We imagine war is tough. We know it puts great strain on soldiers. But is war a drug? Even ‘the supreme drug of human…

What would the world be like if no one had ever lied? Ricky Gervais's new film, The Invention of Lying, explores this question with the…

An in-depth look at cognitive scientist Steven Pinker's book Rationality: What it is, Why it seems Scarce, Why it Matters

How have artists tried to capture the paradoxes of the cross through their work?

Twenty questions to help us think more carefully about films - or to use in film discussion evenings.

A review of Mamma Mia! - the movie.

Swan Lake is a beautiful, tragic story. The delicate art of ballet sensitively describes both the joy and turmoil of its main characters.…

'Whispers of Redemption' in Maleficent, Disney's makeover of Sleeping Beauty.

In 1959, the children of a new elementary school bury a time capsule containing their ideas of what they think the world will be like in…