English literary history is a curious thing. And one especially curious thing about it is that it contains very little of importance which…

A review of Robbie Williams' biography examines his search for value and reassurance.

This helpful summary of philosopher Charles Taylor's work examines what it means to live in a secular age.

James Bond has been in the spying business for such a long time that he really ought to be up for a long-service award. But the…

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

Vampires are currently one of the biggest phenomena in popular culture. They are central to hit television series like True Blood, Being…

Mark Meynell is disoriented by the reality-probing of Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives. There are three deaths. The first is when…

Bill Maher, a well-known American comedian, satirist and religious sceptic has added this comedy-documentary to the growing number of…

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