Wednesday 5th November 2025

Film

‘Fright’s Out!’ at the Ultimate Picture Palace: ‘Dracula’s Daughter’

To call Dracula’s Daughter (1936) campy would be an understatement. In many ways it felt like a ridiculous version of Cat People (1942). At one point, examining the body...

Cillian Murphy does it again

Since his generation-defining performance in Oppenheimer (2023) two years ago, Cillian Murphy has shown...

Spike Lee’s lackluster remake: Highest 2 Lowest

There is no reason why a remake should remain inferior to its source material;...

The Librarians (2025) at the Bodleian: reviewed

Kim A. Snyder’s The Librarians (2025) draws the audience into a pernicious web of...

Review: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

Tilly Nevin laments on how the comeback of this warm and comedic TV stalwart fails to live up to the original series

Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Izzy Smith gives four and a half stars to the spin-off of a well-loved classic

Review: I, Daniel Blake

Jonnie Barrow is bowled over by the film’s emotional realism, the kind to which so many of us should open our eyes

Sci-fi review: Arrival

Jonnie Barrow finds Villeneuve’s latest release a true masterpiece in both performances and intellectual power

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