News·16th January 2014’12 Years’ A Haunting Masterpiece It is the plight of the reviewer that, even as you sit and watch a film universally praised by critics,...Read More
Entertainment·24th January 2019‘A sight to behold’: ‘The Favorite’ review Nat Rachman Yorgos Lanthimos’s excellent new film The Favourite is a bodice-ripper of a different sort. Gone are the breathy declarations love,...Read More
Entertainment·28th January 2019‘Colette’: A beautifully crafted biography Hannah Watkin Set during the dawn of the 20th century, Colette follows the true story of French author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. The film...Read More
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Culture·9th April 2019‘The Colour of Memory’: Pierre Bonnard at the Tate Modern Katya Alban In true Luddite fashion, I have tended to prefer art where I can see a clear and realistic depiction of...Read More
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Culture·28th February 2020‘People, Places, and Things’: The Play you didn’t See Alex Haveron-Jones Content warning: this article contains brief mentions of sexual abuse and substance abuse. Last week, I was fortunate to have...Read More
Food and Drink·12th October 2021“Bellissimo!”: a Bella Italia review Shreya Banerjee Image description: a pasta dish at Bella Italia Bella Italia is situated in the heart of Oxford’s “Italian District” –...Read More
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Entertainment·25th February 2019‘Conception’: The Best Cinema Scenes in Film Nancy Epton With the chills of British winter in full force, the cinema should have a prime position in your weekly schedule....Read More
Entertainment·14th December 2013‘Desolation of Smaug’ Dwarfs Its Predecessor Lily Adams Two hours and forty-one minutes of screen-time. Fifteen main characters. One enormous dragon. Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of...Read More
Gaming·1st December 2021‘Pathologic is Genius, And Here’s Why’ is Genius, And Here’s Why Charley Archer Image description: Various gaming controls scattered on a surface DANIIL DANKOVSKY’S FUN STEPPE VACATION WAS JUST THE TUTORIAL FOR ARTEMY...Read More
Entertainment·21st February 2019‘Three Identical Strangers’: Pulse-Pounding and Tear-Jerking Malin Hay In September 1980, 19-year-old Robert Shafran arrived for his freshman year at Sullivan County Community College in upstate New York....Read More
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Entertainment·16th August 2014‘What are you? What would you?’ – OUDS take on Twelfth Night Florence Kettle ✮✮✮✮✮ On the night of the 12th August, I went with a hey-ho in the wind and the rain...Read More
Entertainment·18th October 2014“Frenzying, Maddening”: The Oxford Greek Play Emily Holman ✮✮✮✮ As light coaxes the scene into visibility, a man drags himself across the front of the stage. Behind him...Read More