Saturday 7th March 2026

Culture

Let’s go to the movies: Fennec Fox Productions’ ‘The Flick’

After their staging of Company at the Oxford Playhouse earlier this term, Fennec Fox Productions are set to return next week with a run of The Flick (2013) at the Burton Taylor Studio.

A deeply Singaporean play: In conversation with ‘Late Company’

OUMSSA Theatre makes their debut with Jordan Tannahill’s Late Company. While the text originated in Canada, OUMSSA Theatre’s take on it is nonetheless entrenched in Singaporean culture.

Why I only run to classical music, and you should too

I decided on a whim to put on Gershwin instead of my usual playlist. It was life changing.

Questioning the nation’s obsession with ‘Love Island’

Love Island’s formulations have begun to seem increasingly sinister. Last summer’s season (series twelve) saw a particularly high number of complaints.

Bob Dylan Plays Kent

Alistair Smout sees if Dylan has remained forever young at Hop Farm

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*

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