An old lady in a headscarf is buying a pint of milk in a local shop. She’s surprised by the price of the milk, and disturbed by the…

A review of the recent Sherlock Holmes films and BBC TV series.

The King's Speech is book-ended by two speeches. The first is a disaster, a deeply humiliating experience for Prince Albert, Duke of York…

The statistics are every bit as mind-boggling as the spectacle. A reported budget of $280,000,000 makes James Cameron’s Avatar one of…

In this book, Dan Strange highlights five compelling questions the world constantly attempts to answer – whether it’s aware of it or not.

Climate change is one of the key issues of our time. But what should we make of the fervour of the environmental movement?

A review of the Oscar winning film 'Gravity' considers the themes of isolation, death, sacrifice and rebirth.

How can we be transformed through suffering? Surprisingly, the eighties cult film The Karate Kid offers some insights. If you're unfamiliar…

William Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language - yet we know little about his personal life. Jerram Barrs…