
Horror and 3D
Rachel Helen Smith considers two recent developments in film: horror and 3D. Karl Marx famously claimed, "Religion is the opiate of the…
Rachel Helen Smith (née Thorpe) is a writer based in Cambridge, UK.
Rachel Helen Smith considers two recent developments in film: horror and 3D. Karl Marx famously claimed, "Religion is the opiate of the…
Why does crime fiction fascinate so many people? What might this show us about people's concerns today.
Reality TV now seems to be everywhere. What does it tell us about what is real and what is true? And what does it say about God?
An examination of a life falling apart in the film 'Locke'.
A review of the Oscar winning film 'Gravity' considers the themes of isolation, death, sacrifice and rebirth.
Margaret Atwood is one of the most important and influential writers alive today. Her fiction explores and reflects the current cultural…
In The Writing on the Wall, Maggi Dawn sets about doing what John Stott called "double listening" – "it means that we’re called…
Why does the desire to be young again continually re-appear in contemporary culture? What is a Christian response?
What can we learn from the current obsession for nostalgia?