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The legacy of the caricature

That the ‘In Memoriam’ section of the 2026 Academy Awards is going to be a serious tear-jerker was solidified by the passing of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry over two consecutive days.
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The problem with Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’

Nolan had all the tools for greatness. Instead, to my eternal frustration, his 'Odyssey' will always only be just alright.
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‘One Night Only’ (2026) and the death of romance

Romance movies are, on the whole, my favourite movie genre. But good romance movies, like good romantic relationships, are hard to find, and easy to mess up.
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Caught between grief and hope: ‘On Some Far Shore’ reviewed

Fresh off the back of 'Our House' and 'Macbeth', Cross Key Productions presents an original three-hander focused on the complexities of grief and young love.
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OxFolk Review: ‘Wing of Evening’

Ben Ray reviews 'Wing of Evening', the debut album from The Dovetail Trio

The two faces of short film: potential to inspire, potential to bore

Visiting the Athens International Film Festival, Ellie Siora ponders on the power of the short film.

OxFolk Review: ‘The Fade In Time’

Listening to Sam Lee & Friend’s latest album, ‘The Fade In Time’, is like sitting in on a storytelling session by one of folk...

OxFolk Review: ‘Already Home’

Ben Ray discusses 'Already Home', the latest release by The Rheingans Sisters

Discussing superheroes and family: a conversation with Jonathan Edwards

Jonathan Edwards, a softly spoken, quiet English teacher from Monmouthshire, South Wales, is an unexpected hero. Alongside teaching English full time in a secondary...

OxFolk Review: ‘Releasing the Leaves’

Ben Ray listens to 'Releasing the Leaves', the second album from the duo Ninebarrow

OxFolk Review: ‘Light up the Dark’

Ben Ray reviews 'Light up the Dark', the latest release from 'The Outside Track'

OxFolk Reviews: ‘This Is How We Fly’

Ben Ray reviews the latest album from Irish group 'This Is How We Fly'

OxFolk Reviews: ‘When The Good Times Come Again’

Ben Ray listens to 'When The Good Times Come Again', the new album from Megson

OxFolk Reviews: ‘Ignite’

Ben Ray looks at 'Ignite', the debut album of duo Will Pound & Eddy Jay

Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Julieta’

Priya Khaira-Hanks applauds Almodóvar’s depiction of human complexity in his recent film Julieta

Review: War Dogs

Thomas Player gives credit to the secret complexity of War Dogs, but questions if it was a little bit too subtle.

Woody Allen’s Café Society: a satirical love letter to film

Ellie Siora reviews Allen's latest, and maybe last, film and its success as a social comment

Review: Treasure Neverland – Real and Imaginary Pirates

Ben Ray sets sail to find his ideal desert island book

Book review: The University of Oxford, a History

Ben Ray digs into this herculean history of the university, undertaken by Magdalen's own Professor Brockliss

Five picks for your four final days at the Fringe

Ellie Siora is here to make sure you get the most out of the scant few days left at the Fringe

Review: Foxtrot at the Edinburgh Fringe

Peter Thickett is drawn into a complex reflection on the dehumanisation of missing women at the Fringe

Jonathan Evans: the Poké-MAN

Forget the Olympics. Last week, Oxford's own Jonathan Evans competed in the World Pokemon Finals. This is his story...

Poetry: One Hundred Red Kites

In verse, Harry Smith examines memory and sensation

Review: ‘Inspiring Impressionism: Daubigny, Monet, Van Gogh’; Scottish National Gallery

Altair Brandon-Salmon is left mildly underwhelmed by the Scottish National Gallery's Impressionist exhibition
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