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A review of the film Lincoln.

M (Judi Dench) is nothing if not pragmatic. Before the opening credits of Skyfall have even rolled, she has allowed not one, but two of her…

How do we know who or what to trust? This is one of the key questions of the world we live in today. So many claims compete for our trust:…

There are many people who will have switched off during the first five minutes of Skins, E4’s notorious wild-child. The show is…

“It takes a worried man to sing a worried song.” So croons popular singer Paolo Nutini in a song on his latest album Sunny Side…

Dawn Bundy is a fifteen-year-old English girl. She is not especially attractive, and she doesn’t really fit in. Her best friends are…

A review of the film Inkheart.

Jodi Picoult is not an author to shy away from controversial topics. Her novels cover issues such as rape, suicide pacts and genetically…