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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MusicOn the Rise: NOVA on her incredible year
In the wake of her SAY Award victory and ahead of a performance at this year's virtual SAMAs ceremony, we chat to Scottish hip-hop's fastest rising star, NOVA Read more »| 02 Nov 2020 -
ArtRajni Perera @ Tramway, Glasgow
Rajni Perera's visionary works project BIPOC bodies into a luscious, beautiful future of body modification and new forms of society Read more »| 02 Nov 2020 -
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ComedyICYMI: Krystal Evans on Tootsie
Stand-up comedian Krystal Evans gives a first watch to Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie for our ICYMI column Read more »| 02 Nov 2020 -
FilmPatrick
Peaky Blinders director Tim Mielants makes his feature debut with Patrick, a Coen-esque caper centred on a nudist camp's handyman and his missing tool Read more »| 30 Oct 2020 -
FilmAbout Endlessness
Swedish absurdist Roy Andersson returns with another series of bittersweet sketches that both amuse and move in equal measure Read more »| 30 Oct 2020 -
ArtShoving From All Sides: Edinburgh Art Festival Platform 2020
The annual showcase of emerging Scottish artists Platform returns for its 2020 edition, featuring four diverse practices. Mark Bleakley, Rhona Jack, Susannah Stark and Rabindranath A Bhose introduce their work Read more »| 30 Oct 2020
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BooksThe New Abject edited by Sarah Eyre, Ra Page
This new anthology of psychological and social horror tackles 'disgust-inducing' everyday objects Read more »| 30 Oct 2020 -
FilmDigging Up the Past: Bassam Tariq on Mogul Mowgli
Bassam Tariq's electric narrative feature debut stars Riz Ahmed as a British-Pakistani rapper on the cusp of stardom when struck down by a debilitating illness. Tariq explains how he wanted to tell a story that dug deep into Pakistan's cultural heritage Read more »| 30 Oct 2020 -
MusicNOVA wins the 2020 SAY Award
Shaheeda Sinckler picks up Scottish music's biggest prize for her debut album, RE-UP Read more »| 29 Oct 2020 -
FilmRelic
Australian-Japanese director Natalie Erika James’ brilliant debut centres its horror on three generations of women as the developing dementia of the family's grandmother exposes unspoken resentments between the trio Read more »| 28 Oct 2020 -
FilmShirley
Josephine Decker channels the gothic atmosphere and horribly thrilling storytelling of Shirley Jackson's writing in this fictionalised portrait of the author Read more »| 26 Oct 2020 -
FilmBorat: Subsequent Moviefilm
Sacha Baron Cohen returns with another askance look at America from the point of view of the idiotic Kazakhstani reporter Borat. The resulting satire is often sharp and explosive, but there are some misfires too Read more »| 26 Oct 2020 -
FilmMind Games: Josephine Decker on Shirley
Shirley imagines a fictitious period in the life of Shirley Jackson, shot in a way that channels the cult author's writing style. Director Josephine Decker talks to us about the purging pleasures of exploring dark characters and themes Read more »| 22 Oct 2020 -
FilmSummer of 85
François Ozon's latest, a melodrama following a gay teen romance that blossoms during an idyllic summer on the French coast, has plenty of surface pleasures, but at times it feels about as substantial as an 80s pop promo Read more »| 19 Oct 2020 -
MusicThe Skinny Q&A: Aidan Moffat
Having surprised us last month with their first new music in 15 years, Arab Strap's Aidan Moffat tells us what inspires him, who he thinks is the worst and what makes him cry Read more »| 13 Oct 2020