Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives
Mark Meynell is disoriented by the reality-probing of Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives. There are three deaths. The first is when…
Lark Rise to Candleford
It doesn’t take usually take too much persuasion to get me to try a new box set of DVDs, but I have to say that I was a little…
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
A review of The X-Files: I Want to Believe.
Transgender
A helpful talk for understanding transgender issues and thinking about how to respond to a transgender person.
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 Dangerous Method
David Cronenberg built his reputation on making challenging, boundary-breaking films which explore sexuality, violence and death. So…
The Hunger Games
According to the Romans, ‘bread and circuses’ were the key to keeping a population content. As long as their immediate physical…
The Iron Lady
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…