The Apprentice Strikes Back
As that Dance of the Knights blared out from my laptop last night, I had to pinch myself. Not only was The Apprentice back, but it was a double bill.…
Mud: Jeff Nichols goes back to his roots
In his third directorial outing, Jeff Nichols takes things back to the Arkansas of his childhood and his directorial début, Shotgun Stories. The nostalgia dial that they have in Hollywood…
The End of Celluloid Film?
As you read this, film buffs the world over quarrel fervently over something that you and I would probably never be able to discern with our layman’s eyes. Something that…
Arrested Development: Still Going Strong
Arrested Development is returning 26th May. If you didn’t know this, where have you been for the last ten months? If you don’t know what Arrested Development is, where have…
The smallest film in the world
Surprisingly, the most talked about movie this week was not Iron Man 3, or J.J. Abrams’ latest navigation on the USS Enterprise. In fact, it was not even made with…
Top 5: Sci Fi Films ever
We’ve just had Star Wars day (4th May), and sci-fi is certainly in the atmosphere at the moment, with several out-of-this world releases rocketing onscreen (Star Trek, Iron Man 3,…
Top 5: American TV Comedies that bring light into the darkness
Readers of the OxStu, do not be afraid. I know I come to you sheathed in a blinding light, glowing like the holy (in a sassy way) love child of…
High Drama in Almodóvar’s ‘I’m So Excited’
As we’ve all been told a thousand times before, you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. I’m So Excited, the latest film from Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar (Volver, The…
