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

Teachers lurk anxiously behind tinsel-covered curtains; excited children wait for their big moment; and nervous parents hope that their…

Based on the iconic 1980s cartoon series and film of the same name, Transformers is the story of Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf), an ordinary…

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

The title and witch-themed publicity made me a little unsure about whether a Christian should be joining the crowds flocking to this…

In Fictional Absence, Pete Lowman considers the presence and absence of God in English literature. It has been slightly revised for…

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…

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

Jodi Picoult is not an author to shy away from controversial topics. Her novels cover issues such as rape, suicide pacts and genetically…