Film

2025 releases you may not have seen (but definitely should)

It’s that time of year again: the season in which we are inundated with a never-ending stream of lists ranking 2025’s top releases. Cherwell, however, will not attempt to...

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Can movie violence ever be fun?

“Because it's so much fun, Jan!” This was Quentin Tarantino’s answer when an interviewer...

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One of the most urgent films of the year: ‘Urchin’ review

There are few films which have the power to change how you interact day-to-day...

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The performance of watching: Cinema in the Letterboxd age

While watching Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another (2025) a few weeks ago,...

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Comfort Films: A Good Year

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‘Normal People’ of Oxford

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Finality in film: The sense of an ending

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Percy Jackson and The Failed Adaptation

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Film

2025 releases you may not have seen (but definitely should)

Can movie violence ever be fun?

One of the most urgent films of the year: ‘Urchin’ review

The performance of watching: Cinema in the Letterboxd age

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