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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MusicSpotlight On... Drexler
Ahead of releasing his latest body of work, Olympia-5, we catch up with Edinburgh-based composer and multi-instrumentalist Adrian Leung, aka Drexler Read more »| 19 Feb 2026 -
BooksSophie Robinson on her debut novel Prairie Oyster
Acclaimed poet Sophie Robinson chats to us about her debut novel Prairie Oyster, and why poetry wasn't enough to tell this particular story Read more »| 19 Feb 2026 -
FilmGlasgow Short Film Festival reveals 2026 programme
The much-loved GSFF returns for its 19th edition with a spotlight on Iranian filmmaker Gelare Khoshgozaran, an archive programme celebrating the Clyde, and the festival’s usual expert curation of shorts from across the world Read more »| 19 Feb 2026 -
FilmNew GFF head Paul Gallagher on the future of Glasgow Film Festival
Paul Gallagher, the long-time programmer at Glasgow Film Theatre, recently took over as Head of Programme for all of Glasgow Film's operations, which include the annual festival. We chat to him about his hopes for GFF ahead of his first edition in charge Read more »| 19 Feb 2026 -
MusicHen Ogledd – DISCOMBOBULATED
Hen Ogledd's latest album, focused on life, death and rebirth sways more into the meandering rather than the conclusive, leaving things feeling somewhat stunted Read more »| 18 Feb 2026 -
MusicDanny L Harle @ The Art School, Glasgow, 15 Feb
Celebrating the release of his latest album Cerulean, Danny L Harle seems genuinely happy to be at The Art School tonight, and the crowd has come prepared to move Read more »| 17 Feb 2026
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MusicDeftones @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 13 Feb
There's a sense of the lineage and modern history of heavy music tonight as Deftones return to Glasgow for a massive show at the Hydro Read more »| 17 Feb 2026 -
ComedyRoger O'Sullivan on Fekken and the Edinburgh Fringe
Irish stand-up Roger O’Sullivan talks tone, tension and Metallica as he brings his award-winning debut back to Edinburgh Read more »| 17 Feb 2026 -
MusicMarika Takeuchi – Iridescence
Marika Takeuchi's Iridescence balances lyricism with a lingering reservedness Read more »| 17 Feb 2026 -
FilmKleber Mendonça Filho on The Secret Agent
Nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, The Secret Agent has been a huge success for its talented director, Kleber Mendonça Filho. Even world leaders are taking notice of it! The Brazilian filmmaker tells us more Read more »| 17 Feb 2026 -
FilmThe Secret Agent
Kleber Mendonça Filho's The Secret Agent, set during Brazil's brutal dictatorship, blends a dazzling thriller plot with a compelling depiction of a community creating a pocket of resistance Read more »| 17 Feb 2026 -
ArtGut Feelings: Fragment Found
The artist behind Fragment Found – an online archive of found pottery sherds – traces her steps and memories to a treasure trove of discarded relics Read more »| 16 Feb 2026 -
FilmThe Testament of Ann Lee
Amanda Seyfried gives a stunning performance as the female Christ in Mona Fastvold's transcendent chronicle of faith, utopia and intractable pain Read more »| 16 Feb 2026 -
FilmIf I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Rose Byrne gives a brilliant, harrowing turn as a frazzled mother being put through the wringer in this impeccably put-together black comedy that's as repellent as it is compelling Read more »| 16 Feb 2026 -
MusicAshnikko @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 11 Feb
Ashnikko brings her delightful weirdness and quirky, provocative aesthetic to a freezing cold night in Glasgow Read more »| 13 Feb 2026