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Just like the movies: An American’s notes on her Oxford year

Oxford occupies a mystical, almost fantastical place within the American psyche – so much so that when I told my peers I’d be studying abroad, they had me promise...

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Reading Oxford books in Oxford

For those who have not even set foot in Oxford, the city still lives...

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Netflix’s city of dreaming Americans: My Oxford Year, reviewed

If not taken too seriously, Netflix’s new movie My Oxford Year is a surprisingly...

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Lacking Latin: Ceremonial mistakes in My Oxford Year

My Oxford Year, a new Netflix rom-com, has received considerable attention. Yet as a...

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Out in the Spotlight

With Angels in America opening at the Playhouse, Peter Junger criticises how sexuality is approached in the acting world

Review: Whipping It Up

Samuel Graydon simply cannot laugh at this satrical political production

Movies and Shakers – Episode VI

Huw and Hattie make their triumphant return to kick off a series focused on Oscar season. This week - Les Miserables (SPOILERS)

Blabberwocky – Episode 1

In a new podcast, Viccy Ibbett and Huw Fullerton aim to ramble aimlessly about books until someone makes them stop. This week: What we Got for Christmas

Preview: Bluebeard

Thomas Blower enjoys a 17th century folk tale brought up to date

Review: Villagers: {Awayland}

Anna McIntyre is blown away by Villagers' sophomore effort

Review: Utopia

Huw Fullerton takes a look at C4's new 'slick and stylish thriller.'

Best Songs from Soundtracks

The best songs from movie soundtracks OF ALL TIME

Review: As You Like It

Victoria Morrish reviews a student film adaptation of Shakespeare's play

Interview: Samuel Barnett

James Fennemore discusses drama school and 'queening it up' with the former History Boy

Camera in Cambodia

Wat's up? Flo Barnett visits the Angkor Wat Temples in Cambodia, and returns with images carved in stone

Photo Competition Winner – ‘Beginnings’

Congratulations to the winner of Cherwell Photo's first competition

Preview: Whipping It Up

Angus Hawkins previews the first BT show of the term

Focus on… Pegasus Theatre

Alexander Woolley talks to Angharad Phillips, Youth Arts Leader at Pegasus Theatre

5 Steps to Bluffing Cinephilia

Film and TV let you in on the dirty tricks of bluffing cinebuffery.

From Stage to Screen: Les MisÃ©rables

Amy Lewin isn't miserable about the film adaptation, even if it lacks a certain magic

Review: Splash!

Our TV correspondent on celebrity TV's latest belly flop

Review: The Handmaid’s Tale

Hannah Dewhirst gets quite literally involved in this experimental piece of opera

Diary of an Angel

Honest confessions from the Angels in America cast and crew

Flanders and Swann: A Modern Duo?

William Pimlott talks to Tim Fitzhigham, one half of a duo staging a revival of Flanders and Swann

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