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

The act of reading is an act of decoding. Until our everyday habits are disrupted, we don’t realize how complex a process it is. How…

I watched The Grey the other night, and thought it was disturbing, haunting, devoid of hope and the best film I'd seen in a long time. The…

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…

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

A review of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

An exploration of the Christian themes and imagery in 'The Silmarillion' and 'The Lord of the Rings'.

A list of some films that will generate some great discussions for a film evening - or just to enjoy with some friends.

James Bond has been in the spying business for such a long time that he really ought to be up for a long-service award. But the…