Sherlock Holmes
A review of the recent Sherlock Holmes films and BBC TV series.
We Need To Talk About Kevin
The colour red suffuses We Need to Talk About Kevin. Red paint is smeared across walls and car window screens, red jam oozes out of…
The Soloist
When newspaper columnist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) meets homeless, schizophrenic Juilliard-dropout Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Jr. (Jamie…
The Hurt Locker
We imagine war is tough. We know it puts great strain on soldiers. But is war a drug? Even ‘the supreme drug of human…
The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling novel The Kite Runner, set in the author’s homeland Afghanistan, became a Hollywood blockbuster…
The Corporation
A review of the film and book The Corporation.
Ben Hur - revenge or redemption?
An introduction to the new Ben-Hur film, with details of resources for churches and other groups.
The Church and the Charter: the forgotten roots of Magna Carta
Examine the role played by Christianity in the Magna Carta.
Running a Film Discussion Evening
Some guidelines on how to run a film discussion evening and how to choose a suitable film.