Culture

‘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.

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.

The road to reckoning: ‘The Slip’ reviewed

Sharp, unsettling, and emotionally intelligent, 'The Slip' is a striking showcase of the ambition and talent behind Wide Eyes Productions, while establishing Wyatt as a writer-director to watch.

How an Oxford undergraduate made a name in choral music

When he arrived at Oxford, he expected his future to lie primarily in orchestral music. Instead, it was choral music that transformed his direction.

Album review: Okkervil River

The Stand Ins, Jag Jagwar records

God on film

Cherwell's pick of Christian cinema's defining moments

Film meets the maker

Cherwell finds God at the cinema

Cat’s Cream: Week 2

Dauntless investigator Catherine Molony risks degree and heart failure to sample Oxford's nightlife on your behalf. Here are her tips for second week.

First night review: Agamemnon

The Greek play at Oxford. Any good this year?

Chain Reaction

The effect of teen films on the aesthetically challenged

Review: Eagle Eye

Out 17 October

Book Review: A Prickly Affair

By Hugh Warwick, published Allen Lane, £14.99

Blasphemy: Atonement

Each week Cherwell cuts a literary 'classic' down to size. This week: Ian McEwan's Atonement

That much for a dead shark?

Cherwell looks at Damien Hirst's art show/auction

‘Don’t lean on the lectern’

Cherwell attends Kevin Spacey's inaugral lecture at St Catz

Genre Confused

This week Cherwell presents the idiots' guide to Post-Metal

Album Review: Oasis

Dig Out Your Soul, Big Brother Records

The Live Wire: Enter Shikari

The trance-rock quartet put on a formidable live show

A grand old man and his dog

Cherwell gets thespy with Nobel laureates Derek Walcott and Peter Manning

Igor Film Review

A new kids flick in the un-ending tirade of animated adventures hitting silver screens

The World’s A Stage 1st Week

We meet the Bourgeois (in Bourges)

Genre Confused 1st Week

Extolling the virtues of obscure music

An old-fashioned abracadabra

We take a look at the Burton Taylor magic show, Box of Tricks

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