A Theology of Florence & the Machine’s Ceremonials
The setting for the video of 'No Light No Light', the second single from 2011's Ceremonials – a traditional church building complete…
Transformational Suffering and The Karate Kid
How can we be transformed through suffering? Surprisingly, the eighties cult film The Karate Kid offers some insights. If you're unfamiliar…
The Iron Lady
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…
Lady Gaga
I'm not sure exactly what makes someone a phenomenon, but anyone who has managed to win 62 music awards in two years and has produced a…
Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives
Mark Meynell is disoriented by the reality-probing of Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives. There are three deaths. The first is when…
Torchwood: Children of Earth
The Torchwood team have come a long way since their first rather dubious dealings with extraterrestrial invaders back in 2006. Billed as…
The Bourne Ultimatum - "Know Thyself"
A review of the film The Bourne Ultimatum.
The Corporation
A review of the film and book The Corporation.
How to Survive the Apocalypse - a review
Why are so many of the films and TV shows we enjoy obsessed with the end of the world?