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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. It is...
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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...
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The road to reckoning: ‘The Slip’ reviewed

Sharp, unsettling, and emotionally intelligent, 'The Slip' is a striking showcase of the ambition and talent behind Wide Eyes Productions, while establishing Wyatt as a writer-director to watch.
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How an Oxford undergraduate made a name in choral music

When he arrived at Oxford, he expected his future to lie primarily in orchestral music. Instead, it was choral music that transformed his direction.
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Izzy Smith praises Lin-Manuel Miranda’s powerful soundtrack

A day in the life of… A script writer

Stage editor Katie Sayer considers the Oxford drama scene from the perspective of a budding playwright

A sequel packed with character and heart

"Director James Gunn has crafted one of the funniest and most genuinely moving Marvel films I can remember." Calum Bradshaw has his doubts hushed by Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2

Snapshot: Salvador Dali and the legacy of surrealism

Jasmin Yang-Spooner discusses Salvador Dali's development of the Paranoiac Critical Transformation Method and the legacy of surrealism

A voice for the evidence of the refugee crisis

Mia Neafcy and Sai Parepalli explore the links between art and awareness

How the ensemble superhero film became king

"4 May 2012 was a day that changed the landscape of cinema. Joss Whedon’s 'Avengers Assemble,' the climax of the first phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, was an epoch-making, trend-setting, earth-shattering event, the apotheosis of Marvel’s shared universe project." Christopher Goring examines Marvel's winning formula

Getting to grips with the adult cartoon craze

Christopher Goring is stunned by the maturity of modern cartoons

Sir Roger Moore 1927-2017

Calum Bradshaw pays tribute to the 70s Bond legend who died today at the age of 89

A rhetorical revolution on Trump?

Ethan Croft explores the academic discussion of Donald Trump's election and administration

A mixture of styles in the Latvian capital

Katherine Wood discusses the intersections in Riga’s architectual trends

OxView: Top Ensemble Cast Films

Calum Bradshaw lists his top ensemble films

“Student theatre at its finest”

Miriam Nemmaoui finds 'As You Like It' to be enchanting and captivating

“A piece of theatre that feels incredibly close and genuine”

Nina Crisp finds much to praise in 'I Know You', Sam Moore's postmodernist piece of new writing

‘Plebs’ triumphs despite low expectations

Katie Sayer finds much to love in the recently-renewed adult sitcom

The shifting landscape of television news

Theo Davies-Lewis responds to a new study on how the digital revolution is changing broadcast news

“The play-text should never have been selected for performance”

Will Austin finds 'Five Women Wearing the Same Dress' to be outdated and hackneyed at the Michael Pilch Studio

Music without Borders: Welsh national music

Theo Davies-Lewis explores the importance of music to his homeland

“Guitar legends of the Sahara”

Ellen Peirson-Hagger finds a refreshing new perspective in Tinariwen's concert at the O2 Academy

Taking up Tupac’s “thug poet” mantle

'You Only Live 2wice' is Freddie Gibbs living up to his predecessors, says Jonathan Egid

“A tense and deeply disturbing piece”

Emily Lawford is left shaken by 'Orca', an award-winning drama about sacrifice and redemption
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