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Adolescence: understanding the manosphere

Seun Ige explores why Netflix’s incel thriller is exerting such a powerful pull on the public consciousness

15 days ago

Adolescence: understanding the manosphere
Review
Is Mickey 17 cursed by the follow-up film slump?

Ellie Smith asks whether Bong Joon Ho’s latest feature lives up to Parasite‘s expectations

19 days ago

Is Mickey 17 cursed by the follow-up film slump?

Review
The Healing Room takes you on an (overly) complex journey

a month ago

The Healing Room takes you on an (overly) complex journey
Review
A case study in regional neglect

a month ago

A case study in regional neglect
Review
The good, the bad, and the bonkers of the Oscars red carpet

a month ago

The good, the bad, and the bonkers of the Oscars red carpet
Review
Is Hard Truths Mike Leigh’s hardest watch yet?

a month ago

Is Hard Truths Mike Leigh’s hardest watch yet?

review
Too bright for Bollywood, too close to home

2 months ago

Too bright for Bollywood, too close to home
Review
A Day in May is a moving triumph

2 months ago

A Day in May is a moving triumph
Review
Babygirl: a timid take on BDSM

2 months ago

Babygirl: a timid take on BDSM
Review
Ludwig‘s fictionalised Cambridge: a confusing choice

4 months ago

Ludwig‘s fictionalised Cambridge: a confusing choice

Review
Cinderella is bibbidi-bobbidi-boring

5 months ago

Cinderella is bibbidi-bobbidi-boring
Review
Small Things Like These: difficult questions, no easy answers

5 months ago

Small Things Like These: difficult questions, no easy answers
Review
A Mid(winter) Night’s Dream

5 months ago

A Mid(winter) Night’s Dream
Review
Professor Bernhardi is a play of two halves

5 months ago

Professor Bernhardi is a play of two halves

Review
Me and My Year of Casual ‘Monasticism’ is almost biblically brilliant

5 months ago

Me and My Year of Casual ‘Monasticism’ is almost biblically brilliant
Review
Snow White is rotten right to the core

5 months ago

Snow White is rotten right to the core
Review
pool (no water) is eerily powerful

5 months ago

pool (no water) is eerily powerful
Review
The Apprentice: an American tragedy at a crucial time

5 months ago

The Apprentice: an American tragedy at a crucial time

Review
The Back-Ups is vivaciously fun

5 months ago

The Back-Ups is vivaciously fun
Review
Heathers: intensely problematic and crudely misjudged

5 months ago

Heathers: intensely problematic and crudely misjudged
Review
Mind: The Gap is intensely creative

5 months ago

Mind: The Gap is intensely creative
Review
Booker-winning Orbital marks a new age in climate fiction

5 months ago

Booker-winning Orbital marks a new age in climate fiction

Review
Toad Patrol feels timely

5 months ago

Toad Patrol feels timely
Review
Filumena should have been left in the 1940s

5 months ago

Filumena should have been left in the 1940s
Review
The Effect is compelling and complex

5 months ago

The Effect is compelling and complex
Review
The Substance leaves us cold

6 months ago

The Substance leaves us cold

Interview
Musician and Newnham alum Talulah on language, music and collaboration

6 months ago

Musician and Newnham alum Talulah on language, music and collaboration
Review
Murder on the Orient Express: for those who like their Christie camp

6 months ago

Murder on the Orient Express: for those who like their Christie camp
Review
Bibimbap House: the best Korean food in Cambridge

6 months ago

Bibimbap House: the best Korean food in Cambridge
Review
A Comedy About A Priest: Amen!

6 months ago

A Comedy About A Priest: Amen!

Review
Strangers and Sanctuary in Being Friends

6 months ago

Strangers and Sanctuary in Being Friends
Review
Portia Zvavahera: enchanting dream visions

6 months ago

Portia Zvavahera: enchanting dream visions
Review
CAST’s Julius Caesar must be seen by friends, Romans and countrymen alike

6 months ago

CAST’s Julius Caesar must be seen by friends, Romans and countrymen alike
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Glenn Ligon at the Fitzwilliam: revelations ‘all over the place’

7 months ago

Glenn Ligon at the Fitzwilliam: revelations ‘all over the place’

Review
Lu Yang’s many faces of modern-day existentialism

7 months ago

Lu Yang’s many faces of modern-day existentialism
REVIEW
KAOS’s foray into the modern day

7 months ago

KAOS’s foray into the modern day
Review
The Merry Wives of Windsor plays it safe

8 months ago

The Merry Wives of Windsor plays it safe
Review
The Footlights International Tour Show 2024: glimpses of greatness

8 months ago

The Footlights International Tour Show 2024: glimpses of greatness

Review
The Man Who Wouldn’t be Murdered: a success story of student writing

8 months ago

The Man Who Wouldn’t be Murdered: a success story of student writing
Album review
BlazeYL’s The Cost of Being teaches us how to love London

9 months ago

BlazeYL’s The Cost of Being teaches us how to love London
Review
An establishing shot: Christopher Isherwood in Cambridge

9 months ago

An establishing shot: Christopher Isherwood in Cambridge
Review
Much Ado About Nothing: merriment in May Week

10 months ago

Much Ado About Nothing: merriment in May Week

Review
Accolade: an Ibsenesque sex scandal for 50s Britain

10 months ago

Accolade: an Ibsenesque sex scandal for 50s Britain
Review
Charli xcx’s BRAT and why party girls get sad too

10 months ago

Charli xcx’s BRAT and why party girls get sad too
Review
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee deserves the top prize

10 months ago

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee deserves the top prize
Discussion with spoilers
Has Bridgerton abandoned the ingredients that made it so successful?

10 months ago

Has Bridgerton abandoned the ingredients that made it so successful?

Review
The queer gaze meets the absurd in Love Lies Bleeding

a year ago

The queer gaze meets the absurd in Love Lies Bleeding
Review
The Blues occasionally drops the ball

a year ago

The Blues occasionally drops the ball
Review
Oedipus Tyrannus is not the mother of all performances

a year ago

Oedipus Tyrannus is not the mother of all performances
Review
Mind Mangler is maddeningly mischievous

a year ago

Mind Mangler is maddeningly mischievous

Review
The Devil’s Drum hits and misses

a year ago

The Devil’s Drum hits and misses
Review
Thunderstorm charges onto the ADC stage

a year ago

Thunderstorm charges onto the ADC stage
Review
Penelope Quadrangle has it all

a year ago

Penelope Quadrangle has it all
Review
Still Life is a subdued triumph

a year ago

Still Life is a subdued triumph

Review
Challengers redefines mainstream romance

a year ago

Challengers redefines mainstream romance
Review
Civil War captures the cost of conflict through the journalist’s lens

a year ago

Civil War captures the cost of conflict through the journalist’s lens
Review
Jellyfish Brains sees and feels everything

a year ago

Jellyfish Brains sees and feels everything
Review
Salomé will leave you shaken

a year ago

Salomé will leave you shaken

Review
The 39 Steps makes for a jolly good show

a year ago

The 39 Steps makes for a jolly good show
Review
Cloud Eight and a Half is straightforward fun

a year ago

Cloud Eight and a Half is straightforward fun
Review
‘If you like this comedy, rise cheerfully’: Epicœne at the ADC

a year ago

‘If you like this comedy, rise cheerfully’: Epicœne at the ADC
Review
Vignettes from an Inkblot Archipelago is an enriching voyage

a year ago

Vignettes from an Inkblot Archipelago is an enriching voyage

Discussion with spoilers
Eileen was always doomed to mediocrity

a year ago

Eileen was always doomed to mediocrity
Review
A star is (un?)born in Skeleton Out of the Closet

a year ago

A star is (un?)born in Skeleton Out of the Closet
Review
The Torturous Poet’s Disappointment

a year ago

The Torturous Poet’s Disappointment
Review
The jury’s not out on Twelve Angry Men

a year ago

The jury’s not out on Twelve Angry Men

Review
Egad! The School for Scandal is completely two-faced

a year ago

Egad! The School for Scandal is completely two-faced
Review
CLUEDO 2 is a perfect muddle of motives, mischief, and money-grabbing

a year ago

CLUEDO 2 is a perfect muddle of motives, mischief, and money-grabbing
Review
How to Commit Arson in a Loving Way flames out

a year ago

How to Commit Arson in a Loving Way flames out
Review
Sweeney Todd is a close shave

a year ago

Sweeney Todd is a close shave

Review
The Cambridge Footlights, Leeds Tealights and the Oxford Revue take the Cambridge Arts Theatre

a year ago

The Cambridge Footlights, Leeds Tealights and the Oxford Revue take the Cambridge Arts Theatre
Review
This is the Big One is ‘way more than half bad’

a year ago

This is the Big One is ‘way more than half bad’
Review
Heads, shoulders, Bloody Knees, and comedy pros

a year ago

Heads, shoulders, Bloody Knees, and comedy pros
Review
Romeo and Juliet is a spontaneous and moving spectacle

a year ago

Romeo and Juliet is a spontaneous and moving spectacle

Review
Eureka! provides more questions than answers

a year ago

Eureka! provides more questions than answers
Read all about it! Drop the Dead Donkey
The Reawakening! comes to the Cambridge Arts Theatre

a year ago

The Reawakening! comes to the Cambridge Arts Theatre
Review
Orpheus in the Underworld soars

a year ago

Orpheus in the Underworld soars
Review
Blackboard: Rhyme, rhythm and reasoning in the age of identity

a year ago

Blackboard: Rhyme, rhythm and reasoning in the age of identity

Review
Fairview changes what it means to watch theatre

a year ago

Fairview changes what it means to watch theatre
5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche is flan-tastic

a year ago

5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche is flan-tastic
The Duchess of Malfi will ‘haunt you still’

a year ago

The Duchess of Malfi will ‘haunt you still’
The Marlowe Society’s Romeo and Juliet

a year ago

The Marlowe Society’s Romeo and Juliet

The Normal Heart
‘Utterly horrifying and a complete privilege’

a year ago

‘Utterly horrifying and a complete privilege’
Review
Merrily We Roll Along sings its way to success

a year ago

Merrily We Roll Along sings its way to success
Review
CUMTS 24 Hour Musical: sleep-deprived stage delight

a year ago

CUMTS 24 Hour Musical: sleep-deprived stage delight
Review
The Tempest: a vibrant chef-d’oeuvre

a year ago

The Tempest: a vibrant chef-d’oeuvre

Review
Oh no they didn’t (quite pull it off)

a year ago

Oh no they didn’t (quite pull it off)
Review
The Drowsy Chaperone: Wake Up and Get Yourself a Ticket

a year ago

The Drowsy Chaperone: Wake Up and Get Yourself a Ticket
Review
Sex Education reaches a chaotic climax

2 years ago

Sex Education reaches a chaotic climax
Review
Eurovision 2023: Review

2 years ago

Eurovision 2023: Review

Review
Seems Sketchy To Me: Over-long radio play punctuated by flashes of brilliance

2 years ago

Seems Sketchy To Me: Over-long radio play punctuated by flashes of brilliance
Review
Blue/Orange: A Unique and Poignant look at our dying NHS

2 years ago

Blue/Orange: A Unique and Poignant look at our dying NHS
Review
It’s a ‘Scary Old World’… But A Funny One, Too

2 years ago

It’s a ‘Scary Old World’… But A Funny One, Too
Review
Treasure Island: Oh no they didn’t! Sadly, yes, they did

2 years ago

Treasure Island: Oh no they didn’t! Sadly, yes, they did

Review
Crimes on Centre Court: A hit… with its octogenarian audience

2 years ago

Crimes on Centre Court: A hit… with its octogenarian audience
Review
Femme Fatale: By no means perfect, but wonderfully experimental

2 years ago

Femme Fatale: By no means perfect, but wonderfully experimental
Review
Semele reminds us that opera can be fun

2 years ago

Semele reminds us that opera can be fun
Review
Chess: Breathtaking cast pull off A-class musical

2 years ago

Chess: Breathtaking cast pull off A-class musical

Review
Not even time travel can save The Time Traveler’s Wife

3 years ago

Not even time travel can save The Time Traveler’s Wife
Review
Reviewing the cafe at Kettle’s Yard

3 years ago

Reviewing the cafe at Kettle’s Yard
Derry Girls goes out without a bang

3 years ago

Derry Girls goes out without a bang
Beautiful, intricate chaos: Everything Everywhere All at Once

3 years ago

Beautiful, intricate chaos: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Review
‘Self-assured, confident’: Priscilla Queen of the Desert

3 years ago

‘Self-assured, confident’: Priscilla Queen of the Desert
David Parr House

3 years ago

David Parr House
Seeing Red
‘Bull’ Review

4 years ago

‘Bull’ Review
‘Hemingway’ (2021) – documenting parts of a story

4 years ago

‘Hemingway’ (2021) – documenting parts of a story

‘Sex/Life’: a lot of sex and not much life

4 years ago

‘Sex/Life’: a lot of sex and not much life
Review
Galentine’s Day Reading: My Brilliant Friend

4 years ago

Galentine’s Day Reading: My Brilliant Friend
Review: Scroope Cambridge Architecture Journal 29

4 years ago

Review: Scroope Cambridge Architecture Journal 29
Review
Dating Amber: A Breath of Fresh Air… Mostly.

5 years ago

Dating Amber: A Breath of Fresh Air… Mostly.

Even I, a 6ft1 woman, can barely relate to Tall Girl

6 years ago

Even I, a 6ft1 woman, can barely relate to Tall Girl
The Great Hack isn’t interested in justice

6 years ago

The Great Hack isn’t interested in justice
The Dead Don’t Die but we’re all going to

6 years ago

The Dead Don’t Die but we’re all going to
Loving ain’t so Easy

6 years ago

Loving ain’t so Easy

Hitting the books: King of Scars

6 years ago

Hitting the books: King of Scars
Out of the Loop: Russian Doll review

6 years ago

Out of the Loop: Russian Doll review
Work and its woes

6 years ago

Work and its woes
Hitting the books: Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter

6 years ago

Hitting the books: Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter

Anthea Hamilton: Projects review

6 years ago

Anthea Hamilton: Projects review
Exhibition review
No Matter How Close: exhibition review

6 years ago

No Matter How Close: exhibition review
Vulture Restaurant Reviews: Black Rice Paella

6 years ago

Vulture Restaurant Reviews: Black Rice Paella
William Congdon: American Modernist Abroad exhibition review

6 years ago

William Congdon: American Modernist Abroad exhibition review

The History Boys review

6 years ago

The History Boys review
BirthdA review

6 years ago

BirthdA review
Review
Solitudes and Seasons: Exhibition review

6 years ago

Solitudes and Seasons: Exhibition review
Review
ETG 2018: Othello review

6 years ago

ETG 2018: Othello review

Review
Formidably cool: Wolf Alice at Brixton Academy

6 years ago

Formidably cool: Wolf Alice at Brixton Academy
Selwyn Snowball: a sugary success

6 years ago

Selwyn Snowball: a sugary success
The Princess Switch: Cheesy Christmas charm

6 years ago

The Princess Switch: Cheesy Christmas charm
Apostle: Gory Netflix original proves a thought-provoking oddity

6 years ago

Apostle: Gory Netflix original proves a thought-provoking oddity

Review
An (Odd) Encounter with Tom Odell

6 years ago

An (Odd) Encounter with Tom Odell
Searching for Ingmar Bergman

6 years ago

Searching for Ingmar Bergman
Johnny English Strikes Again: Did we really need another sequel?

6 years ago

Johnny English Strikes Again: Did we really need another sequel?
First Man: Not Taking Progress for Granted

6 years ago

First Man: Not Taking Progress for Granted

Halloween: Clever revamp fails to deliver the thrills

6 years ago

Halloween: Clever revamp fails to deliver the thrills
Maniac: Escapism to the Extreme

7 years ago

Maniac: Escapism to the Extreme
The Nun: Not the Conjuring franchise’s saving grace

7 years ago

The Nun: Not the Conjuring franchise’s saving grace
Crazy Rich Asians: a win for representation?

7 years ago

Crazy Rich Asians: a win for representation?

Cold War review: a victorious film

7 years ago

Cold War review: a victorious film
Bake Off Week One: Biscuit Week

7 years ago

Bake Off Week One: Biscuit Week
Incredibles 2: A feminist film for the whole family

7 years ago

Incredibles 2: A feminist film for the whole family
Review
Tom Misch Geography review: ‘the soundtrack to May Week’

7 years ago

Tom Misch Geography review: ‘the soundtrack to May Week’

Review
Fall Out Boy M A N I A review: “genuinely annoying”

7 years ago

Fall Out Boy M A N I A review: “genuinely annoying”
Review
Eminem Revival review: ‘throwing shit at the wall and watching most of it fail to stick’

7 years ago

Eminem Revival review: ‘throwing shit at the wall and watching most of it fail to stick’
Violet
Review: Conscious Ball

7 years ago

Review: Conscious Ball
Live Review
CUMS – Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 Review

7 years ago

CUMS – Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 Review

Live review
Spoon @ the Junction review: ‘an electrifying instrumental energy’

7 years ago

Spoon @ the Junction review: ‘an electrifying instrumental energy’
Violet
Festive flop: this year’s John Lewis ad is the worst yet

7 years ago

Festive flop: this year’s John Lewis ad is the worst yet
Review
Skepta Vicious review: ‘not far enough out of his comfort zone’

7 years ago

Skepta Vicious review: ‘not far enough out of his comfort zone’
Review
SJMS Beethoven 9 review: a night of ‘skill, warmth and passion’

7 years ago

SJMS Beethoven 9 review: a night of ‘skill, warmth and passion’

Review
Review: St. Vincent – MASSEDUCTION

8 years ago

Review: St. Vincent – MASSEDUCTION
Review
Review: Miley Cyrus – Younger Now

8 years ago

Review: Miley Cyrus – Younger Now
Review
Review: Odesza – A Moment Apart

8 years ago

Review: Odesza – A Moment Apart
REVIEW
Review: The House They Grew Up In at Chichester’s Minerva Theatre

8 years ago

Review: The House They Grew Up In at Chichester’s Minerva Theatre

Review
Review: Nothing But Thieves – Broken Machine

8 years ago

Review: Nothing But Thieves – Broken Machine
Review
Review: Alvvays – Antisocialites

8 years ago

Review: Alvvays – Antisocialites
Review
Review: LCD Soundsystem – american dream

8 years ago

Review: LCD Soundsystem – american dream
Review
Review: Lorde – Melodrama

8 years ago

Review: Lorde – Melodrama

Review: Bach’s Mass in B Minor

8 years ago

Review: Bach’s Mass in B Minor
May Ball Review: Corpus Christi

8 years ago

May Ball Review: Corpus Christi
Review: alt-J – RELAXER

8 years ago

Review: alt-J – RELAXER
Review: Lil Yachty – Teenage Emotions

8 years ago

Review: Lil Yachty – Teenage Emotions

Review: Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.

8 years ago

Review: Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.
Review: From Sea to Shore

8 years ago

Review: From Sea to Shore
REVIEW
Review: Chameleon

8 years ago

Review: Chameleon
Review: Madonnas and Miracles

8 years ago

Review: Madonnas and Miracles

Review: When The Heavens Meet the Earth

8 years ago

Review: When The Heavens Meet the Earth
REVIEW
Review: Cabaret

8 years ago

Review: Cabaret
REVIEW
Review: Jet Lag and Disappointment

8 years ago

Review: Jet Lag and Disappointment
Review: Making Waves at the Fitzwilliam Museum

8 years ago

Review: Making Waves at the Fitzwilliam Museum

REVIEW
Review: Footlights Spring Revue 2017: Behind Closed Doors

8 years ago

Review: Footlights Spring Revue 2017: Behind Closed Doors
REVIEW
Review: The Cripple of Inishmaan

8 years ago

Review: The Cripple of Inishmaan
REVIEW
Review: Edward II

8 years ago

Review: Edward II
REVIEW
Review: Songs For A New World

8 years ago

Review: Songs For A New World

REVIEW
Review: HMS Pinafore

8 years ago

Review: HMS Pinafore
REVIEW
Review: London Road

8 years ago

Review: London Road
REVIEW
Review: Footlights Lady Smoker

8 years ago

Review: Footlights Lady Smoker
REVIEW
Review: Hot Gay Time Machine

8 years ago

Review: Hot Gay Time Machine

REVIEW
Review: Cigarettes and Chocolate

8 years ago

Review: Cigarettes and Chocolate
REVIEW
Review: Stuart: A Life Backwards

8 years ago

Review: Stuart: A Life Backwards
Review: The Rape of Lucretia

8 years ago

Review: The Rape of Lucretia
Review: Poetry in Motion

8 years ago

Review: Poetry in Motion

FEATURE
On the role of the student reviewer

8 years ago

On the role of the student reviewer
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Review: Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

8 years ago

Review: Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons
Film
Review: A decidedly un- ‘Split’ review

8 years ago

Review: A decidedly un- ‘Split’ review
Film
Review: A romp through the Renaissance with ‘Assassin’s Creed’

8 years ago

Review: A romp through the Renaissance with ‘Assassin’s Creed’

Review: ‘Passengers’ on a sinking movie

8 years ago

Review: ‘Passengers’ on a sinking movie
Review: Zadie Smith’s Swing Time

8 years ago

Review: Zadie Smith’s Swing Time

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