Matthew Barrett reviews the dystopian presentation of prisons in Gaztulu-Urrita’s ‘The Platform’ out on Netflix now
Film & TV
Schitt’s Creek: An Unexpected Queer Utopia
When I started binge-watching Schitt’s Creek in Oxford last term, it was mostly because I was feeling a little homesick for rural America. I missed the space and slowness of the small towns where I have spent much of my life, and I expected, if nothing else, to feel indulged. It wasn’t long before I Read More…
Review: BBC’s “Titian – Behind Closed Doors”
“From the get-go the BBC documentary was exciting, appealing to my three favourite parts of art history: sex, drama, and painting.”
Lewis Campbell-Smith reviews BBC’s “Titian – Behind Closed Doors”
Unorthodox Review
Balancing authenticity is no easy feat, but it is equally demanding to recognise one’s need for it. Unorthodox is a Yiddish-speaking Netflix series that invites us into the complex world of the people who inhabit the ultra-orthodox Satmar community of Williamsburg, New York. Don’t mistake the uniformity of their community for homogeneity; looking closer, you’ll Read More…
The Great Netflix Binge-Off
It’s a Friday evening, there’s nothing really happening in Oxford, apart from Friday Fever (which, let’s be honest, only masochists go to) and your next essay isn’t due until Monday. What do you do? As an over-achieving Oxford student, do you still persevere and do all of the reading on your two-page long reading list Read More…
‘Oxbridge ghosts, punk and Milky Milky’ – in conversation with Steve Punt
Isobel and Steve discuss the ‘Oxbridge experience’, political correctness in comedy and the virtues of sniffing milk.
‘Noughts and Crosses’ on the BBC: what we can learn from Malorie Blackman’s series, 19 years on
Martha Davies discusses the recent adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s novel ‘Noughts and Crosses’ for the BBC, considering the power of its political commentary.
Isolation flicks: Degree by degree
Bored at home and need some inspirations for your afternoon on the sofa? The Blue has got you covered.
Love Is Blind: A Social Experiment Gone Wrong
The opening two episodes of hit dating show Love Is Blind draw all too familiar parallels with what we are coming to recognize as our new societal discourse. The set up: ten men and ten women must date each other over a series of days, the caveat being that they cannot touch or see each other Read More…
The TV That Made Me – Emmeline Armitage
F.r.i.e.n.d.s. If Julie Andrews is gospel and she says to start at the very beginning because it’s a very good place to start, then I really don’t have any other choice but to start here. F.r.i.e.n.d.s. (side note – did anyone ever get to the bottom of the dots?) is the benchmark by which I’ve come Read More…