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…

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

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The second of the two films adapted from J.K. Rowling’s final Harry Potter novel begins at the place where the first left us hanging:…

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

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The title and witch-themed publicity made me a little unsure about whether a Christian should be joining the crowds flocking to this…