Bill Maher, a well-known American comedian, satirist and religious sceptic has added this comedy-documentary to the growing number of…

It doesn’t take usually take too much persuasion to get me to try a new box set of DVDs, but I have to say that I was a little…

The Shawshank Redemption has earned a reputation for being one of the most popular films of all time. Despite an unimpressive performance…

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 the SF film Jumper.

A review of the film I Am Legend.

The act of reading is an act of decoding. Until our everyday habits are disrupted, we don’t realize how complex a process it is. How…

This essay attempts to do two things. Firstly, it seeks to offer a brief tour of some of the developments in western literature,…

Reviews of some of Joanne Harris' novels, including Chocolat.