Monday 30th March 2026

Culture

Bridging Communities: Vocatio:Responsio’s Liverpool Tour

Vocatio:Responsio, meaning Call:Response in Latin, is an early music ensemble founded and directed by the Merseyside-based violinist Samuel Oliver-Sherry, a current third year music student at St Anne’s College....

‘Comedy is very deceptive’: Seán Carey on ‘Operation Mincemeat’

As a history student, you occasionally come across stories so strange they feel almost fictional. Operation Mincemeat is one of them.

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.

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.

Judged By Its Cover: Kafka

Cherwell looks at the striking 2009 Oxford World’s Classics editions of Kafka.

Spinal Tap Revisited

Has this cult classic lost its appeal for the MTV generation?

Dream Diaries: Part 1

Producer of A Dream Play, Charlotte Ellis, takes us behind the scenes with an insider's view into putting on a play

Review: The Thin Red Line (1964)

There is something to be said for Andrew Marton’s gritty take on James Jones' novel.

Review: Betrayal

This piece about the Nazi occupation of Norway is something of a missed opportunity.

Review: ‘All Day’ by Girl Talk

Girl Talk release a disappointing third album

Review: No Direction Home

Scorcese's documentary on Bob Dylan is 208 minutes long, but still watchable

Review: Control

Anton Corbijn's sincere account of the life of Ian Curtis

Here’s Lookin’ at Zoo, kid

Andrew McCormack takes a stroll in the park with Albee's Zoo Story

Life is a Cabaret

Cherwell celebrates the cheesy power of musicals

Cinéma-voyeurisme

Cherwell takes a look at the music biopic

Sound Distortion

Matthew Shribman deplores the commercialisation of our modern day radio music

Review: The Decemberists

A stylish album that won't convert the nay-sayers

Review: White Lies

Not as slick as their debut album

Review: The Books

An album at once intelligent and light-hearted

Interview: Jamie Woon

Cherwell chats with the up and coming singer-songwriter.

Head in the Clouds

Art Jericho offers some stunning images of nature

Rad Cam!

Cherwell takes a look at the O3's exciting new show

The Savage Poet

Cherwell traces a path through the work of Roberto Bolaño

Review: Troilus and Cressida

A highly rated production of an underrated play

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