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The legacy of the caricature

That the ‘In Memoriam’ section of the 2026 Academy Awards is going to be a serious tear-jerker was solidified by the passing of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry over two consecutive days.
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The problem with Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’

Nolan had all the tools for greatness. Instead, to my eternal frustration, his 'Odyssey' will always only be just alright.
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‘One Night Only’ (2026) and the death of romance

Romance movies are, on the whole, my favourite movie genre. But good romance movies, like good romantic relationships, are hard to find, and easy to mess up.
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Caught between grief and hope: ‘On Some Far Shore’ reviewed

Fresh off the back of 'Our House' and 'Macbeth', Cross Key Productions presents an original three-hander focused on the complexities of grief and young love.
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‘Community’ teaches us all how to say goodbye

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Sarah Brown reflects on three years at Oxford University as the end draws near

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OxFilm: An exciting summer lined up

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‘Salazar’s Revenge’ sinks with no survivors

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Abby Ridsdill-Smith is a fan of the band's deluxe edition of 'California'

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Alice Robinson explores the phenomena of multiple endings

“Exploring what it means to be an intelligent modern woman”

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“The biggest student comedy event of the year”: Oxford Revue and Friends

Miriam Nemmaoui chats to Olly Jackson ahead of the Oxford Revue's hotly tipped performance

Communication and confrontation in Brooklyn’s art community

Avery Curran discusses curating Text/ure, Trump, and artistic cataclysm in the US There’s an argument, and it’s a convincing one, that all art is political and, in the interim period between the election and the inauguration it felt truer than ever. There was an atmosphere of displacement and shifting ground. Between daily revelations about suspicious calls to Russia and plans to defund sanctuary cities (of which New York is one), no one seemed to know where they stood.

Pastel pink speculums, embroidered condoms, and art for reproductive freedom

Anoushka Kavanagh explains why protest art is now more important than ever

OxFilm: “An hour—and a £3—very well spent”

Sandy Elliot is impressed by the range of talent on show at the launch of OUFF’s Easter Projects

OxView: Best of Cannes

Kenji Newton runs through his top picks of the 2017 festival
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