The 10 best Christmas films: a definitive list
Christmas films are typically saccharine, sentimental and shit. Movies like the dreadful Santa Clause series, or the eye wateringly bad Four Christmases threaten to turn even the cheeriest of souls…
Potter fans go Potty in Exeter’s Great Hall
Like many an Oxford student I have been in the unenviable position being asked by a tourist ‘Where is Hogwarts?’ while strolling along Broad Street. The injuries resulting from attempting…
Apocalypse how? Derren Brown’s latest magical mystery
In The Apocolypse, Derren Brown pushes reality television, dubious psychological experimentation, a young man called Steven Brosnan and viewers to extreme limits. He believes that by unexpectedly immersing an apathetic,…
Meth in the Madness: The cast of Breaking Bad are here to stay
Bryan Cranston. It’s a name you’re probably becoming increasingly familiar with. Many people would immediately recognise Cranston for his trademark role as Hal, the afflicted father-of-four in Fox Broadcasting hit…
Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s meteoric rise to fame since 3rd Rock from the Sun
Joseph Gordon Levitt, right now is the equivalent of quality chocolate cake; everybody wants a piece. Bad pun, but true story. The boy who you might remember as the annoying…
The Twilight Saga is breaking dawn, call the RAC
Since the release of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight back in 2007, both the novels and subsequent film adaptations have received enough negative responses to fill the shelves of Oxford’s libraries. I…
From Take Me Out to Baggage, dating shows are taking over
For those looking for love, gone are the days of coffee, candlelit dinners and online dating. For anyone serious about escaping loneliness/cats/academia, taking to our TV screens is the new…
Argo is a triumph for Ben Affleck
There are very few films that truly change the course of someone’s life. Sure, Die Hard may be your favourite Christmas movie or you might have taken a term’s worth…
