The act of reading is an act of decoding. Until our everyday habits are disrupted, we don’t realize how complex a process it is. How…

The statistics are every bit as mind-boggling as the spectacle. A reported budget of $280,000,000 makes James Cameron’s Avatar one of…

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 does J.B. Priestley's play An Inspector Calls have to say to us about sin, responsibility and being human?

The King's Speech is book-ended by two speeches. The first is a disaster, a deeply humiliating experience for Prince Albert, Duke of York…

A Study Guide to the film Little Miss Sunshine.

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…

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

The first time I'd really thought that God might have something to do with being an engineer was sitting in a lecture on the 'Professional…