Every school pupil has a TV show they watch when they arrive home in the late afternoon. For me, it...
Sophie Taylor
J.G.Ballard’s High Rise tells the story of the residents of a luxurious forty-storey high-rise. They begin acting out petty grievances...
Jonathan Looms reviews Roland Emmerich's controversial take on the conspiracy theories surrounding the plays of Shakespeare.
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India Stephenson
Hugh Masekela & Larry Willis – St. John the Evangelist, 10.11.13 Tottenham-raised poet/musician Zena Edwards acknowledged how privileged she was...
Rachael Goddard-Rebstein
Having gone from studying law at Wadham to writing screenplays for the BBC, Abby Ajayi can attest to the full...
Rachel Brook
The films of British ‘master of suspense’ Alfred Hitchcock are experiencing a revival of popularity, including the screening of a...
Catherine de Guise
In the continuing quest for novelty, two artists, Jan Crombie and Luke Skiffington, have struck upon a new seam of...
William Shaw
National society plays don’t seem to get much in the way of hype, at least not from the usual Oxford...
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Katy Jenkinson
Image credit: Jockstrap. Of all the new releases this year, only one band has really stood out for me: Jockstrap....
Will Warner
Looper doesn’t beat around the bush when it comes to the minutiae of time travel – as Jeff Daniel’s aging...
Lauren Shirreff
Image description: A picture of Jenny on a blue background. CN: Transition and transphobia. I first met Jenny Scoones on...
Cillian Sheehan
Image description: Peep Show cast looking into the camera The truth is, I suppose, I like Peep Show. That’s why...
Rogue One begins without the iconic scrolling Serif Sans text of its predecessors, and without the fanfare of its triumphant,...
Thomas Bannatyne
Live-action remakes of classic Disney cartoons are crowding the slate at the moment. We have had Alice in Wonderland, Maleficent...
Sophia Lambton
There is a reason why cinematic depictions of operas have never been hits. It is a common assumption – on...
Madeleine Chalmers
The stage is where left becomes right and right becomes left. With its confusing sense of direction, slang and superstitions,...
by Tom Dunn “Look Dave, I can see you’re really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit...
Manuela Galan argues that in reality we judge books by their covers
Sophie Gwilt
Image description: Crowded stacks of second hand books Some places are just special, stamped with a cosmic seal of approval...
