Wednesday 10th September 2025

Culture

Animal History: Reviewed

If an older adult has ever raised their eyebrow at your vegetarianism, then I might just have the book for you. They might be interested in knowing that even...
Books Lara Machado -

Hertford Archaeology Open Day: Medieval Oxford laid bare

You may have spent the last year wondering what has been going on amongst...
Art Antonia Rogers -

The Blue Trail: review

★★★★☆ The Blue Trail (O Último Azul), this year’s winner of the Berlin International Film...
Culture Lara Machado -

Review: Sketches from a Curious Mind

In 1962, Edward Anthony wrote: “Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a...
Books Hannah Becker -
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Double or nothing: is there truth behind the doppelgänger?

Following one woman’s successful search, Elliot Langley explores the idea throughout history

A view from the cheap seat

The Oxford theatre establishment gets sued...

Trinity theatre highlights

We bring you the best of Oxford’s upcoming shows and events

The big theatrical gamble

Mark Barclay discusses the many highs and lows of studio theatre

In Defence Of: Marie Antoinette

Sam Joyce argues Sofia Coppola's pastel-coloured teen movie has been unfairly maligned

Film Criticism – a Snob’s Retreat?

Hannah Congdon argues that the pretension of “high culture” needs to stop

Preview: Catz Arts Festival

Tom Barrie looks ahead to a week of arts events at St Catherine's

Review: Toro y Moi – What For

Sam Joyce is impressed by a subtle new direction from Toro Y Moi

In photos: the fire at the Randolph

Cherwell brings you a visual montage of the events unfolding

Review: The Whitworth Gallery

Mark Barclay visits new exhibitions in Manchester's most prestigious art gallery

Review: Lost River

Ryan Gosling loses himself beneath his influences, in his stylish but messy directorial debut, Sam Joyce writes

6 songs to keep the Oxford bubble alive over the vac

Only a week to go before you return, but these songs should help to keep you going until then

Review: Kid Rock – First Kiss

Kid Rock fails to impress William Ferris with his latest offering

Coalition

Mark Barclay finds this Channel 4 film pits power against principle to dramatic but disenfranchising effect

Review: Cinderella

Anthony Maskell finds the live action Disney flick entertaining but unambitious

The Stranglers reviewed: no more heroes anymore?

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull reviews 70s rockers, The Stranglers' latest appearance at Oxford's O2 Academy

Blade Runner: The Final Cut

In the wake of the BFI's cinematic re-release of the cult classic, Toby Scadding takes a look back at how audiences came to love Blade Runner

Review: The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Rose Sykes is completely won over by this visually-striking, grown-up folk tale from Japan's Studio Ghibli

Review: NTLive’s A View from the Bridge

Sophie Hall-Luke finds the view from her cinema seat perfect for this stage adaption

Review: Still Alice

An Oscar-winning Julianne Moore is left in search of a film, in this Alzheimer's drama
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