Friday 24th July 2026

Culture

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. Produced by Madi Boutcha...

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.

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.

‘Scenes With Girls’ and complicated female friendships

'Scenes with Girls' deserves to be seen as one of Labyrinth Productions’ (Rosie Morgan-Males and Emily Cullinan) most impressive accolades.

Review: Clouds of Sils Maria

Sam Joyce is beguiled by Olivier Assayas' cerebral, sublime new film

Top 5 songs to make you enjoy subfusc even more

Rachael Griffith gives you five songs to really celebrate the result of the referendum

Picks of the Week TT15 Week 6

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

Milestones: Dancing in the Street

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull discusses why Mick Jagger and David Bowie’s hit cover ‘Dancing in the Street’ (1985) is a landmark of cultural stagnation

In Defence of: The Holiday

Anthony Maskell calls Nancy Meyer's holiday rom-com a feel good guilty pleasure

Preview: Festivals 2015

Kieran Vaghela takes you through the highs and lows of this summer's line up

Shuffling on the page: the perils of dance notation

Beatrice Liese explores the development and difficulties of recording movement without a camera

Review: Mariah Carey – #1 to Infinity

Sam Joyce is wary of this rehash of greatest hits

Pre-drinks and petticoats: the ceilidh in modern society

Trina Wilson smashes all the stereotypes and lays the truth about traditional Scottish dancing

Review: Brandon Flowers: The Desired Effect

Jamie Heredge is wowed by Brandon Flower's second solo attempt

Interview: Young Fathers

Ben Murphy chats with ‘G’ Hastings, from the Mercury Prize-winning band

Review: Phoenix

The Hitchcock-esque Phoenix leaves Toby Scadding feeling conflicted

Review: Unfriended

Thomas Jackson logs into Unfriended's vision of the communications age

In Defence Of: The Canyons

Sam Joyce argues to free this Lindsay Lohan vehicle from its trainwreck reputation

OBA’s Easter Screening Recap

Mark Barclay recaps Oxford Broadcasting Association’s Easter Film Screening

Picks of the Week TT15 Week 5

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

Review: Far From the Madding Crowd

Hannah Congdon gets lost amongst the wild landscapes of this new adaption of the Hardy classic

Milestones: Punk

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull discusses the life and death of the punk scene and its rebellion against popular rock and roll in the late seventies.

The rise of the dead: taxidermy gets a new lease of life

Morgan Harries considers a renaissance in the beautifully grotesque world of stuffed animals

Buried treasure: why do museums hide gems?

Helen Thomas discusses the Victoria and Albert Museum and hidden artefacts in its collections

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