Reviews by LovePuppet
Gluten-Free Recipes
LovePuppet
Rice flour (Dove's Farm produce a pure rice flour, and you can now buy it at any major supermarket) is a perfectly good substitute in some things. Successes (without making any significant changes to ...
15 years ago
Gluten-Free Recipes
Mario's
LovePuppet
We got a takeaway from here a couple of nights ago. We had a decadently rich and fragrant lasagna, a Pizza Firenze (tomato, mozzarella, spinach, garlic, olives, egg, parmesan) with a crispy light ...
15 years ago
Mario's
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [12A]
LovePuppet
A seriously decent addition to the Potter canon. Yes, there is teen romance but it's all much less cringeworthy than, eg, the infamous disco scenes in number 4. And, to be fair, it's a substantial ...
15 years ago
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [12A]
Body Piercing in Oxford
LovePuppet
Getting anything pierced is not something you want to take risks over. At best it hurts and it's finicky to deal with till it's healed, and at worst you could end up with an ugly scar or you could ...
15 years ago
Body Piercing in Oxford
The Wackness [15]
LovePuppet
This is a terrific film. It's about being young, and getting old, making friends, falling in love and taking far too many drugs. A bit Withnail & I, a little Fear and Loathing, released this year ...
16 years ago
The Wackness [15]
Live Opera / Ballet at the Phoenix
LovePuppet
Went to see Don Giovanni streamed live from the Royal Opera House, and I think it was definitely worth it. But: I love that particular opera; it was a fabulous production; and I have a friend who's a ...
16 years ago
Live Opera / Ballet at the Phoenix
Roger McGough
LovePuppet
Roger McGough is really worth seeing. Even if you're not familiar with the work of this zany yet accessible Liverpudlian Beat Poet, you'll have a great evening's entertainment and come away a ...
16 years ago
Roger McGough
To Have and Have Not [PG]
LovePuppet
Ernest Hemingway's To Have and Have Not is dirty, aggressive, steamy and tragic. The Howard Hawks film steams quite a lot, but that's about where the resemblance ends. The plot becomes essentially a ...
16 years ago
To Have and Have Not [PG]
Brief Encounter [PG]
LovePuppet
A beautiful classic love tragedy, originally from a play by Noel Coward, who collaborated with the director David Lean on the screenplay. Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard are star-crossed lovers in a ...
17 years ago
Brief Encounter [PG]
Shakeaways
LovePuppet
This is so, so wrong. The kind of shop you dream up before going to bed after an all-night party. It seems like a good idea at the time. The basic premise is that the friendly staff will turn ...
17 years ago
Shakeaways
The Mason Arms (South Leigh)
LovePuppet
I can well believe Jason's comments. The first (and last) time I went to the Mason Arms, the food was very, very good, the wine was fabulous and the service teetered on the brink ...
17 years ago
The Mason Arms (South Leigh)
North by Northwest [PG]
LovePuppet
Classic and exquisitely ridiculous Hitchcock. A lot of fun. Two very attractive men (a heroic Cary Grant and the villainously gorgeous James Mason) battle with each other, one trying to unframe ...
17 years ago
North by Northwest [PG]
Venus [15]
LovePuppet
Is this a sniggering sleazefest about dirty old men getting lucky, or is it a stereotype-defying story in which ageing superstars and comparative newcomers together revolutionise the screen roles of ...
17 years ago
Venus [15]
Castleyard Café
LovePuppet
The sandwiches are not as large as those from some venues in Oxford, but they're tasty in a healthy way. The houmous and roasted vegetable sandwich is a good combination - the vegetables aren't ...
17 years ago
Castleyard Café
Oxford Wine Café (Summertown)
LovePuppet
This is a great place for a cosy and unusual night out. Swanky, but affordably so: £2 for 12 taster shots of wine; glasses of posh wine from £4.60; and organic herbal teas at £1.50 per tall china ...
17 years ago
Oxford Wine Café (Summertown)
Autumn Poetry Competition
LovePuppet
This is the last year of Autumn.
Due to climate change pressures, in 2007
The government will be bringing in
The tripartite year:
Pretherm; Therm and Nuclear Winter
(During which you are advised ...
17 years ago
Autumn Poetry Competition
The Third Man [PG]
LovePuppet
If you're already fond of grainy mid-twentieth century black and white films with monumentally charismatic stars wisecracking their way through sinister, twisty, gloriously implausible plots, you ...
18 years ago
The Third Man [PG]
Krispy Kreme
LovePuppet
To look at, there's a seductive sweet-shop-style variety of types, but to taste it's all rather American (i.e. sweet, bland and synthetic) in flavour. It doesn't by any means taste homemade. Worth ...
18 years ago
Krispy Kreme
Snared
LovePuppet
At first glance, "Snared" seems rather coy and girly. Ladies' underwear made in tissue paper and fine-lined drawings of birds and flowers in muted tones. Then you notice the knickers with teeth. ...
18 years ago
Snared
OxVox - Chantelle Pike, Zoe Bicat, Su Jordan
LovePuppet
(P)review: Su Jordan at the Port Mahon, 13 June 06:
Su J (known to her intimates as The Human Jukebox) is serious about her music. But not that serious. Fans of Fiona Apple and Thea Gilmore will ...
18 years ago
OxVox - Chantelle Pike, Zoe Bicat, Su Jordan
Win a Meal for Six at the Big Bang!
LovePuppet
A year ago today we went to dine,
A simple meal to celebrate our state:
Some sausages and half a jug of wine -
I little knew your love had turned to hate.
Beneath the silky onions, I could ...
18 years ago
Win a Meal for Six at the Big Bang!
Red Star
LovePuppet
Somewhere in between Chinese and Japanese cuisine. Very good chips with chilli on; but avoid the chicken - tired and rubbery when I had it. The vegetables do, however, taste delightfully of ...
18 years ago
Red Star
