Why are so many of the films and TV shows we enjoy obsessed with the end of the world?

Examine the role played by Christianity in the Magna Carta.

A review of the film The Odd Life of Timothy Green.

M (Judi Dench) is nothing if not pragmatic. Before the opening credits of Skyfall have even rolled, she has allowed not one, but two of her…

"Make them remember you." The Doctor’s advice to Amy and Rory as they faced the Parliament of the Daleks (episode 1: 'Asylum of the…

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

What happens when people are given free reign to do what they want with impunity? When there are no consequences for their actions because…

When newspaper columnist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) meets homeless, schizophrenic Juilliard-dropout Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Jr. (Jamie…

There are many people who will have switched off during the first five minutes of Skins, E4’s notorious wild-child. The show is…