David Cronenberg built his reputation on making challenging, boundary-breaking films which explore sexuality, violence and death. So…

When newspaper columnist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) meets homeless, schizophrenic Juilliard-dropout Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Jr. (Jamie…

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

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

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

A review of the film The Odd Life of Timothy Green.

Some thoughts about the film Prometheus and the human search for meaning.

I watched The Grey the other night, and thought it was disturbing, haunting, devoid of hope and the best film I'd seen in a long time. The…

Having suffered a drawn-out divorce, a failed rebound relationship and a debilitating bout of depression, Elizabeth Gilbert decides to go…