Tuesday 5th May 2026

Culture

Peacocks

Their grounds abut a large colonial on Staten Island: Five or six of them Swaggering along verdant lawns, Brick walkways, man-made ponds – Such bravado. What pretty boys! Pets of somebody, clearly. They preen each...

All in a day’s Work.txt: Metatheatre’s extremes

I first heard about Work.txt when I was asked by a friend (or coworker?) if I was free Saturday night. And this was a gilt-edged proposition I just couldn’t turn down.

What I learned from Tracey Emin about regeneration

CW: Abortion I left the Tate Modern’s latest headline show, Tracey Emin: A Second Life,...

In sickness, health, and wrongdoing: ‘The Drama’ in review

CW: Gun violence. “What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done?” is the driving question of...

Review: Lily Allen – Sheezus

Helen Thomas is unimpressed with this boring bubblegum record.

European Festival Guide 2014

Helen Thomas and Rushabh Haria talk you through the best European festivals to head to this summer.

Closing Time for Remakes?

Ollie Johnson is fed up with the constant remaking of films

Cézanne and the Modern: Masterpieces of European Art

Helen McCombie enjoys a stunning collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings at the Ashmolean

Review: Calvary

Tess Colley is amazed and amused by John McDonagh's arresting tale of church and community

Cherwell’s Cultural Easter Egg

With Easter weekend fast approaching, Cherwell brings you a selection of Easter facts and traditions from around the globe.

Review: Noah

Clare Saxby finds Noah impressively epic yet lacking in all other aspects

Review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Fergus Morgan finds Marvel's latest venture failing to fulfil the promise of it premise

Pokémon and changing media

Luke Barratt explores the recent changes in how we consume media, and examines the implications of Pokémon’s arrival on Netflix

Review: SOHN – Tremors

Luke Barratt finds SOHN's début shaky at best

Review: The Quiet Ones

This copy-cat horror flick is absolute garbage

Review: The Unknown Known

Errol Morris' new documentary is an astounding piece of work

Introduction to… Electro-Swing

Naomi Polonsky introduces us to the jazzy new music craze that's taking Babylove, Freud's and our iPods by storm

Review: New Worlds

Channel 4's new historical drama is clunky, clichéd and downright confusing

Review: The Double

Richard Ayoade's sophomore directing effort is a tantalising and arresting piece of work

Pre-Release Thoughts: The Maleficent Conundrum

Anna Corderoy considers the problems facing Disney's Sleeping Beauty 're-telling' starring Angelina Jolie

Kate Rundell wins the Waterstones Children’s book prize

Cherwell revisits an interview with the author as Rooftoppers wins the 10th Waterstones Children's Book Prize.

A ‘case’ for the Anglo-Saxons

Emma Simpson visits the British Museum’s refurbished Sutton Hoo gallery.

Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel

Wes Anderson's latest film is a delightfully self-reflexive movie which demonstrates Ralph Fiennes hitherto untapped comic potential

Review: Under The Skin

There is a hauntingly austere beauty to 'Under The Skin', but some may not be able to sustain interest in this emotionally muted world.

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