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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FilmGFF19: The Vanishing
Peter Mullan, Gerard Butler and Connor Swindells play lighthouse keepers going through psychological turmoil in Danish director Kristoffer Nyholm’s handsome, satisfyingly dour Scottish thriller Read more »| 22 Feb 2019 -
FilmThe Skinny's Final Oscar Predictions
Who will win, who should win and who should have been nominated? Read more »| 22 Feb 2019 -
FilmTransit
In Christian Petzold's inventive adaptation of Anna Seghers' Marseille-set WWII novel, past and present fold in on themselves to draw parallels between the fear and paranoia of Nazi-occupied Europe and the treatment of refugees in Europe today Read more »| 22 Feb 2019 -
MusicArt Brut @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 20 Feb
With a sense of barely controlled chaos throughout the night, Art Brut know how to ride the line between self-awareness and self-parody, and how to have a great time doing it Read more »| 21 Feb 2019 -
MusicBayonne – Drastic Measures
Drastic Measures is a firm step up for Bayonne, an album that continues to demonstrate the development of his effervescent sonic world Read more »| 21 Feb 2019 -
MusicTeeth of the Sea – WRAITH
Occupying the same fertile underground as their Rocket Recordings stablemates, Teeth of the Sea deliver the goods once again on their latest album, Wraith Read more »| 21 Feb 2019
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MusicMarkers – Heaven in the Dark Earth
With Heaven in the Dark Earth, Markers submerge the listener into their world of dignified silences, where the slightest movement of fingers on a fret board creates heightened drama Read more »| 21 Feb 2019 -
MusicAvril Lavigne – Head Above Water
An unfortunate, pretty bog-standard collection of pop songs fails to help Avril Lavigne stay afloat on her first record in five years Read more »| 21 Feb 2019 -
MusicSleaford Mods – Eton Alive
Sleaford Mods' latest album, Eton Alive is a belch in the face of the architects of austerity, a cry of sheer life amid an increasingly deadening environment Read more »| 21 Feb 2019 -
MusicThe Reverse Engineer – Nonagonal Hexagon (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for Nonagonal Hexagon by Edinburgh producer The Reverse Engineer Read more »| 21 Feb 2019 -
FilmBo Burnham and the Changing Face of Internet Comedy
As Bo Burnham's debut feature film Eighth Grade hits cinemas, we look at how Burnham's comedy has evolved alongside changes in web comedy and the ways in which we interact with the internet Read more »| 21 Feb 2019 -
Tv RadioRussian Doll
The indefatigable Natasha Lyonne finds herself caught in a Groundhog Day-style time loop in this dazzling Netflix series Read more »| 21 Feb 2019 -
MusicNils Frahm @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 19 Feb
Nils Frahm delivers a mesmerising show at Edinburgh's Usher Hall that never stops pushing the boundaries of what musical innovation can be Read more »| 20 Feb 2019 -
MusicGigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 20-25 Feb
Meursault, Kobi Onyame, Big Joanie, Mothers, Du Blonde and Pictish Trail are just some of the musical treats on offer this week across the central belt Read more »| 20 Feb 2019 -
MusicCHVRCHES @ SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 16 Feb
CHVRCHES give it everything tonight at their biggest hometown headline show to date, with their gusto and the catchiness of their tunes making up for poor sound quality Read more »| 20 Feb 2019