Wednesday 26th November 2025

Culture

What I discovered when I started reading French books

My most hated subject at school was French. I mean, I hated every subject – the only thing I remember liking in all my years at school was the...
Books Ben O'Brien -

‘An evening of refined fun’: ‘An Ideal Husband’ reviewed

An Ideal Husband is a guaranteed evening of refined fun. Carfax Productions’ take on...
Culture Lara Machado -

An architectural tour of the Schwarzman

The product of a controversial £150 million donation, the new Schwarzman building is a...
Art Fredrik Mitchell O'Reilly -

One of the most urgent films of the year: ‘Urchin’ review

There are few films which have the power to change how you interact day-to-day...
Culture Toby Bowes Lyon -
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The real Serge Gainsbourg?

Alex Dudok de Wit watches Joann Sfar's "fairytale" biopic of the French sleazebag icon

Fritzl to hit-zl

Cherwell reviews 'Room', the darkest dark horse in the race for the Booker

Review: The Expendables

A terrible, testosterone-filled fusion of Team America and My Beautiful Laundrette.

Interview: The Expendables

Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Dolph Lundgren chat about their action-packed film.

Review: Best Coast

Is Matt crazy for new Californian outfit Best Coast? Well, almost.

It’s OK To Cry In Films

Why shedding a tear in the cinema can only be a good thing.

Review: The Master and Margarita

Review of The Master and Margarita, now playing at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Wolfgang Tillmans at the Serpentine Gallery

Chris de Beneducci reviews a retrospective of the controversial German photographer

The Tarantino Conundrum

Ben Kirby examines what happens when good directors go bad.

Top 5: Open Air Cinema Events

The best of this Summer's outdoor cinema venues

Review: Dawkins debunked

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Marilynne Robinson tries her hand at philosophy

Review: The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Ben Kirby reviews the Old Vic's revival of Neil Simon's 1971 play starring Jeff Goldblum

Behind the Fringe: The Master and Margarita

A behind the scenes interview with the creative minds behind the new adaptation of Bulgakov's novel

Reviews: Toy Story 3

Two reviewers reach the same conclusion: it's a beautiful trip back to childhood joys.

Review for OUDS Japan Tour "Taming of the Shrew"

A review of the opening of "The Taming of the Shrew" in Magdalen Gardens

Review: Splice

Some Freudian creepiness can't save this dull horror from mediocrity

Feature: Newman College, Oxford

Oliver Moody reviews the timely new biography a man who stands a little bit nearer the angels than most of us

Kings of Leon at Hyde Park

The Nashville boys play their biggest sell-out show to date

Said the Playwright to the Bishop

Review of Drew Pautz's new play at the National Theatre and its relevance for Oxford drama

The composer who painted music

Alex Dudok de Wit traces the career of Olivier Messiaen, maverick composer and bird-lover
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