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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MusicEcho Machine – Automatic Love (Video Premiere)
Watch the video for Automatic Love, the latest single from Dundee's Echo Machine Read more »| 01 Jul 2019 -
FilmSpider-Man: Far From Home
Spider-Man heads to Europe in the latest instalment featuring the teen superhero. When it feels like a John Hughes-like romance, Spider-Man: Far From Home is a lot of fun Read more »| 01 Jul 2019 -
FilmThe Best Film Events in Scotland in July
The Scottish film events you should make time for this month, from screenings based around desire and obsession to open-air cinema at Queen's Park Read more »| 01 Jul 2019 -
FilmNicolas Roeg and Spike Lee seasons coming to GFT
Glasgow Film Theatre have two great retrospectives lined up for their Cinemaster retrospectives this summer: Nic Roeg and Spike Lee Read more »| 01 Jul 2019 -
FilmSchemers
Schemers is the inspiring true-life story of how a Dundee teen set his town's music scene alight – it's just a shame that the film has little interest in the women of that scene Read more »| 29 Jun 2019 -
MusicConversations with Nick Cave @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 22 Jun
On stage for three hours, Nick Cave performs solo between answering questions; his generosity of spirit coaxing an unfiltered voice from his audience with moving, humorous and occasionally jarring results Read more »| 28 Jun 2019
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MusicMac DeMarco @ Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow, 26 Jun
Tonight we learn that if you approach a Mac DeMarco show with the same laconic, loose-limbed party vibe him and his band do, you're guaranteed a good time Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
MusicEdinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival: Our Top Five
This year’s Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival is shaping up to be one of the most hotly anticipated in years; we select our top picks for the ten-day festival Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
BooksScottish Poetry News: July 2019
Our guide to the best literary and spoken word events taking place across Scotland this month Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: July 2019
Get warmed up for the Fringe with July's theatre picks Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
MusicFreddie Gibbs & Madlib – Bandana
Madlib and Freddie Gibbs continue to draw the best out of each other on Bandana, the spectacular follow-up to Piñata Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
FilmCronofobia
An atmospheric psychological drama from first-time director Francesco Rizzi, Cronofobia's arresting visuals and committed performances make this one of the most memorable films of the year Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
FilmWhat She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
As an overview of the career of the contentious film critic, What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael is a congenial ode to a unique and important cultural voice of the 20th century Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
FilmUnderdown
Life below the poverty line in Beirut’s concrete jungle is explored in Sarah Kaskas’ humanistic feature debut Underdown Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
FilmBalance, Not Symmetry
Director Jamie Adams collaborates with Biffy Clyro for Glasgow-set drama Balance, Not Symmetry, an unbearable film marred by clichés and an inconsistent structure Read more »| 27 Jun 2019