Flipping the meaning of Lent
Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day? The consumerist flip.
Good Old Days
What can we learn from the current obsession for nostalgia?
Locke: cracks in the foundations
An examination of a life falling apart in the film 'Locke'.
The Great Gatsby
A review of the film The Great Gatsby.
Les Misérables
A review of the film Les Misérables.
Don't Forget About the Baby
At one time, every parent and child knew all about Nativity plays. Many will have memories and photographs of tea-towel-adorned shepherds,…
Asylum of the Daleks
"Make them remember you." The Doctor’s advice to Amy and Rory as they faced the Parliament of the Daleks (episode 1: 'Asylum of the…
A Vogue for Vincent
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…
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: a discussion guide
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:…