Oxford's oldest student newspaper

Independent since 1920

Ben Kirby

Review: The Expendables

A terrible, testosterone-filled fusion of Team America and My Beautiful Laundrette.

Interview: The Expendables

Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Dolph Lundgren chat about their action-packed film.

The Tarantino Conundrum

Ben Kirby examines what happens when good directors go bad.

Review: The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Ben Kirby reviews the Old Vic's revival of Neil Simon's 1971 play starring Jeff Goldblum

Review: Splice

Some Freudian creepiness can't save this dull horror from mediocrity

Review: Inception

A furiously imaginative, action-packed and cerebral masterpiece.

Online Review: Whatever Works

Ben Kirby heralds the return of old school Woody Allen.

The good, the Bad Lieutenant, and the ugly

Ben Kirby gives Cherwell the lowdown on his rudimentary rules for riveting remakes

Feature: Best out of show – 2010

Benjamin Kirby sifts through the blunders and oversights of the Oscars

Underrated

Films that didn't get the attention they deserved...this week, The Fall

Album Review: Skepta’s Microphone Champion

Cherwell fails to be impressed by Skepta's new offering