A Prophetic Inspector Calls
What does J.B. Priestley's play An Inspector Calls have to say to us about sin, responsibility and being human?
Gravity - film review
A review of the Oscar winning film 'Gravity' considers the themes of isolation, death, sacrifice and rebirth.
Skins
There are many people who will have switched off during the first five minutes of Skins, E4’s notorious wild-child. The show is…
The Christ Conspiracy
Acharya S is a skeptic with an interest in mythology who has written a book entitled The Christ Conspiracy: The Greatest Story Ever Sold.…
Knowing
In 1959, the children of a new elementary school bury a time capsule containing their ideas of what they think the world will be like in…
The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling novel The Kite Runner, set in the author’s homeland Afghanistan, became a Hollywood blockbuster…
Equus
Why do people do the things they do? It’s a question the world’s greatest philosophers, theologians, scientists and doctors…
Philip Pullman’s 'His Dark Materials'
To my mind, one of the main interests of Philip Pullman’s controversial trilogy is not specifically related to the books. It lies in…
Amazing Grace
Review of Amazing Grace in the light of whether religion is a force for good or for bad.