An old lady in a headscarf is buying a pint of milk in a local shop. She’s surprised by the price of the milk, and disturbed by the…

A review of the recent Sherlock Holmes films and BBC TV series.

What do we do when opportunities come our way? Do we sit back and watch them pass us by, or do we seize the day and chase our dreams? It is…

Pete Atkinson considers the difference the Christianity made to the Roman Empire. 'Are You Not Entertained?' – The Gladiator Who…

‘I don’t know if the story I want to tell you is entirely true,’ confesses the narrator at the opening of Michael…

‘What do you do when you're not sure?’ Father Brendan Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman) opens his sermon with a question which…

A review of the film Juno.

This essay attempts to do two things. Firstly, it seeks to offer a brief tour of some of the developments in western literature,…

A Study Guide to the film Little Miss Sunshine.