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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BooksDealing with the Dead by Alain Mabanckou
In acclaimed Congolese author Alain Mabanckou's latest book, a new resident of Frère Lachaise cemetery has to reckon with their death Read more »| 06 Jan 2025 -
ComedyThe Skinny on... Alison Spittle
Hella chill comic Alison Spittle answers this month’s Q&A from an A&E waiting room. No doubt it’ll end up in her next show Read more »| 06 Jan 2025 -
ComedyScottish Comedy Highlights: January 2025
Come out of the cold in the new year with our hand-picked selection of laughs in Edinburgh and Glasgow Read more »| 06 Jan 2025 -
FilmUncovering the Past: RaMell Ross on Nickel Boys
With his debut fiction film Nickel Boys, RaMell Ross finds a cinematic language to interrogate Black historical narratives that immerse audiences in that history. He discusses his suspicion of image-making and the role of the artist in political change Read more »| 30 Dec 2024 -
MusicGreat Scots: 2024 in Scottish Music
Celebrating another year of wonderful Scottish music, here's our annual Great Scots playlist featuring a glut of music from an insanely talented bunch of musicians Read more »| 20 Dec 2024 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: January 2025
Get 2025 off with a bang with our first clubs round-up of the year; highlights include big nights with Optimo, Wu-Lu, and Louie Vega Read more »| 20 Dec 2024
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FilmNickel Boys
Documentary filmmaker RaMell Ross (best known for Hale County This Morning, This Evening) moves into fiction filmmaking with this heartbreaking story of two boys' experience of racism and brutality at a reform school in 1960s Florida Read more »| 19 Dec 2024 -
FilmNosferatu
Bill Skarsgård stars as the vampiric Count Orlok in Robert Eggers’ faithful, richly detailed remake of the German horror classic. The result is a dark delight Read more »| 19 Dec 2024 -
MusicA. G. Cook @ SWG3, Glasgow, 15 Dec
Hopping across his decade-long career, A. G. Cook delivers a captivating 90-minute set layering his solo work and beats from high profile collaborations Read more »| 17 Dec 2024 -
MusicRomy's Club Mid Air @ Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 14 Dec
Romy bookends her own night with a DJ set to open and a live set to close, bringing last year's Mid Air album to life on a night of unbridled freedom Read more »| 17 Dec 2024 -
MusicSam Fender @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 16 Dec
Newcastle's favourite son Sam Fender battles flu and fever to deliver a storming set to an adoring crowd in his second home Read more »| 17 Dec 2024 -
FilmThe Skinny's Films of 2024: Our Writers' Top 10s
Our film writers reveal their personal top ten film lists for 2024, their honourable mentions, their rereleases of the year and the stinkers they could not stand Read more »| 16 Dec 2024 -
FilmHow to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
A greedy schemer tries to get in on his gran's inheritance money in this charming comedy-drama from Thailand that's become a huge hit across Asia Read more »| 16 Dec 2024 -
MusicFLO – Access All Areas
FLO’s long-heralded debut record entertains while writing a single song 16 ways Read more »| 13 Dec 2024 -
MusicSpotlight On... Works In Progress
For this week's Spotlight On, we catch up with Vicky Kavanagh, one of the organisers of experimental night Works In Progress ahead of their second event Read more »| 12 Dec 2024