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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FilmAdam McKay on The Big Short
Will Ferrell's regular collaborator Adam McKay gets serious with The Big Short, a star-studded and angry look back at the financial meltdown of 2008. We're pleased to report his latest film still has plenty of laughs. McKay talks comedy and the crash Read more »| 11 Jan 2016 -
BooksHollie McNish: parents, poetry & the power of art
As she prepares to gig in Liverpool for the first time, poet and performer Hollie McNish discusses her new book of poetry about parenthood and the excitement of playing on mixed bills Read more »| 11 Jan 2016 -
MusicNorthwest Music News – 8 Jan: Manchester Punk Fest
Our latest missive from the Northwest includes a new and possibly final Working For A Nuclear Free City album, as well as new acts for the Manchester Punk Festival, a new discovery in Banana Frequency and more. Read more »| 08 Jan 2016 -
Theatre
Tracks of the Winter Bear @ Traverse, Edinburgh
The Traverse’s double bill Tracks of the Winter Bear is far removed from the typical pantomime hi-jinx of the Christmas season. Instead, it i... Read more »| 08 Jan 2016 -
Books
Black Widow by Chris Brookmyre
In Black Widow, Chris Brookmyre's latest installment in his Jack Parlabane series, the investigative journalist is tasked with unearthing the mysteries behin... Read more »| 08 Jan 2016 -
Art
Enrico David @ The Hepworth, Wakefield
I am standing face to face with a tip-toeing bronze figure. Its bodily length, hands behind back, is leaning against the gallery wall, and it seems to be lis... Read more »| 08 Jan 2016
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Music
The Last Word: Henry Rollins
The punk icon talks leaving music behind, his love of radio and his first lead film role ahead of his first UK tour in four years Read more »| 08 Jan 2016 -
Film
Carol, Bridge of Spies lead BAFTA 2016 nominations
The nominations for the 2016 British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) have been announced, with Carol, Bridge of Spies, The Revenant and Mad Max: Fury Road among the films leading the pack. Read more »| 08 Jan 2016 -
ComedyPedro Leandro: Comedy Spotlight
As Master of Ceremonies at Grassroots Comedy, Pedro Leandro oversees the latest Edinburgh comedians coming through the ranks. Naturally, we spoke about drunk calling, bank heists and the comedian he fears the most. Read more »| 08 Jan 2016 -
Film
Manchester International Film Fest reveals line-up
Today Manchester International Film Festival announced its official selection for its second edition, which includes features and shorts starring the likes of James Franco, Charles Dance, Martin Freeman, Maxine Peake and John Hurt Read more »| 07 Jan 2016 -
Music
The GIT Award returns for 2016
Liverpool music prize The GIT Award will return for a fifth successive year, honouring the best music to emerge from the city. Acts can submit their entries ... Read more »| 07 Jan 2016 -
Film
The Second Mother
Contradictions are the order of the day in Anna Muylaert's subversive yet heartwarming The Second Mother. The tone is a deft balance between class drama... Read more »| 07 Jan 2016 -
Music
Tortoise – The Catastrophist
Listening from record to record, you’d barely notice most changes in Tortoise’s oeuvre – there’s nothing here quite so forcefull... Read more »| 07 Jan 2016 -
Film
Room
Lenny Abrahamson’s Room, based on Emma Donoghue's best-selling novel, is a beautiful and humane response to inhumanity Joy (Brie Larson... Read more »| 07 Jan 2016 -
Music
Eleanor Friedberger – New View
Recorded in a converted barn studio near her new home in upstate New York, former Fiery Furnaces frontwoman Eleanor Friedburger’s third solo record is ... Read more »| 07 Jan 2016