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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MusicPerfume Genius – Glory
On Glory, his seventh studio album as Perfume Genius, Mike Hadreas pulls off another career-best Read more »| 24 Mar 2025 -
FilmLa Cocina
Talented Mexican director Alonso Ruizpalacios is back with an intense drama concerned with the dream of immigration and the exploitative nature of capitalism, set within the pressure-cooker environment of a New York restaurant Read more »| 24 Mar 2025 -
TheatreDeath of a Salesman @ Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow
An innovative adaptation of Arthur Miller's classic play invokes cultural anxieties about the nuclear family and the American Dream Read more »| 21 Mar 2025 -
FilmJulian Glander on Boys Go to Jupiter
Julian Glander's debut feature, vaporwave animation Boys Go to Jupiter, is a delightful hangout movie with a sci-fi twist. We spoke to Glander about the film ahead of its UK premiere at Glasgow Film Festival earlier this month Read more »| 20 Mar 2025 -
MusicSpotlight On... Idiogram
Ahead of releasing their debut album this weekend, we catch up with East Lothian post-prog outfit Idiogram Read more »| 20 Mar 2025 -
TheatreWild Rose @ Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
The Lyceum's new adaptation of country music drama Wild Rose is a raw, beautiful and uplifting piece of musical theatre Read more »| 19 Mar 2025
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MusicGreentea Peng – Tell Dem It’s Sunny
South East London's Greentea Peng bleeds vulnerability across her second studio album Read more »| 19 Mar 2025 -
MusicClairo @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 16 Mar
An atmosphere of joy and excitement permeates a chilly Sunday evening, as Clairo and her band deliver a captivating performance in Glasgow Read more »| 18 Mar 2025 -
MusicSeabass Vinyl: Inside Scotland's only vinyl pressing plant
We head down to Seabass Vinyl, Scotland's only vinyl pressing plant, to get a behind-the-scenes look at how it's meant to be done – just in time for Record Store Day Read more »| 18 Mar 2025 -
BooksDysphoria Mundi by Paul B. Preciado
Acclaimed queer theorist Paul B. Preciado draws on the pandemic in his new book to explore intersecting forms of crisis Read more »| 18 Mar 2025 -
FilmAlonso Ruizpalacios on La Cocina
Mexican director Alonso Ruizpalacios is one of the most daring filmmakers in world cinema, but he's yet to have a mainstream breakthrough. His fourth feature, La Cocina, a drama set in a high-pressure restaurant kitchen, should change that Read more »| 18 Mar 2025 -
MusicLucy Liyou (루시 리유) – Every Video Without Your Face, Every Sound Without Your Name
Lucy Liyou’s latest album forges something beautiful from an almost queasy vulnerability Read more »| 18 Mar 2025 -
MusicBenefits – Constant Noise
On their latest album, Constant Noise, Benefits shift between EDM, techno, rave and bleak, apocalyptic sonic wastelands Read more »| 17 Mar 2025 -
FilmBrief History of a Family
There are distinct shades of Saltburn in Jianjie Lin’s sleek psychological drama following a teenager as he worms his way into the affections of his friend’s wealthy parents Read more »| 17 Mar 2025 -
FilmFlow
Gints Zilbalodis’ sophomore feature follows a cat and its newfound animal family on an unforgettable odyssey through a sinking dystopia Read more »| 17 Mar 2025