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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ArtThreshold Festival, 7-11 Mar
Hidden between the wood warehouses of Jamaica Street and Greenland Street, Liverpool's Baltic Triangle plays host to Threshold, back for its third year for t... Read more »| 25 Mar 2013 -
Film
Identity Thief
Enjoyment of Identity Thief largely rests on how much goodwill you feel towards its stars’ respective shticks, with both Jason Bateman and Melissa McCa... Read more »| 22 Mar 2013 -
Film
Trance
Danny Boyle's best films possess an exhilarating sense of forward momentum, and Trance is a perfect fit for the director's talents as it moves swiftly t... Read more »| 22 Mar 2013 -
FilmIn the House
After his limp 70s-set comedy Potiche, the latest offering from François Ozon finds the director back on top form. With its exploration of voyeurism a... Read more »| 22 Mar 2013 -
MusicUlrich Schnauss / Remember Remember @ Nice 'N' Sleazy, 16 March
Remember Remember’s multilayered instrumentals shouldn’t really lend themselves to a stripped-down approach; Graeme Ronald’s compositions, ... Read more »| 21 Mar 2013 -
Music
My Bloody Valentine @ Barrowland, 9 March
The punters milling around the Barrowland before tonight's show are asking only one question – just how loud will they be? My Bloody Valentin... Read more »| 21 Mar 2013
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Film
Ten Years
Middle age bites early in middle America if this Big Chill-esque film is to be believed. A group of friends attend their ten year high school reunion and, ov... Read more »| 21 Mar 2013 -
Music
Kvelertak – Meir
Despite its stylistic allegiance to extreme metal sub-genres like hardcore and black metal, Kvelertak's self-titled debut back in 2010 was noticeably lacking... Read more »| 21 Mar 2013 -
Music
Mister Lies – Mowgli
Genre names are often merely annoyances that get in the way of a truly original piece of work, so let's get a few out of the way first. Mowgli contains trace... Read more »| 21 Mar 2013 -
FilmLiving Apart Together
On tour to promote his breakthrough hit single, Richie is a singer-songwriter on the cusp of fame when he has to return to his home town of Glasgow for an un... Read more »| 21 Mar 2013 -
Music
Wild Nothing @ The Kazimier, Liverpool, 18 Mar
A newcomer to Wild Nothing might be taken aback by both the turn-out and anticipatory air at Liverpool's marquee-like Kazimier tonight. After all, ... Read more »| 20 Mar 2013 -
Art
The Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 20 March
In today's Bulletin: Steve Albini pays tribute to Jason Molina, The Knife issue a manifesto, rare NIN live footage unveiled, new music from Vampire Weekend, Dope Body, Dinosaur Jr., Savages and Rustie, plus the latest festival news Read more »| 20 Mar 2013 -
Theatre
Tony Teardrop @ St Luke's Church, Liverpool
The grounds of St Luke's Church, aka 'The Bombed-Out Church', one of Liverpool’s most unusual and fascinating spots, are a well-known haunt o... Read more »| 20 Mar 2013 -
Film
Compliance
Compliance opens with the words ‘Inspired by True Events’ in giant lettering and later reveals that incidents similar to those it depicts have oc... Read more »| 20 Mar 2013 -
Film
The Croods
Ever wondered what Neanderthal man’s Earth really looked like? Well, according to The Croods, it was remarkably similar to that tropical tie-dye domai... Read more »| 19 Mar 2013