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

Beyoncé is incredibly popular. What makes her music resonate so deeply with people?

Some guidelines on how to run a film discussion evening and how to choose a suitable film.

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

Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling novel The Kite Runner, set in the author’s homeland Afghanistan, became a Hollywood blockbuster…

Perhaps a society truly becomes lost when it doesn't know how lost it is. This is the eerie suggestion put forward by Never Let Me Go,…

What does J.B. Priestley's play An Inspector Calls have to say to us about sin, responsibility and being human?

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

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