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…

Why the growing popularity of Jane Austen? Is it accidental, a typical postmodern temporary fad, or is there some deeper reason for the…

Reviews of some of Joanne Harris' novels, including Chocolat.

Why are so many of the films and TV shows we enjoy obsessed with the end of the world?

'Whispers of Redemption' in Maleficent, Disney's makeover of Sleeping Beauty.

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…

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

A review of the recent Sherlock Holmes films and BBC TV series.

Pete Atkinson considers the difference the Christianity made to the Roman Empire. 'Are You Not Entertained?' – The Gladiator Who…