Culture

How 2025’s biggest films made their mark through music

The recent Oscar nominations have allowed us to reflect on how fundamental musical scores are to film, and the highlights of last year’s film soundtracks.

Culture Ruaridh McEwen -

Translating Oxford into Urdu

It’s a different emotion whenever I read the Urdu language. I’m not a native speaker, nor have I actively pursued learning the language, but as someone who finds solace in reading shayari (Urdu poetry), I wanted to follow it even in Oxford.

Books Manya Singh -

Stitching the world together: GFC’s London Fashion Week show

A few weeks ago we, the Cherwell fashion editors, were lucky enough to be extended an invite by the Global Fashion Collective to their London Fashion Week show.

Culture Cherwell Fashion -

Seeped in nostalgia: ‘Things I Know To Be True’ reviewed

Lighthouse Productions' 'Things I Know to Be True' had high expectations to meet. Put frankly, they nailed it.

Culture Charlie Bailey -

Review: Henry V – A Promenade Production

Bethan Roberts tours Worcester Gardens, managing to catch an ambitious production of Shakespeare's war epic

Preview: Orlando

Kate Tuohy observes the rehearsals of this innovative Woolf adaptation, which arrives at Keble's O'Reilly in Sixth Week

Dream girls don’t exist

Tom Barrie looks at a character type that has come to haunt rom-coms

Review: Interstellar

Sam Joyce finds Christopher Nolan's latest film ambitious, if unfulfilling

Preview: Monkey Bars

Katherine Cowles previews the upcoming production of Chris Goode's Monkey Bars, which puts the words of children in the mouths of adults.

Review: His Dark Materials Part 1

This adaptation of Philip Pullman's fantasy novels is a valiant attempt at a difficult task, says Lata Nobes

Review: Celestial Shore — Enter Ghost

Lata Nobes argues that Celestial Shore are trying to be too clever

Preview: Henry V

Fergus Morgan previews this upcoming promenade production

Review: Jerusalem

Bethan Roberts gives her verdict on a production of Jez Butterworth's masterpiece

Review: Azealia Banks – Broke With Expensive Taste

Sam Joyce is pleasantly surprised by Azealia Banks' debut album

Review: The Overnighters

Tom Graham found The Overnighters a compelling portrait of contemporary America

Review: Mr Turner

Joe Holt finds Mike Leigh's biopic of J. M. W. Turner a compelling watch

Review: Nightcrawler

Joel Casey is impressed with a moody Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler

Where Are They Now: Los Del Rio

Cherwell delves into the later careers of one-hit-wonders so you don't have to

Picks of the Week MT14 Wk4

Cherwell brings you the best of this week's gigs, plays and events

Interview: Neil Cowley

Stephen Bradshaw talks jazz-rock hybrids with pianist Neil Cowley

Review: Simple Minds – Big Music

Kayleigh Tompkins is let down by the 'lacklustre' new record from Simple Minds

Milestones: Lady Chatterley’s Lover

Bethan Roberts ponders the significance of the famous obscenity trial

The naked truth about sex in the arts

Naomi Polonsky explores the portrayal of sex in Western culture from the Classical to the contemporary

Review: Neil Young – Storytone

Lata Nobes finds something amiss in Young's new album

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