Whydunit?
Why does crime fiction fascinate so many people? What might this show us about people's concerns today.
The Great Gatsby
A review of the film The Great Gatsby.
A Vogue for Vincent
Vincent Van Gogh is now a solid fixture in our cultural vocabulary. I need only mention sunflowers or a bandaged ear to conjure up his life…
Route Irish - Corruption and Conscience
What happens when people are given free reign to do what they want with impunity? When there are no consequences for their actions because…
The Writing on the Wall
In The Writing on the Wall, Maggi Dawn sets about doing what John Stott called "double listening" – "it means that we’re called…
Star Trek
A review of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek film.
The Family Man
A review of some of the ethics in The Family Man TV drama.
Lifeblood
A review of the Manic Street Preachers' Lifeblood album.
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven offers a very twenty-first century take on twelfth century history. In a war-torn world troubled by religious conflict,…