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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MusicConversations with Nick Cave @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 22 Jun
On stage for three hours, Nick Cave performs solo between answering questions; his generosity of spirit coaxing an unfiltered voice from his audience with moving, humorous and occasionally jarring results Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
MusicMac DeMarco @ Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow, 26 Jun
Tonight we learn that if you approach a Mac DeMarco show with the same laconic, loose-limbed party vibe him and his band do, you're guaranteed a good time Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
MusicEdinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival: Our Top Five
This year’s Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival is shaping up to be one of the most hotly anticipated in years; we select our top picks for the ten-day festival Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
BooksScottish Poetry News: July 2019
Our guide to the best literary and spoken word events taking place across Scotland this month Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: July 2019
Get warmed up for the Fringe with July's theatre picks Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
MusicFreddie Gibbs & Madlib – Bandana
Madlib and Freddie Gibbs continue to draw the best out of each other on Bandana, the spectacular follow-up to Piñata Read more »| 28 Jun 2019
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FilmCronofobia
An atmospheric psychological drama from first-time director Francesco Rizzi, Cronofobia's arresting visuals and committed performances make this one of the most memorable films of the year Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
FilmWhat She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
As an overview of the career of the contentious film critic, What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael is a congenial ode to a unique and important cultural voice of the 20th century Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
FilmUnderdown
Life below the poverty line in Beirut’s concrete jungle is explored in Sarah Kaskas’ humanistic feature debut Underdown Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
FilmBalance, Not Symmetry
Director Jamie Adams collaborates with Biffy Clyro for Glasgow-set drama Balance, Not Symmetry, an unbearable film marred by clichés and an inconsistent structure Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
FilmThe Grizzlies
A true-life story of how sport unites a group of disenfranchised teens in northern Canada, too often The Grizzlies feels like Hollywood schmaltz Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
FilmNot the End (Sin fin)
Time-travelling romance with a sensitive approach to love and loss Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
FilmVenezia
A woman wanders a grey Venice in this gut-wrenching film about loneliness and loss Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
FilmThe Vast of Night
Andrew Patterson's The Vast of Night evokes paranoid 50s B-movies but elevates the genre with stylish visuals and vibrant performances Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
FilmScheme Birds
This lyrical documentary follows the life of an 18-year-old navigating the harsh truths of motherhood, relationships and violence in a deprived corner of Motherwell Read more »| 27 Jun 2019