Wednesday 15th October 2025

Culture

Spike Lee’s lackluster remake: Highest 2 Lowest

There is no reason why a remake should remain inferior to its source material; even less so when it’s a ‘reinterpretation’ by an auteur as opposed to a cynical...

One book, 500 years of art: The History of Art in One Sentence

★★★★☆ Former Wadhamite Verity Babbs has created a practical guide to the history of art...

The Librarians (2025) at the Bodleian: reviewed

Kim A. Snyder’s The Librarians (2025) draws the audience into a pernicious web of...

Be brave, Oxford: Let’s put creativity back in the creative arts

Welcome back, Oxford. While you were away preparing for the next academic year, or...

Review: Ksenia Levina’s First Exhibition

Delia Lockey is impressed by Levina's soothing yet powerful art

Ecological Art

Stanislav Shmelev wants things to be built to last

Review: The Job Lot

The Job Lot is a pleasing enough comedy, but it has the potential to be much more

Review: Hangover Part III

Far-fetched and flawed: the latest instalment of the Hangover franchise leaves much to be desired

Tudor Court

A review of BBC2's season of documentaries about The Tudors

Review: Crystal Fighters – Cave Rave

Matilda Slight raves it up with our favourite electronic Basque group

Review: Daft Punk – Random Access Memories

Oli Davies takes a look at the French duo's triumphant return

Interview with the Revue – Desperate Liaisons

Helen Reid interviews the Oxford Revue on their upcoming show at the O'Reilly as well as their sponsorship of some Oxford student comedy acts to go to the Edinburgh Free Fringe this summer.

What a Load of Old Bollocks

Matt Broomfield gives life drawing a try for the first time

Finalist’s Playlist

The soundtrack to your post-exam depression. I'm the perpetually uninvited laptop DJ that won't leave your room. Click full screen and look at all the cool stuff.

The 21st Century Freak Shows

Anya Metzer considers the weighty issue of TV diet shows

Interview: Jamie Cullum

Jack Chown talks to the piano-playing prodigy about a change in musical direction...

Review: The Great Gatsby

After a rocky start, Georgina Pollard finds plenty worth praising in this opulent film

Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Delia Lockey reviews Opera Lyrica's production of The Barber of Seville

Preview: Alice in Wonderland

A promising sneak-peak of 6th week's Trinity Garden Play

Review: The Wind in the Willows

An energetic and unexpectedly humourous production which didn't quite manage to blow our reviewer away

Review: Il Barbiere di Siviglia @ St. Peter’s College

Sophia Lambton casts an eye over Opera Lyrica's version of this classic

The Cherwell Profile – Philip Pullman

Cherwell meets the His Dark Materials author and Exeter College alumnus

Review: The Cosmonaut’s Last Message

Camilla Rees gives four stars to this production of the Cosmonaut's Last Message at the Keble O'Reilly this week.

Review: Deathtrap at the Burton Taylor

Hannah Dewhirst gives two stars to this production at the Burton Taylor studio in 5th week.

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