We imagine war is tough. We know it puts great strain on soldiers. But is war a drug? Even ‘the supreme drug of human…

Beyoncé is incredibly popular. What makes her music resonate so deeply with people?

A review of the Oscar winning film 'Gravity' considers the themes of isolation, death, sacrifice and rebirth.

A look at how the rise of mass media has helped us create alternative 'electronic universes' – worlds where God has no place.

Perhaps a society truly becomes lost when it doesn't know how lost it is. This is the eerie suggestion put forward by Never Let Me Go,…

An in-depth look at cognitive scientist Steven Pinker's book Rationality: What it is, Why it seems Scarce, Why it Matters

Twenty questions to help us think more carefully about films - or to use in film discussion evenings.

What would the world be like if no one had ever lied? Ricky Gervais's new film, The Invention of Lying, explores this question with the…

What can we learn from the film Bruce Almighty?