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…

What can we learn from the film Bruce Almighty?

Twenty questions to help us think more carefully about films - or to use in film discussion evenings.

An in-depth look at cognitive scientist Steven Pinker's book Rationality: What it is, Why it seems Scarce, Why it Matters

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

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

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

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

To my mind, one of the main interests of Philip Pullman’s controversial trilogy is not specifically related to the books. It lies in…