According to the Romans, ‘bread and circuses’ were the key to keeping a population content. As long as their immediate physical…

The world's only consulting detective steps into the 21st Century in the BBC series Sherlock. Benedict Cumberbatch portrays the titular…

To my mind, one of the main interests of Philip Pullman’s controversial trilogy is not specifically related to the books. It lies in…

A review of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

A review of some of the ethics in The Family Man TV drama.

Why does crime fiction fascinate so many people? What might this show us about people's concerns today.

I watched The Grey the other night, and thought it was disturbing, haunting, devoid of hope and the best film I'd seen in a long time. The…

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…

A review of the film Last Chance Harvey.