Reviews by Tilly Green
The Big Sick [15]
Tilly Green
When a couple’s amazing life story forms the basis for a funny and thoughtful movie you know you’ve picked a winner. Big Sick is the semi-autobiographical journey of Kumail Nanjiani and his wife ...
7 years ago
The Big Sick [15]
The Last Word [15]
Tilly Green
Harriet Lauler (Shirley MacLaine) is a wild card, and collating the truth about her life amid conflicting evidence makes for an engaging plot. A delight-filled and thought-provoking drama, The Last ...
7 years ago
The Last Word [15]
St David's Day Concert
Tilly Green
The joy of singing, one year shy of 90 years, the Oxford Welsh Male Voice Choir is uniquely placed on the National Choral map and definitely one to support. Tonight's St. David's Day Commemorative ...
8 years ago
St David's Day Concert
Branca
Tilly Green
I love the charming look of Branca with its wood floors, welcoming bar, olive trees, retro wall mirrors and Italian posters. But that's not all! It can accommodate 30 guests as easily as it can 1 or ...
8 years ago
Branca
Pink Mist
Tilly Green
'Who wants to play war?' Three enthusiastic young Bristol men are off to Catterick to enlist, and after basic training begin their new adventure, a tour of duty in Afghanistan. The impact of their ...
8 years ago
Pink Mist
Beyond The Water's Edge: Poetry from Our World
Tilly Green
Here is a show that from its purist of beginnings delivers a gem that leaves you thinking what an extraordinary gift. Jill Dowse, Dan McGarry and Nate Ryan are without doubt an exceptionally in sync ...
8 years ago
Beyond The Water's Edge: Poetry from Our World
Jim Rattigan (Jazz French Horn) & 12 Piece Jazz Ensemble
Tilly Green
The Spin Club hosted Jim Rattigan's Pavillion on the last leg of their national tour. An intimate venue, like jazz clubs around the world, its audience, made up of a majority of long time ...
8 years ago
Jim Rattigan (Jazz French Horn) & 12 Piece Jazz Ensemble
Rob Terry Trio plays Gershwin
Tilly Green
An enthusiastic gathering of like-minded jazz followers welcomed the spirit and gusto of the Rob Terry Trio on Saturday evening. As Oxford street decorations sparkled signalled the launch of the ...
8 years ago
Rob Terry Trio plays Gershwin
‘Blue Note' with Tommaso Starace and Michele Di Toro
Tilly Green
Tommaso Starace (saxophonist) and Michele di Toro (pianist) collaboratively performed on Saturday evening at St Giles Church, taking the Oxford Jazz scene to another level. At what was the midway ...
8 years ago
‘Blue Note' with Tommaso Starace and Michele Di Toro
2016 Fireworks Competition
Tilly Green
Pyrotechnic Voices The whistling ember The crackle and sparks A kaleidoscope of lights dispel the dark Loudest of booming Exploding full palette of colours imagined the joy and the passion True ...
8 years ago
2016 Fireworks Competition
Sticky Fingers, Tom Forbes
Tilly Green
Oxford's O2 venue was buzzing in anticipation of a new band visiting town but not just any old band. It only takes one quick Google to discover how amazing not only is the story behind the band's ...
8 years ago
Sticky Fingers, Tom Forbes
Julieta [15]
Tilly Green
Julieta is another masterpiece from one of Spain's great filmmakers Pedro Almodovar. Debuted at Cannes Film Festival in May 2016 and selected to compete for the Palme d'Or, Julieta, opened to an ...
8 years ago
Julieta [15]
Corona Strings
Tilly Green
Corona Strings, launched in 2012, is a clear winner with audiences in Oxford. Their most recent concert Russia with Love began with the exuberance of Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik played with ...
8 years ago
Corona Strings
Brideshead Revisited
Tilly Green
Fifty years ago, when asked about a reworking of his novel Brideshead Revisited, Waugh replied that 'today, its treatment (would be) rearranged by expert hands and the fabric better maintained than ...
8 years ago
Brideshead Revisited
Tallis Scholars
Tilly Green
Inspired by the Sistine Chapel under the direction of founder Peter Philips at St. John the Evangelist Church, this evening's performance explored some of the Vatican's musical treasures which are ...
8 years ago
Tallis Scholars
Villiers Quartet: New Works Competition Final Concert
Tilly Green
The New Works Competition began over eight months ago with 114 submissions, with only a selection of six pieces making it through to the next stage. Online voting decided the Quartet's three ...
8 years ago
Villiers Quartet: New Works Competition Final Concert
Maggie O'Farrell - This Must Be The Place
Tilly Green
'Let's start at the very beginning' was how Maggie O'Farrell launched into reading her first chapter of her latest novel titled, This Must Be The Place at Blackwell's on Thursday evening. Laughter ...
8 years ago
Maggie O'Farrell - This Must Be The Place
Abingdon Jazz Festival - Jazz in the Abbey
Tilly Green
What a difference a day makes, especially with a visit to the Long Gallery in the Abingdon Abbey to hear and savour the exquisite voice of Maxine Day working in partnership with the talented Oxford ...
8 years ago
Abingdon Jazz Festival - Jazz in the Abbey
Eye in the Sky [15]
Tilly Green
Given the recent phenomenal obsession with drones and their growing popularity worldwide, Eye in the Sky will appeal to that audience. It highlights drones incredible capability to retrieve ...
9 years ago
Eye in the Sky [15]
The Choir of Merton College, cond. Benjamin Nicholas and Peter Phillips
Tilly Green
The Oxford Early Music Festival and co-promoter Music at Oxford should be commended for having Merton College Chapel Choir on its program. The audience who attended this event were won over by its ...
9 years ago
The Choir of Merton College, cond. Benjamin Nicholas and Peter Phillips
Pieminister
Tilly Green
Green Goddess Pie What's in it you say? I found out on Saturday Red onion, spinach, spices and feta, Butternut, tomato, poppy seed and cheddar Topped off with a bechamel crown Optional: yummy gravy ...
9 years ago
Pieminister
Miles Ahead [15]
Tilly Green
The jazz community and muso faithfuls turned up in unity to the opening night of Miles Ahead, a biopic of Miles Davis screening at Phoenix Picturehouse. Rich visuals and soundscapes keep you alert ...
9 years ago
Miles Ahead [15]
Marguerite [15]
Tilly Green
Hans Christian Anderson's Emperor's New Clothes is the closest analogy I can think of to describe the essence of Marguerite. Who would dare tell the deluded Baroness that her dream to be an operatic ...
9 years ago
Marguerite [15]
Bed Time
Tilly Green
A little younger than the targeted audience, my little princess (aged just 16 months), first-time theatre goer, gave Bed Time her very own positive review. Laying down like a star, with the twirling ...
9 years ago
Bed Time
High-Rise [15]
Tilly Green
Even watching a preview will not prepare you for High-Rise. It draws you into its very core of debauchery, desperation and decay. It is destined to become a cult art-house cinema classic. Phoenix ...
9 years ago
High-Rise [15]
Winter Words
Tilly Green
Two perfectly chosen song cycles were performed with precision, emotion and creative storytelling by tenor Guy Cutting, accompanied by pianist Hannah Ely. This outstanding performance deserved the ...
9 years ago
Winter Words
Orchestra of St John's Proms
Tilly Green
The Orchestra of St John's, conductor John Lubbock, and Morgan Pearse, baritone, performed for a spellbound and appreciative audience of around 40 in the Greek-Roman collection space of the ...
9 years ago
Orchestra of St John's Proms
Hail, Caesar! [12A]
Tilly Green
Hail, Caesar! is a comedic expose of a collection of humans whose daily fortunes and talent are entwined in the complexities of Hollywood's movie industry in the 1950s. With hints of Woody Allen's ...
9 years ago
Hail, Caesar! [12A]
The Magic of The Trees at ART JERICHO
Tilly Green
'Look in thy glass and tell the face thou viewest ...' Shakespeare, 'Sonnet 3'. On a blustery cold day in Jericho, the perfect place to visit is the Art Jericho Gallery to view the current ...
9 years ago
The Magic of The Trees at ART JERICHO
