Culture

Bridging Communities: Vocatio:Responsio’s Liverpool Tour

Vocatio:Responsio, meaning Call:Response in Latin, is an early music ensemble founded and directed by the Merseyside-based violinist Samuel Oliver-Sherry, a current third year music student at St Anne’s College....

Culture Evelyn Lambert -

‘Comedy is very deceptive’: Seán Carey on ‘Operation Mincemeat’

As a history student, you occasionally come across stories so strange they feel almost fictional. Operation Mincemeat is one of them.

Culture Hattie Simpson -

‘People are so hungry to create together’: Lisa Ko on going analogue, crafting, and writing the future

It’s 11:02am in New York when Lisa Ko appears on the video call. In Oxford, the sun is almost down.

Books Abigail Lakeland -

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 -

Cherwell Playlist: Beat The 5th Week Blues

20 songs to help you through Oxford's trickiest week

Review: Pitcairn

Isaac Goodwin finds these mutineers to be lacking in originality and excitement

Milestones: Barbie

Naomi Polonsky looks at the grotesque disproportions of Barbie

Human beauty: Maybe it’s all about the numbers

Isaac Goodwin explores the ideals of physical perfection and mathemical proportions

Review: The Zone of Interest

Martin Amis' latest novel is seriously funny

Review: Ai Weiwei’s latest innovative exhibition

A juxtaposition of the old and the new at Blenheim Palace

Review: Henry V – A Promenade Production

Bethan Roberts tours Worcester Gardens, managing to catch an ambitious production of Shakespeare's war epic

Preview: Orlando

Kate Tuohy observes the rehearsals of this innovative Woolf adaptation, which arrives at Keble's O'Reilly in Sixth Week

Dream girls don’t exist

Tom Barrie looks at a character type that has come to haunt rom-coms

Review: Interstellar

Sam Joyce finds Christopher Nolan's latest film ambitious, if unfulfilling

Preview: Monkey Bars

Katherine Cowles previews the upcoming production of Chris Goode's Monkey Bars, which puts the words of children in the mouths of adults.

Review: His Dark Materials Part 1

This adaptation of Philip Pullman's fantasy novels is a valiant attempt at a difficult task, says Lata Nobes

Review: Celestial Shore — Enter Ghost

Lata Nobes argues that Celestial Shore are trying to be too clever

Preview: Henry V

Fergus Morgan previews this upcoming promenade production

Review: Jerusalem

Bethan Roberts gives her verdict on a production of Jez Butterworth's masterpiece

Review: Azealia Banks – Broke With Expensive Taste

Sam Joyce is pleasantly surprised by Azealia Banks' debut album

Review: The Overnighters

Tom Graham found The Overnighters a compelling portrait of contemporary America

Review: Mr Turner

Joe Holt finds Mike Leigh's biopic of J. M. W. Turner a compelling watch

Review: Nightcrawler

Joel Casey is impressed with a moody Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler

Where Are They Now: Los Del Rio

Cherwell delves into the later careers of one-hit-wonders so you don't have to

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