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

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

Dawn Bundy is a fifteen-year-old English girl. She is not especially attractive, and she doesn’t really fit in. Her best friends are…

A review of The X-Files: I Want to Believe.

Why do people do the things they do? It’s a question the world’s greatest philosophers, theologians, scientists and doctors…

It seems like we can't do without God; or anyway something like him. 'In each of us there is an empty hole in the shape of God', said…

A review of the film of Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass.

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

The biggest television hit in the USA since ER first aired has hit UK screens this year. Set in a wealthy and pristine suburban cul-de-sac,…