
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'.
Vincent Van Gogh is now a solid fixture in our cultural vocabulary. I need only mention sunflowers or a bandaged ear to conjure up his life…
What can we learn from the current obsession for nostalgia?
In The Writing on the Wall, Maggi Dawn sets about doing what John Stott called "double listening" – "it means that we’re called…
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?
Why does crime fiction fascinate so many people? What might this show us about people's concerns today.
Why does the desire to be young again continually re-appear in contemporary culture? What is a Christian response?
The most recent strain of Brontemania, at large throughout 2011, included major film versions of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights and the…