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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FilmHasan Hadi on The President’s Cake
Hasan Hadi’s directorial debut, The President’s Cake, sees a young girl go on an odyssey to bake Saddam Hussein a cake. Hadi explains why it was imperative that the film be shot in Iraq and his ambitions for it to encourage more filmmaking in the country Read more »| 10 Feb 2026 -
FilmGlasgow Short Film Festival reveals Scottish Competition films for 2026
Glasgow Short Film Festival has announced the films competing in its always-popular Scottish Competition for 2026, with GSFF favourites like Duncan Cowles, Will Anderson and Leyla Coll-O'Reilly among the lineup Read more »| 10 Feb 2026 -
MusicBratakus on their new album Hagridden
With their sophomore release, Scottish siblings Brèagha and Onnagh Cuinn of Bratakus reflect on imposter syndrome, recording with The Hives, and a decade of DIY punk Read more »| 10 Feb 2026 -
Musichemlocke springs – the apple tree under the sea
Beyond its musical execution, the apple tree under the sea is an immense literary accomplishment, and a nourishing meal for this cold and dark season Read more »| 09 Feb 2026 -
BooksMurder Bimbo by Rebecca Novak
In this thrilling yet uneven ride, a sex worker assassinates an extremist politician Read more »| 09 Feb 2026 -
ComedyBehind the Mic: Glasgow Improv Theatre
We chat to Glasgow Improv Theatre's founder Martin James ahead of their tenth birthday celebrations Read more »| 09 Feb 2026
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BooksThe Tower by Thea Lenarduzzi
In Thea Lenarduzzi's The Tower, two complex narratives mingle and diverge in an exploration of storytelling and trauma Read more »| 09 Feb 2026 -
MusicRobbie Williams @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 4 Feb
Robbie Williams takes to the intimacy of the Barrowlands like a duck to water, celebrating his debut album almost 30 years on from its release alongside his weeks-old thirteenth, Britpop Read more »| 06 Feb 2026 -
MusicInsecure Men @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 2 Feb
A touch of farce is no match for the heart and talent of Insecure Men and Bell Practice, in yet another legendary night in the Cowgate sweatbox Read more »| 06 Feb 2026 -
FilmSundance 2026: Josephine
Beth de Araújo’s follow-up to 2022's Soft & Quiet is a lucid analysis of the banality of male aggression filtered through the eyes of an eight-year-old girl Read more »| 05 Feb 2026 -
FilmSundance 2026: Extra Geography
Molly Manners’ feature debut follows the painfully relatable unravelling of a ride-or-die friendship when that delicate microcosm opens up to others Read more »| 05 Feb 2026 -
MusicSpotlight On... Isa Gordon & Tony Morris
Ahead of releasing their debut collaborative 12'' dance record, Wake Up Baby, we catch up with Isa Gordon and Tony Morris Read more »| 05 Feb 2026 -
Musicvegas water taxi – long time caller, first time listener
vegas water taxi's latest LP offers a joyful alt-country promise of a social life Read more »| 05 Feb 2026 -
ArtGiving Voice: Michael Fullerton's portraits of asylum seekers
At City Art Centre, Michael Fullerton’s intimate portraits of asylum seekers give voice to migrant stories while far-right anti-migration protests take place in Scotland Read more »| 05 Feb 2026 -
ArtScottish Art Highlights: February 2026
Turner Prize winner Nnena Kalu participates in a Dundee exhibition that challenges ableism in the arts, while land artist Ilana Halperin explores geological phenomena at Fruitmarket Read more »| 05 Feb 2026