Culture

The legacy of the caricature

That the ‘In Memoriam’ section of the 2026 Academy Awards is going to be a serious tear-jerker was solidified by the passing of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry over two consecutive days.
Culture Ruya Oral -

The problem with Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’

Nolan had all the tools for greatness. Instead, to my eternal frustration, his 'Odyssey' will always only be just alright.
Culture Kelly Yu -

‘One Night Only’ (2026) and the death of romance

Romance movies are, on the whole, my favourite movie genre. But good romance movies, like good romantic relationships, are hard to find, and easy to mess up.
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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.
Culture Melissa Eddon -
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JLS: A Tribute

On this fateful day for British pop music, Sophie Hall-Luke reflects on JLS's illustrious career

Review: Daughter @Oxford Town Hall

Oli Davies is enchanted by Daughter's emotional set

Tracks of the week: April 23rd

It's been around a week. I found you some more tunes. Enjoy.

Aspects of Culture: Online Culture

Megan Birch contributes to our new (semi) regular feature, examining what culture means to different groups of the student population.

Another glorious endeavour

An interview with Shaun Evans about Endeavour, acting and potentially playing Doctor Who

Spotlight on…Life is a Dream

Helen Reid shines a light behind the scenes of a drama troupe

Changing the Face of Autism

A look at the campaign challenging the practice of casting non-disabled actors in disabled roles

Behind the Woman in Black

'Is it actually scary?'

Review: ‘Magda’ by Meike Ziervogel

Sadie Levy Gale is impressed by Ziervogel's harrowing depiction of corrosive mother-daughter relationships in Nazi Germany

Man Ray Packs Sting

Kezia St. Clare Smithe enjoys the 'meticulous and subtle' portraits in the Man Ray exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.

On Hilary’s Own Terms

Sadie Levy Gale talks about university life and writing with the two time Booker winner

Review: V.A. – Spring Breakers OST

William Dickson reviews the music used in this recent hit

Review: Phoenix – Bankrupt!

Jack Chown finds Phoenix's long-awaited new album to be a good listen

Pompeii and Circumstance

Alexander Reut-Hobbs takes a look at the British Museum's latest exhibition.

Interview: Dog Is Dead

Luke Barratt talks pop and partying with Trev from Dog Is Dead

A Touch of Frost and a little Nixon

Ksenia Harwood and Katie Ebner-Landy look forward to Frost/Nixon by looking back to Nixon at the Union

Review: The Ice Cream Girls

Despite some strong performances, Veronica Heney finds this adaptation doesn't do justice to the drama of the novel

Review: Scott and Bailey

Georgina Pollard welcomes the return of Manchester's finest crime-fighting duo

Hacked Off?

The latest cinema event from Hacked Off Films promises 'an evening of immersive psycho-sexual horror'

Media use detrimental to grades

New research shows that texting and browsing the internet have been linked to lower grades at university
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