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

An examination of a life falling apart in the film 'Locke'.

David Cronenberg built his reputation on making challenging, boundary-breaking films which explore sexuality, violence and death. So…

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…

Pete Atkinson considers the difference the Christianity made to the Roman Empire. 'Are You Not Entertained?' – The Gladiator Who…

How do we know who or what to trust? This is one of the key questions of the world we live in today. So many claims compete for our trust:…

We imagine war is tough. We know it puts great strain on soldiers. But is war a drug? Even ‘the supreme drug of human…

A review of the film of Dan Brown's Angels and Demons.

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…