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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Film
KVIFF 2025: The Luminous Life
There are definite shades of Eric Rohmer in this mellow romance set in a balmy Lisbon, featuring young people who love to talk and fall too easily in love Read more »| 08 Jul 2025 -
Film
Pavements
Alex Ross Perry gives us an often absurd celebration of anti-icons Pavement, and in his film's refusal to be a straightforward biopic, it's a perfect match for the band's sardonic sensibility Read more »| 08 Jul 2025 -
Theatre
Ballet Nights @ Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Ballet Nights brings an ambitious, comprehensive and unforgettable programme of modern ballet to Glasgow Read more »| 08 Jul 2025 -
Books
Death and the Gardener by Georgi Gospodinov
Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov tackles the immensity of grief in his latest book Death and the Gardener, an exploration of his relationship with his dying father Read more »| 08 Jul 2025 -
Books
Songs of No Provenance by Lydi Conklin
A singer has to reckon with their pieces of their life after a sexually explicit moment on stage in this punk examination of fame and sexuality Read more »| 08 Jul 2025 -
Music
Amy Macdonald – Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?
Amy Macdonald's latest album is a bold ode of grit, growth, and never backing down Read more »| 08 Jul 2025
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Music
The Good Place: Gwenno on Utopia
On her fabulously ambitious fourth solo record, Welsh experimentalist Gwenno revisits her past, and reinvents her present Read more »| 08 Jul 2025 -
Film
The Other Way Around
The Spanish 'anti-rom-com' The Other Way Around has a sharp idea at its core, but its repetitive nature makes it a chore to get through Read more »| 08 Jul 2025 -
Music
Wet Leg – moisturizer
There’s no sniff of second album syndrome here. moisturizer oozes confidence and Wet Leg continue to play to their strengths in style Read more »| 07 Jul 2025 -
Music
Barry Can't Swim – Loner
On his latest record, Barry Can’t Swim cements himself as a boundary-pushing voice in electronic music, one fluent in mood, movement, and meaningful reflection Read more »| 07 Jul 2025 -
Music
Gwenno – Utopia
Gwenno roams the cities of her youth on her vivid fourth album, Utopia Read more »| 07 Jul 2025 -
Music
Spotlight on... Hannah Laing
Ahead of releasing new EP Into the Bounce and headlining her own dance festival, Doof the Park, we speak to the hard-grafting Hannah Laing to discuss her planned trilogy of EPs, her love of techno and her previous life as a dental nurse Read more »| 03 Jul 2025 -
Music
Japanese Breakfast @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 30 Jun
Fresh from their sparkling Glastonbury debut, Japanese Breakfast bring an infectious, dazzling energy to their Glasgow gig that has an entranced crowd hanging on their every note Read more »| 03 Jul 2025 -
Film
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Are you a fan of Mamoru Hosoda's hit anime films like Belle and Mirai? Then check out The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, his first great feature, as it returns to cinemas on a welcome rerelease Read more »| 02 Jul 2025 -
Comedy
Scottish Comedy Highlights: July 2025
As you might expect, July’s a mad scramble for comics working their stuff up for the Fringe. Lucky for you, we’ve got show recs out the wazoo, and then the festival will seep through Edinburgh once more Read more »| 02 Jul 2025