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Rococo: Botley
09 May 2008 at 17:23
Nestled between Heli Beds and Oxford Interiors in the West Way Shopping Centre in Botley, Rococo doesn't seem promising.

The Thatch at Thame
21 April 2008 at 12:22
Apart from the woman in the red leather zip-up dress sporting a purple patent handbag (you would have thought she could afford a mirror), the rest of the diners were fairly ordinary.

Carne, Cowley Road, Oxford
11 April 2008 at 12:27
If there was a circle of hell reserved for vegetarians, Cowley Road's newest addition to world cuisine, Carne, would be it.

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Music reviews

Gogol Bordello @ Hammersmith Apollo
17 December 2007 at 11:39
More than a band, Gogol Bordello are a force of nature.

From the Jam @ The Carling Academy
10 December 2007 at 11:43
Six months ago, I finally got to see The Jam 25 years after they split up, in their new guise as From The Jam.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @The Carling Academy, Oxford
10 December 2007 at 11:40
Dark, brooding, spaced-out and powerful, no one does fuzzed-up psych-rock like the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Their deep West Coast acid rock is the soundtrack to late nights in smoke filled basements or mashed-up festivals.

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Movie reviews

Speed Racer (PG)
09 May 2008 at 17:26
"Go, Speed Racer, Go!" - Based on the Japanese animated series, Speed Racer signals the return of Andy and Larry Wachowski, the publicity-shy brothers who pioneered 'bullet time' in The Matrix trilogy.

The Oxford Murders (15)
25 April 2008 at 10:57
If it wasn't for Morse and it's brilliant upstart Lewis, The Oxford Murders would be far more novel and exciting.

Fools Gold (12a)
21 April 2008 at 12:28
As worthless as the title suggests, Andy Tennant's misguided romantic comedy sends its cardboard characters on a protracted treasure hunt in the clear blue waters of the Caribbean, with lack lustre comic interludes to stave off our boredom.

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