generous selection on offer to satisfy our sonic yearnings and quell any lingering winter discontent. Read more »| 02 Feb 2016 -
BooksThe Power of the Dog by Thomas Savage
Set in 1920s Montana, The Power of the Dog begins as a tale of two competitive brothers. Phil, educated and calculating; George, reliable... Read more »| 01 Feb 2016 -
Music
John Carpenter announces Lost Themes II album
Horror maestro John Carpenter has announced details of a follow-up to his Lost Themes album, ahead of his first ever live gigs. Often cited as a source... Read more »| 01 Feb 2016 -
FilmScotland Film Event Highlights – February 2016
Big screen farewells to Bowie, Haskell Wexler and Vilmos Zsigmond, and warm up for the Glasgow Film Festival with the equally ace Glasgow Youth Film Festival Read more »| 01 Feb 2016 -
Film
Goosebumps
Goofy kids' horror-comedy that lets RL Stine's Goosebumps monsters, and a hysterically over-the-top Jack Black, run amok So, you’re making the movie v... Read more »| 01 Feb 2016 -
Film
Northwest Film Event Highlights – February 2016
February offers a constant supply of Hong Kong action and Groundhog Day on a loop Crime: Hong Kong Style We’ve made it through the dreary dredges of ... Read more »| 01 Feb 2016
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Film
A Touch of Zen
Wuxia masterpiece comes to Blu-ray Read more »| 01 Feb 2016 -
FilmThe Walk
If you can get on its goofy wavelength, The Walk offers spectacular cinema – seek it out on 3D Blu-ray Read more »| 01 Feb 2016 -
FilmHong Kong cinema, from John Woo to Johnnie To
As Manchester's HOME begins its wide-reaching Hong Kong crime film season – Crime: Hong Kong Style – one writer looks back on his introduction to the city's cinema masters, from John Woo to Wong Kar-wai Read more »| 01 Feb 2016 -
Film
A Bigger Splash
I Am Love director Luca Guadagnino reteams with Tilda Swinton for a visually bold psychosexual drama Read more »| 01 Feb 2016 -
Books
Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta
In an understated author’s note sat quietly on a back page between the novel’s epilogue and its acknowledgements, Chinelo Okparanta states her am... Read more »| 01 Feb 2016 -
Music
Northwest Gig Highlights – February 2016
The big guns get firing in February with Joanna Newsom, Foals and Tame Impala all in town – but there are still gems to be found among the smaller venues Read more »| 30 Jan 2016 -
Books
The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel
Three stories, three grieving men, three years: 1904, 1938, 1981. We begin in Lisbon in 1904, as Tomas sets off in search of an unlikely 17th century artefac... Read more »| 29 Jan 2016 -
Music
New Albums This Week: Jesu / Sun Kil Moon + more
The week's best new records from Jesu / Sun Kil Moon, Nevermen & MONEY Read more »| 29 Jan 2016 -
Comedy
An Experience with Arnold Schwarzenegger
When a certain action movie legend came to Edinburgh for An Experience with Arnold Schwarzenegger, ace reporter Fred Fletch donned his tux and raced to meet his hero. Read more »| 29 Jan 2016