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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.
Culture Kelly Yu -

‘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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Preview: Tremor at Modern Art Oxford

Edward Mair looks forward to Tremor, a space where different genres and arts collide

Preview: Dates

Charlie Atkins looks forward to Oxford's most topical sketch show yet.

Is it wrong for a dictionary to offend me?

Laura Wilsmore questions the OED’s newly-added definition of ‘Essex girl’

On the incompleteness of reading

Ellie Duncan gets lost in the countless possibilities of translation

Bah, humbug: An Oxmas Carol

Charles Britton pastiches Dickens’ classic with a familiar setting and an all-too familar overworking protagonist

Rewind: Miracle on 34th Street

Susannah Finlay defends the capitalism of Miracle on 34th Street

Graham Greene and Oxford’s pubs

Daniel Curtis loses himself in tales of writerly pub trips in the penultimate Through the Looking Glass

A “tinsel-covered silver lining”

Safa Dar analyses the spectacle of Oxmas as an intrigued international student

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

OxFolk Reviews: Faustus – Death and other Animals

Ben Ray looks at the UK folk three-piece's latest release

Review: Class

Priya Khaira-Hanks says Class is like the old glory days of Doctor Who, but with a twist

Review: Henry V

Sam Luker Brown has some qualms about this ambitious production at Corpus Christi

The end of the film reel

Daniel Curtis refuses to feel any sense of nostalgia for the state of the remake-filled film industry

The enduring value of Diamond Dogs

Matt Roberts crawls through the outpourings of Bowie praise to look at a long-forgotten album

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: The Sellout by Paul Beatty

Benjamin Davies approves of the Booker winner with reservations

Review: Queer Cabaret

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

Home Front: voices left behind

Katie Mennis interviews Isabel Palmer about her collaborative collection
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