At a recent Alpha group, frustrated by the complexity of the Bible, someone sighed, "I wish God had written an executive summary." But God…

A review of the film of Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass.

Reviews of some of Joanne Harris' novels, including Chocolat.

English literary history is a curious thing. And one especially curious thing about it is that it contains very little of importance which…

A review of the film Les Misérables.

The dwarves have all the best songs. Whether they are singing raucous ditties about smashing Bilbo’s best crockery or low, mournful…

The most recent strain of Brontemania, at large throughout 2011, included major film versions of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights and the…

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:…

Vampires are currently one of the biggest phenomena in popular culture. They are central to hit television series like True Blood, Being…