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Sundance 2022 Round-Up Part 3

A summary of some of the other films from day three of Sundance

Hatching

Cracked body-horror fable is a spectacular debut

Opinion

Sundance 2022 Round-Up Part 2

A summary of some of the other films from day 2 of Sundance

Speak No Evil

Horror of manners is socially excruciating, unspeakably cruel, and rather brilliant

Opinion

Sundance 2022 Round-Up Part 1

Brief roundup day one of Sundance 2022

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Opinion

Sundance 2022 Round-Up Part 3

A summary of some of the other films from day three of Sundance

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A summary of some of the other films from day 2 of Sundance

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Short Com comes to Summerhall

Comedy short film festival celebrates the best new film-making over two nights in November

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Stills of a Lockdown City – Brian Hartley and Dylan Lombard

Inventive exhibition in a Glasgow tenement garden documents the city in lockdown

Dundee Fringe

Dundee finds its Fringe spirit!

Scotland’s newest arts festival starts on 17 September

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Alice

Modern blaxploitation fable falls between two conflicting modes of storytelling

Neptune Frost

Insane Afrofuturist musical is a beautiful mess

Hatching

Cracked body-horror fable is a spectacular debut

Babysitter

Lunatic satire on misogyny and sexual liberation will be the most acquired of tastes

Dual

Deadpan style isn’t enough to carry this high-concept sci-fi comedy

Speak No Evil

Horror of manners is socially excruciating, unspeakably cruel, and rather brilliant

Silverbacks
Archive Material

Super cool sophomore LP from Dublin art-rockers

Tanya Tagaq
Tongues

Inuit artist brings more bold and uncompromising visions

Bonnie Prince Billy & Bill Callahan
Blind Date Party

Corny covid crisis collaborative covers collection

Treetop Flyers
Old Habits

London sextet warm up the soul on fourth LP

Lamb

A cold, but loving folktale on the nature of family

Laura-Mary Carter
Town Called Nothing

An exciting start on the solo trail for Blood Red Shoes rocker

Lockdown Life

Mull Theatre [ONLINE]

Cailleach [ONLINE]

A beautiful albeit repetitive exploration of Celtic folklore

Interabang Productions [via YouTube]

Said the Dove to the Olive Tree [ONLINE]

A powerful and poignant message of hope and resistance

Mull Theatre [ONLINE]

Braw Tales [ONLINE]

Charming, quirky, and beautifully braw animated tales

theatre

Eden Court

The Gift

Barrowland Ballet bring a lovely seasonal gift to Highland audiences

Festival Theatre Studio

The Enormous Christmas Turnip

A fun festive feast for kids

Traverse Theatre

Wilf

A filthy and fiercely funny ride

Traverse Theatre

Wilf

A filthy and fiercely funny ride

Edinburgh Playhouse

Heathers

Problematic themes tarnish an otherwise-excellent take on an 80s classic

King's Theatre

Death Drop

Drag takes centre stage at King’s Theatre, delivering camp and chaotic comedy

comedy

music

Festival Theatre Studio

The Enormous Christmas Turnip

A fun festive feast for kids

Royal Lyceum Theatre

Christmas Dinner

A love letter to theatre for all ages with abundant festive bells on

Soft Cell live at London Eventim Apollo 4 (c) David Pearce 2021

Academy Glasgow

Soft Cell

Wonderful evening of greatest hits proves there’s still fire in their bellies

Eden Court

The Gift

Barrowland Ballet bring a lovely seasonal gift to Highland audiences

Festival Theatre

Dirty Dancing

A night of magical moments, mambas, and having the time of your life

Festival Theatre

Grease The Musical

An exuberant, infectiously energetic production of a classic musical

dance

spoken word

Mull Theatre [ONLINE]

Cailleach [ONLINE]

A beautiful albeit repetitive exploration of Celtic folklore

Interabang Productions [via YouTube]

Said the Dove to the Olive Tree [ONLINE]

A powerful and poignant message of hope and resistance

Old College Quad

A Toast to the People: Francesca Beard & Joelle Taylor

Spoken-word series ends on a celebratory note

Alice

Modern blaxploitation fable falls between two conflicting modes of storytelling

Neptune Frost

Insane Afrofuturist musical is a beautiful mess

Hatching

Cracked body-horror fable is a spectacular debut

film

Silverbacks Archive Material

Silverbacks
Archive Material

Tanya Tagaq - Tongues

Tanya Tagaq
Tongues

Bonnie Prince Billy and Bill Callahan Blind Date Party

Bonnie Prince Billy & Bill Callahan
Blind Date Party

Treetop Flyers Old Habits

Treetop Flyers
Old Habits

Laura Mary Carter - Town Called Nothing

Laura-Mary Carter
Town Called Nothing

Kaspar Baum Vuurland

Kaspar Baum
Vuurland

Albums

Julie Corbin
Whispers of a Scandal

Anne Glenconner A Haunting At Holkham

Anne Glenconner
A Haunting at Holkham

Sarah Moss
The Fell

Mara Menzies Blood and Gold

Mara Menzies
Blood and Gold: A Journey of Shadows

Anuk Arudpragasam - A Passage North

Anuk Arudpragasam
A Passage North

Selva Almada
Brickmakers

books