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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MusicRuby Gaines – Heavy Good
Glaswegian soul singer Ruby Gaines breathes new life into contemporary R’n’B with each track on her debut EP Heavy Good Read more »| 29 Aug 2023 -
FilmEIFF 2023: Chuck Chuck Baby
Chuck Chuck Baby may not reinvent the romcom or the musical but it's brimming over with heart Read more »| 29 Aug 2023 -
FilmEIFF 2023: Orlando, My Political Biography
Philosopher Paul B. Preciado uses Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando as the jumping off point for this playful exploration of gender and identity Read more »| 29 Aug 2023 -
FilmShowing Up
Kelly Reichardt reunites with her regular collaborator Michelle Williams for a melancholy comedy about the struggles of creativity Read more »| 29 Aug 2023 -
FilmCINEMA DESPITE: Celebrating Scottish artists' moving image
New festival CINEMA DESPITE surveys 70 years of artists' moving image work in Scotland, including films by Luke Fowler, Margaret Tait, Henry Coombes, Margaret Salmon and Charlotte Prodger among many others. Curator Marcus Jack explains more Read more »| 28 Aug 2023 -
FilmFremont
In this gentle, offbeat comedy, Babak Jalali meets the lonely realities of displacement with sensitivity and hope Read more »| 25 Aug 2023
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ArtEdinburgh Art Festival: Sean Burns’ Dorothy Towers
One writer considers the potential of architecture to provide sanctuary and safety in her wistful reflection on EAF's presentation of Sean Burns’ film Dorothy Towers and the recent devastating closure of Edinburgh's Filmhouse Read more »| 25 Aug 2023 -
MusicSnail Mail @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 21 Aug
Snail Mail take a break from festival slots for a headline show at Glasgow's Saint Luke's Read more »| 24 Aug 2023 -
BooksThe Baudelaire Fractal by Lisa Robertson
Poet Lisa Robertson’s debut novel uplifts the starving artist cliché with effortless, crystalline prose Read more »| 23 Aug 2023 -
FilmAfire
A writer struggles with creativity and interpersonal anxieties while on a trip to a seaside cottage in Christian Petzold's sharp and funny character study Read more »| 23 Aug 2023 -
FilmPassages
Ira Sachs teams up with three of the most exciting young actors in Europe – Franz Rogowski, German; Ben Whishaw, English; and Adèle Exarchopoulos, French – for this bruising love triangle film set in Paris Read more »| 23 Aug 2023 -
MusicThe Walkmen @ SWG3, Glasgow, 21 Aug
Hamilton Leithauser and co make a seamless return after a decade away with a sharp performance that dissolves the intervening years Read more »| 23 Aug 2023 -
MusicIchiko Aoba @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 19 Aug
As part of this year's contemporary music programme at Edinburgh International Festival, Ichiko Aoba holds the audience enrapt in the palm of her hand Read more »| 22 Aug 2023 -
FilmScrapper
Thanks to its central performances, Charlotte Regan's first feature cracks the endearing formula for a kitchen sink drama with a sprinkle of magical realism Read more »| 22 Aug 2023 -
MusicEIF: Lankum @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 17 Aug
Dublin contemporary folk outfit Lankum impress with a heart-stopping set at The Queen's Hall as part of this year's Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 22 Aug 2023