Horror and 3D
Rachel Helen Smith considers two recent developments in film: horror and 3D. Karl Marx famously claimed, "Religion is the opiate of the…
Rachel Helen Smith (née Thorpe) is a writer based in Cambridge, UK.
Rachel Helen Smith considers two recent developments in film: horror and 3D. Karl Marx famously claimed, "Religion is the opiate of the…
An examination of a life falling apart in the film 'Locke'.
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Margaret Atwood is one of the most important and influential writers alive today. Her fiction explores and reflects the current cultural…
Why does the desire to be young again continually re-appear in contemporary culture? What is a Christian response?
I'm not sure exactly what makes someone a phenomenon, but anyone who has managed to win 62 music awards in two years and has produced a…
Reality TV now seems to be everywhere. What does it tell us about what is real and what is true? And what does it say about God?