Good Old Days
What can we learn from the current obsession for nostalgia?
Twenty Questions to Consider When Watching a Film
Twenty questions to help us think more carefully about films - or to use in film discussion evenings.
The Great Gatsby
A review of the film The Great Gatsby.
Lincoln
A review of the film Lincoln.
Margaret Atwood - Life Without Certainty
Margaret Atwood is one of the most important and influential writers alive today. Her fiction explores and reflects the current cultural…
The Hunger Games
According to the Romans, ‘bread and circuses’ were the key to keeping a population content. As long as their immediate physical…
The Grey
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…
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…
It's Not Me It's You - Lily Allen
A review of Lily Allen's CD It's Not Me It's You.