Thursday 5th February 2026

Tag: review

Sci-fi review: Arrival

Jonnie Barrow finds Villeneuve’s latest release a true masterpiece in both performances and intellectual power

Jon Boden at the O2: Painted Lady and other folk

Ben Ray discusses folk music legend Jon Boden's latest album Painted Lady and performance at the O2 Academy

Review: Summer and Smoke

James Lamming is delighted by the best show he has seen in Oxford

Emotional electronica

Ellen Peirson-Hagger is touched by the humanity in James Blake’s live show, as, for once, the musician/producer emerges from behind his laptop

Review: Queer Cabaret

Nina Crisp enjoys a night which showcases a variety of queer talent—and all in support of a good cause

Art review: Unreported Worlds

Ellie Siora is confronted by the familiar in the foreign while questioning what it means to be ‘exotic’ at John’s exhibition

Review: It Felt Empty

Amaris Proctor is impressed by this immersive and thought-provoking explanation of the human effects of sex trafficking—a four star production

Drugs, Childbirth, and Sandwiches: Trojan Women Review

Olivia Cormack enjoys an enthralling production of a darkly comic play about women after war

A night at the clubs: Disco Ma Non Troppo

Jamie Onslow is satisfied by Disco Ma Non Troppo's offering at the Bullingdon

Review: Michael Kiwanuka at the O2 Academy

Ellen Peirson-Hagger is enthralled by the variety of musical influences in Kiwanuka’s endearing set

Review: A Woman Killed with Kindness

Priya Khaira-Hanks is impressed by emotionally nuanced performances which compensate for the lack of sub-plot

Review: The Lesser Bohemians

Benjamin Davies finds emotional intimacy marred by gimicky style

OxFolk review: ‘The Ties that Bind’

Ben Ray looks at Mawkin's latest album, The Ties that Bind

Oh, Albarn, stop playing with me!

Daniel Curtis just can’t wait for the new Gorillaz album

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