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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FilmAndrew Cumming on stone age horror Out of Darkness
Andrew Cumming’s debut Out of Darkness takes us back to paleolithic Scotland where a band of early humans are being picked off one by one by a mysterious threat. We speak to Cumming about his early influences and honing his craft in unlikely places Read more »| 28 Feb 2023 -
BooksCouplets: A Love Story by Maggie Millner
A poet takes the intimate form of the couplet to tell a tale of breaking apart and new passion in Maggie Millner's lyrical novel Read more »| 28 Feb 2023 -
FilmLuke Fowler on his Margaret Tait film Being in a Place
Glasgow-based artist, filmmaker and musician Luke Fowler discusses his new film Being in a Place – a complex portrait of fellow Scottish filmmaker Margaret Tait Read more »| 28 Feb 2023 -
BooksScottish Books Events: March 2023
Scotland's international poetry festival StAnza returns, Loud Poets are back, and not one but two members of The Skinny books team launch new work Read more »| 28 Feb 2023 -
ArtScottish Art Events and Exhibitions: March 2023
As winter turns to spring, RSA New Contemporaries returns alongside a host of new exhibitions and screenings in Glasgow, Stirling and Edinburgh Read more »| 28 Feb 2023 -
ComedyA Comedians' Guide to Glasgow
A whole host of Scotland-based comedians give their insider's guide to the fair city ahead of Glasgow International Comedy Festival Read more »| 27 Feb 2023
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FilmDoc 'n' Roll: Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir on Band
Described as performance art meets Spinal Tap, Band follows a real-life Icelandic female punk collective during a creative crossroads. We speak to Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir, the director of Band and a member of the band, about blending fact and fiction Read more »| 27 Feb 2023 -
FilmSoda Jerk on Trump-era satire Hello Dankness
Soda Jerk, mashup heroes of our times, take satire to higher levels with Hello Dankness, a hilarious collage film retelling the Trump era using the rejuvenated ashes of your favourite stoner movies Read more »| 27 Feb 2023 -
BooksYour Driver Is Waiting by Priya Guns
Priya Guns’ debut is a five-star ride, dripping in vivid sensuality: a Taxi Driver for the Uber generation and a heart-rending tale of queer lust across social strata Read more »| 27 Feb 2023 -
BooksWandering Souls by Cecile Pin
Cecile Pin's timely debut novel explores the long history of refugee narratives through the story of three Vietnamese siblings in Thatcherite Britain Read more »| 27 Feb 2023 -
MusicKate NV – WOW
Kate NV's latest album blurs the line between intentional and incidental noise to celebrate the sonic richness of everyday life and the ability of sound to trigger memories Read more »| 27 Feb 2023 -
FilmBerlinale 2023: Infinity Pool
Brandon Cronenberg's uninspired psychedelic horror thriller is never as transgressive or shocking as it wants to be Read more »| 24 Feb 2023 -
MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: March 2023
March is packed with left-field pop from Young Fathers, Self Esteem, Låpsley and the return of AMPLIFI – details of that and more in our Scottish gig guide Read more »| 24 Feb 2023 -
FilmGlasgow Film Festival 2023: Ten unmissable films
From environmental dramas to playful documentaries, here are ten unmissable films at this year's Glasgow Film Festival Read more »| 22 Feb 2023 -
MusicGorillaz – Cracker Island
It may not reach the dizzying heights of previous records, but Cracker Island proves that the Gorillaz formula still slaps Read more »| 22 Feb 2023