According to the Romans, ‘bread and circuses’ were the key to keeping a population content. As long as their immediate physical…

An old lady in a headscarf is buying a pint of milk in a local shop. She’s surprised by the price of the milk, and disturbed by the…

Having suffered a drawn-out divorce, a failed rebound relationship and a debilitating bout of depression, Elizabeth Gilbert decides to go…

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.

In 1959, the children of a new elementary school bury a time capsule containing their ideas of what they think the world will be like in…

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 the film Juno.

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