I write a weekly column for The Dallas Morning News as a contributor to their Texas Faith blog. This week we were asked, "What would Jesus…

A review of the film Lincoln.

The King's Speech is book-ended by two speeches. The first is a disaster, a deeply humiliating experience for Prince Albert, Duke of York…

When newspaper columnist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) meets homeless, schizophrenic Juilliard-dropout Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Jr. (Jamie…

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

A review of the film of Dan Brown's Angels and Demons.

The Shawshank Redemption has earned a reputation for being one of the most popular films of all time. Despite an unimpressive performance…

To my mind, one of the main interests of Philip Pullman’s controversial trilogy is not specifically related to the books. It lies in…

Why the growing popularity of Jane Austen? Is it accidental, a typical postmodern temporary fad, or is there some deeper reason for the…