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.

Why does the desire to be young again continually re-appear in contemporary culture? What is a Christian response?

Margaret Atwood is one of the most important and influential writers alive today. Her fiction explores and reflects the current cultural…

I'm not sure exactly what makes someone a phenomenon, but anyone who has managed to win 62 music awards in two years and has produced a…

What can we learn from the current obsession for nostalgia?

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.

Vincent Van Gogh is now a solid fixture in our cultural vocabulary. I need only mention sunflowers or a bandaged ear to conjure up his life…