A24’s “Primetime” hit Oxford theaters last week on an unusually crowded Thursday night showing. Fueled by an incredible marketing campaign that was all too eager to show off Robert Pattinson’s creepy impersonation of Dateline’s Chris Hansen — specifically his uncanny ability to mimic Hansen’s subtle vocal tics — “Primetime” has been one of the most […]
Current head coach of the Oxford Fencers Club John “Doc” Matthews has been a pillar of the local fencing community since the late 1980s. However, Matthews first started fencing in junior college in his hometown of Jackson, Mich. “My friends wanted to go to Detroit once a month for fencing lessons with the master that […]
The 2026 film adaptation of the video game “Resident Evil” marks director Zach Cregger’s third horror feature and, possibly, his most entertaining film yet. Cregger’s masterful mix of gruesome horror set pieces with dark, funny character moments has never felt more at home than it does in this adaptation of the iconic game series. The […]
National nonprofit Saluting Branches used its annual day of service to continue to help the Mississippi State Veterans Home recover from Winter Storm Fern on Wednesday, Sept. 16. The organization is dedicated to honoring men and women who served in the U.S. military, and this was its second annual day of service in Oxford. This […]
2026 has been a fantastic year for cinephiles. This summer has featured a host of fascinating and memorable films, from epic blockbusters to breakout independent films. It has also been a particularly strong season for directors, some of whom are already critically acclaimed and others of whom have burst into the cinematic scene. Here is […]
Velvet Ditch Coffee Roasters has begun serving a Filipino pop-up lunch menu courtesy of chef Irish Fe Leigh. Leigh runs Manila Skillet, a pop-up restaurant and food truck operating since 2016 beginning in Nashville, Tenn. Now, Manila Skillet caters Filipino cuisine throughout Oxford, Miss. Leigh was born in the Philippines and spent her early childhood […]
Lenoir Dining, a student-run restaurant located in Lenoir Hall on Sorority Row, is expanding its operations to the South Oxford Center on South Lamar Boulevard. The University of Mississippi’s Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management manages Lenoir Dining, which serves lunch in Lenoir Hall on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. While […]
The 2026 Double Decker Arts Festival hosted 10 bands and artists in Oxford on April 24-25. Despite rain on Friday, April 24, bands The War And Treaty, Shane Smith and The Saints and Penelope Road drew in large crowds. On Saturday, April 25, there were seven musical acts, capped by alternative rock band Wilco, the […]
End of All Music hosted a special screening of a curated selection of archival Bob Dylan footage titled “Stepping into the Unknown: Films from the Bob Dylan Center” on March 25. The screening, held at The Lyric, was followed by a Q&A between rock historian and podcaster Elizabeth Nelson and Bob Dylan Center Director Steven […]
The arrival of the new Ryan Gosling-led science fiction adventure film “Project Hail Mary” last Friday saw packed theaters across the country, including at Oxford’s branch of Malco Theatres. It’s easy to understand why this movie struck a major chord with audiences. Put simply, “Project Hail Mary” is an earnest, optimistic and visually stimulating science […]
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