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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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 -
MusicJapanese Breakfast – For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)
Michelle Zauner's follow up to Japanese Breakfast's breakthrough record Jubilee, For Melancholy Brunettes finds beauty in softer, darker sounds Read more »| 17 Mar 2025
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MusicSharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 12 Mar
Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory finish their UK tour at one of Glasgow’s oldest, most honoured music venues. The often dark, always dreamy liaise between act and audience could not make a more intimate match Read more »| 14 Mar 2025 -
MusicThe Weather Station @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 10 Mar
Tonight’s performance from The Weather Station is an urgent, babbling brook which carries the audience through themes of human connection, purging negativity and the current global state of affairs Read more »| 14 Mar 2025 -
MusicSpotlight On... Majesty Palm
With their debut EP Learning to Swim released last week, we catch up with Glasgow pop pair Majesty Palm to find out more Read more »| 13 Mar 2025 -
FilmGFF 2025: Super Happy Forever
Kohei Igarashi's Super Happy Forever is a profoundly romantic non-linear love story Read more »| 13 Mar 2025 -
MusicSacred Paws on new album Jump Into Life
SAY Award-winners Sacred Paws are back with their third album – they talk to us about friendship, songwriting and getting some distance from your work Read more »| 13 Mar 2025 -
MusicLisa – Alter Ego
Lisa's debut album lands with a dull thud, with any and all magic belonging to Lisa's collaborators Read more »| 12 Mar 2025 -
MusicNAO @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 8 Mar
NAO brings her latest album Jupiter to Glasgow, with audience members-turned-backup dancers helping the show end on a high Read more »| 12 Mar 2025 -
ComedyCatherine Bohart on levity, literature and laughs
Catherine Bohart returns to Scotland with her Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated show, Again, With Feelings! We chat to the comic about setting boundaries for her confessional comedy and her literary influences Read more »| 11 Mar 2025 -
ArtYoung Team: RSA New Contemporaries 2025 preview
With over sixty exhibitors on display, here’s The Skinny’s take on the up-and-coming artists to look out for at RSA New Contemporaries Read more »| 11 Mar 2025