Thursday 28th August 2025

Culture

‘Do Zombies Dream of Undead Sheep?’ at the Fringe

★★★⯪☆ Do Zombies Dream of Undead Sheep? is a one-man, one-puppet musical journey through the apocalypse. After a 'catastrophic' magnitude 1-ish earthquake, the dead are reanimated, unleashing a zombie outbreak....

‘Timestamp’ at the Fringe: Existing in the ‘now’

★★★★☆ Timestamp is a part-theremin, part-dance exploration of womanhood, expectation, and time. Brought to the...

Architectural and religious fusions in Andalusia and Oxford

Oxford is a city deeply entwined with religion. With the first of its colleges...

‘HOLE IN THE WALL L’HOPITAL’ at Fringe

★★★☆☆ Everything I write ends up being about grief – I suppose this review only...

Where Are They Now: S Club (7 or 3?)

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

Review: Kelis – Food

Jack Chown thinks it's all fine dining on Kelis' new record

Review: Damon Albarn – Everyday Robots

He's been the frontman for two of the biggest bands of the past 20 years, but this is the debut as a solo artist for Albarn.

Review: Lily Allen – Sheezus

Helen Thomas is unimpressed with this boring bubblegum record.

European Festival Guide 2014

Helen Thomas and Rushabh Haria talk you through the best European festivals to head to this summer.

Closing Time for Remakes?

Ollie Johnson is fed up with the constant remaking of films

Cézanne and the Modern: Masterpieces of European Art

Helen McCombie enjoys a stunning collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings at the Ashmolean

Review: Calvary

Tess Colley is amazed and amused by John McDonagh's arresting tale of church and community

Cherwell’s Cultural Easter Egg

With Easter weekend fast approaching, Cherwell brings you a selection of Easter facts and traditions from around the globe.

Review: Noah

Clare Saxby finds Noah impressively epic yet lacking in all other aspects

Review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Fergus Morgan finds Marvel's latest venture failing to fulfil the promise of it premise

Pokémon and changing media

Luke Barratt explores the recent changes in how we consume media, and examines the implications of Pokémon’s arrival on Netflix

Review: SOHN – Tremors

Luke Barratt finds SOHN's début shaky at best

Review: The Quiet Ones

This copy-cat horror flick is absolute garbage

Review: The Unknown Known

Errol Morris' new documentary is an astounding piece of work

Introduction to… Electro-Swing

Naomi Polonsky introduces us to the jazzy new music craze that's taking Babylove, Freud's and our iPods by storm

Review: New Worlds

Channel 4's new historical drama is clunky, clichéd and downright confusing

Review: The Double

Richard Ayoade's sophomore directing effort is a tantalising and arresting piece of work

Pre-Release Thoughts: The Maleficent Conundrum

Anna Corderoy considers the problems facing Disney's Sleeping Beauty 're-telling' starring Angelina Jolie

Kate Rundell wins the Waterstones Children’s book prize

Cherwell revisits an interview with the author as Rooftoppers wins the 10th Waterstones Children's Book Prize.

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