In 1959, the children of a new elementary school bury a time capsule containing their ideas of what they think the world will be like in…

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,…

Bill Maher, a well-known American comedian, satirist and religious sceptic has added this comedy-documentary to the growing number of…

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 film and book The Corporation.

William Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language - yet we know little about his personal life. Jerram Barrs…

Some guidelines on how to run a film discussion evening and how to choose a suitable film.

Margaret Atwood is one of the most important and influential writers alive today. Her fiction explores and reflects the current cultural…

An old lady in a headscarf is buying a pint of milk in a local shop. She’s surprised by the price of the milk, and disturbed by the…