Reviews by Jessica Osborne
Visiting Oxford - Things to See and Do
Jessica Osborne
Start out at the
Grog Shop on Kingston Road, equipped with a picnic, and walk down to
Port Meadow. Cross the river and walk along the Thames Path. The first stretch is lovely, with wild flowers ...
14 years ago
Visiting Oxford - Things to See and Do
The Duchess [12A]
Jessica Osborne
If you are planning an entertaining evening out, don't spend your money on 'The Duchess'. It is a potentially fascinating story, sadly sold out on the 'Diana' ticket, with vapid results. For at least ...
16 years ago
The Duchess [12A]
Love in the Time of Cholera [15]
Jessica Osborne
This is a great story set in South America, and the scenery is stunning. What starts out as a young, romantic love story journeys through violence to heart-breaking realism, and through what may be ...
17 years ago
Love in the Time of Cholera [15]
Aqueous Poetry Competition
Jessica Osborne
WaterwomenCould it be …that water has things in commonwith us fifty-something women,no longer mingled with the wine of youththat gladdens the heart of man?Distilled, sparkling, fresh or ...
17 years ago
Aqueous Poetry Competition
The Painted Veil [12A]
Jessica Osborne
Great book, great story, excellent film,wonderful scenery, evocative music - see it (take a handkerchief).
18 years ago
The Painted Veil [12A]
Becoming Jane [PG]
Jessica Osborne
‘You are not going to cry, are you,’ said my friend as we settled into the back row of the Phoenix. ‘I like to cry’, I said, ‘In fact’, I continued, as the first quintessentially English ...
18 years ago
Becoming Jane [PG]
Marie Antoinette [12A]
Jessica Osborne
'I never said, "Let them eat cake" - I wouldn't say a thing like that.' Verdict: an expensive costume non-drama. The elephant was good, but we suggest that Kirsten Dunst is put back on the chocolate ...
18 years ago
Marie Antoinette [12A]
Autumn Poetry Competition
Jessica Osborne
Silly Poem for Autumn
It always comes as a surprise,
The way the sun’s right in your eyes –
In autumn.
To breakfast at the Excelsior –
The Cowley Road is just a blur,
And then ...
18 years ago
Autumn Poetry Competition
The History Boys [15]
Jessica Osborne
Seven clever boys working for the Oxford entrance exam in a Grammar School in Sheffield, two masters - one a formulaic young Thatcherite, the other an old school all-rounder - a born-again Christian ...
18 years ago
The History Boys [15]
The Queen [12A]
Jessica Osborne
We have been to see the Queen - the current much-rave-reviewed film with Helen Mirren, not the Buckingham Palace reality.
The Queen is a reconstruction of the life of the Royal Family during the ...
18 years ago
The Queen [12A]
