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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FilmFølkløric: Glasgow Short Film Festival's folk horror strand
One of the highlights of Glasgow Short Film Festival this year is Følkløric, a two-part strand of shorts exploring traditional and contemporary visions of folklore. The strand's co-curators, Grace Feinmann and Heather Bradshaw, introduce their concept Read more »| 12 Mar 2024 -
BooksLobster by Hollie McNish
In a blend of poetry and prose, acclaimed poet Hollie McNish tackles the (im)possibility of love in a flawed world Read more »| 11 Mar 2024 -
FilmMonster
Hirokazu Kore-eda takes the audience to unexpected places in a consciously elusive tale of compassion Read more »| 11 Mar 2024 -
ComedyWIPped into Shape: Eleanor Morton and Jin Hao Li interview
We chat to Eleanor Morton and Jin Hao Li ahead of their Work in Progress shows at Glasgow Comedy Festival Read more »| 11 Mar 2024 -
FilmHippFest presents two very different visions of Scotland
At this year's HippFest you'll find two very different depictions of Scotland on screen: effervescent Hollywood comedy Peggy and heartbreaking 'story documentary' The Rugged Island: A Shetland Lyric. We look at both ahead of the festival Read more »| 11 Mar 2024 -
FilmGFF 2024: Jericho Ridge
The steely central performance from Nikki Amuka-Bird is the biggest reason to seek out Will Gilbey's tight, punchy one-location thriller Jericho Ridge Read more »| 09 Mar 2024
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FilmGFF 2024: Coup!
Coup! is a breezy upstairs-downstairs social class comedy that has enjoyably exaggerated performances going for it, but this satire often goes after the wrong targets Read more »| 08 Mar 2024 -
FilmSometimes I Think About Dying
Daisy Ridley gives a superbly understated performance in this wry, wistful drama about a character discovering meaning in life Read more »| 08 Mar 2024 -
MusicSpotlight On... Josephine Sillars
Following the release of her latest EP, The Loveliest Thing Change, we shine a spotlight on Josephine Sillars Read more »| 07 Mar 2024 -
ComedyDream Gig: Lindsey Santoro
Brummie gal and Edinburgh Best Newcomer Nominee Lindsey Santoro designs a belter of a Dream Gig Read more »| 06 Mar 2024 -
MusicPekka Kuusisto and Aidan O'Rourke on SCO's Time and Tides
Ahead of the SCO's forthcoming Time and Tides performances, we catch up with fiddle players Pekka Kuusisto and Aidan O'Rourke to discuss the marriage between traditional and classical styles Read more »| 06 Mar 2024 -
MusicTackling Misogyny In Scottish Music
In light of the recent Misogyny in Music report, to give a snapshot of the music industry at play in Scotland, we chat to six women and nb people about their experiences navigating this so-called 'Boys’ Club' Read more »| 05 Mar 2024 -
TheatreEscaped Alone @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
The Scottish Premiere of Caryl Churchill’s 2016 play is exquisitely controlled and shrewdly simple – allowing the writing to truly shine Read more »| 05 Mar 2024 -
MusicML Buch & Astrid Sonne @ The Flying Duck, Glasgow, 2 Mar
The joint show of Denmark's finest finds ML Buch and Astrid Sonne on strong form, both showcasing new experiments to a crowd that absolutely gobbles it down Read more »| 05 Mar 2024 -
FilmLa Chimera
Josh O’Connor plays a grave robber in the ethereal new film from Happy as Lazzaro director Alice Rohrwacher Read more »| 05 Mar 2024