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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MusicCMAT – EURO-COUNTRY
CMAT is at the peak of her powers on glorious new album EURO-COUNTRY Read more »| 25 Aug 2025 -
MusicRoyel Otis – hickey
After a successful Glastonbury debut that propelled them further into stardom, Royel Otis take a confident leap forward with hickey Read more »| 25 Aug 2025 -
MusicWolf Alice – The Clearing
Lyrically knowing and sonically eclectic, the fourth album from London four-piece Wolf Alice pushes indie-rock forward Read more »| 25 Aug 2025 -
BooksShamiso by Brian Chikwava
An intimately told, raw love story between a Zimbabwean girl and a gender-fluid British person marks author Brian Chikwava as one to watch Read more »| 25 Aug 2025 -
MusicSpotlight On... Kai Reesu
Following the release of their mixtape KOMPROMAT vol. i and ahead of their appearance at PITCH Scotland, we catch up with Kai Reesu Read more »| 21 Aug 2025 -
FilmEdinburgh Film Festival: Abdolreza Kahani wins top prize
Canada-based Iranian filmmaker Abdolreza Kahani takes home the £50,000 Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence for Mortician, a tragicomic drama he shot on his iPhone Read more »| 21 Aug 2025
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MusicMade For You: Bemz on M4 Festival
We catch up with Bemz ahead of the sophomore outing of M4 Festival to talk creating opportunities and his love for the Scottish music scene Read more »| 20 Aug 2025 -
FilmDeaf
Eva Libertad's quietly urgent family drama Deaf reckons with disconnection and persisting pain Read more »| 20 Aug 2025 -
MusicFrom Mundane to Meaningful with La Sécurité
Ahead of their appearance at Edinburgh Psych Fest, we speak to La Sécurité’s Éliane Viens-Synnott about why she's on a mission to connect everyday events to our collective humanity Read more »| 20 Aug 2025 -
BooksDiscontent by Beatriz Serrano
Read this book if you want to spend even more time hating your job than you already do Read more »| 20 Aug 2025 -
FilmThe Golden Spurtle
The styles of both Wes Anderson and Christopher Guest are evoked in this winning documentary about the kooky community surrounding the annual World Porridge Making Championship in Carrbridge Read more »| 20 Aug 2025 -
FilmEIFF 2025: Low Rider
Campbell X's long-awaited second feature lands with a disappointing thud. This queer road movie set in South Africa suffers from irritating characters, cliché-riddled dialogue, and simplistic politics Read more »| 20 Aug 2025 -
FilmThe Toxic Avenger
Macon Blair's slick remake of the Troma classic is not without its grubby charms, but its sub-Deadpool meta gags don't satisfy, and the whole thing feels a little bit sanitised Read more »| 20 Aug 2025 -
MusicHot Mulligan – The Sound a Body Makes When It's Still
Michigan five-piece Hot Mulligan firmly mark their territory as the spearheading leaders of the Midwest emo revolution Read more »| 20 Aug 2025 -
MusicLaufey – A Matter of Time
On a Matter of Time, Laufey conjures a fairytale world woven from jazz, pop and a ticking clock Read more »| 19 Aug 2025