Thursday 4th December 2025

Culture

Graceful and self-assured: Circle Mirror Transformation reviewed

Boulevard Productions’ Circle Mirror Transformation is a faithful and competent take on Annie Baker’s 2009 tragicomedy.  The play follows a group of people of different ages taking a beginners’ drama...

‘We’re all mad here’: Alice in Won-DRE-Land at Tingewick 2025

When I wandered into Tingewick Hall on a cold, dark evening in seventh week,...

A comical approach to a classic text: ‘Hedda Gabler’ reviewed

Tiptoe Productions’ Hedda Gabler, co-directed by Ollie Gillam and Gilon Fox, delivered a strong...

‘Lux’ by Rosalía review: A breath of fresh air

'The Latin title ‘Lux’ perfectly embodies the concept and overall aesthetic of divine femininity, as well as the multilingual aspects that run throughout the work. With complex and meaningful lyrics written in 13 languages, and split into four movements, the record is a breath of fresh air for the pop scene'.

Elvis Costello @ The New Theatre

'Little Hands of Concrete' still has some life in him yet

Happiness is a Warm Smith Western

Matt Walsh pulls the trigger on the rough-and-ready Illinois indie-rockers

Online Review: Whatever Works

Ben Kirby heralds the return of old school Woody Allen.

Interview: Rian Johnson

An in depth interview with Rian Johnson, director of Brick and The Brothers Bloom

8th Week Photo Blog – Escaping Oxford

An eclectic selection from our photographers

Rubbing Genet’s magic lamp

Oliver Moody squirms on the edge of his seat at 'The Maids'

Review: Women Without Men

James Randall reviews Shirin Neshat's debut feature

Doing it just for kicks

Cherwell speaks to Nichola Burley and Kerrie Hayes about kicking around in their new film

Horror’s fright-hand man

Sophie Adelman talks to critic, screenwriter and author Ben Hervey about his genre of choice

Photo Blog Week 7 – The Penultimate Pictures

Oxford in photos as Trinity draws to a close

Film Wars: Too Much Cash Will Kill You

A debate on the merits of blockbuster and arthouse flicks

Film Wars: PC Power

Does CGI have the edge over hand drawn classic animation?

Film Wars: 2D or Not 2D?

Is 3D cinema anything special?

Film Wars: Big Screen/ Little Screen

Is TV a vacuous void? Is film the real art form?

Reviews: The Happiest Girl in the World & The Girl on the Train

Abhishek Bhattacharyya compares the latest forein language film releases

Review: The Brothers Bloom

A quirky, genre-busting film

First Night Review: Closet Land

Jenni Cutting discovers the BT ain't no Narnia this week

My, Fair Play!-dy

Andrew McCormack can't say fairer than that, with the Queen's Garden Play

Photo Blog – 6th Week

It's already 6th Week, here's what it looks like*

What Makes A Classic: Magnolia

Beau Woodbury on Paul Thomas Anderson's modern masterpiece

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