Culture

How 2025’s biggest films made their mark through music

The recent Oscar nominations have allowed us to reflect on how fundamental musical scores are to film, and the highlights of last year’s film soundtracks.

Culture Ruaridh McEwen -

Translating Oxford into Urdu

It’s a different emotion whenever I read the Urdu language. I’m not a native speaker, nor have I actively pursued learning the language, but as someone who finds solace in reading shayari (Urdu poetry), I wanted to follow it even in Oxford.

Books Manya Singh -

Stitching the world together: GFC’s London Fashion Week show

A few weeks ago we, the Cherwell fashion editors, were lucky enough to be extended an invite by the Global Fashion Collective to their London Fashion Week show.

Culture Cherwell Fashion -

Seeped in nostalgia: ‘Things I Know To Be True’ reviewed

Lighthouse Productions' 'Things I Know to Be True' had high expectations to meet. Put frankly, they nailed it.

Culture Charlie Bailey -

Top 5 songs to mourn/celebrate the election result

Rachael Griffith takes you through some party songs, whatever your reaction to the result

Review: Hop Along – Painted Shut

Rachael Griffith is enthralled by this innovative album

Review: Tallest Man on Earth – Dark Bird is Home

Matt Myers is impressed by this new introspective album

The most contentious exhibition in Britain?

Emmanuelle Soffe visits Defining Beauty: The Body in Ancient Greek Art

Review: Passion

Patrick Oisin Mulholland is impressed by this slick production

Review: Snoop Dog – Bush

Sam Joyce is delighted to see Snoop and Pharrell reunited

Review: I Nominate

A promising premise missing direction

Review: Killing Hitler

Paul Ostwald is impressed but exhausted by Oxford's German play

Preview: Medea

Patrick Oisin Mulholland is transported by this ancient tragedy

Don’t Mind The Gap

Henner Petin encounters poetry and its translational trap

Review: Beachcombing

Mark Barclay is entranced by this reflective studio play

In Defence Of: Jennifer’s Body

Sam Joyce defends Megan Fox's quasi-feminist horror-comedy

Review: A Little Chaos

Emmanuelle Soffe finds A Little Chaos a predictable period drama

Where cannes we go from here?

Sam Joyce explains why the currently ongoing Cannes Film Festival is suffering from an identity crisis

Review: Living Together

Mark Barclay and Paul Ostwald experience this complex family saga

The wisdom of Rufus Norris

Francesca Nicholls gets some career advice from a pro

Monumental Art: Twin

Dominic Hand looks at Robert Ryman's masterpiece of subtlety

Primo Levi: A life broken down to its elements

Jessica Poole discusses the importance of the Holocaust survivor's memoir, The Periodic Table

A dark and memorable Fairytale

Catherine Kelly reviews Murakami’s latest novella, The Strange Library

Picks of the Week TT15 Week 4

Cherwell brings you the best of this week's gigs, plays and events

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