Term

Culture

Type
Review
A woman stands in a kitchen diner hold a phone with a cord.

Don't stop believin'

Yaroslav Walker

Air is a biopic you can believe in, says Yaroslav Walker, thanks to an...

3 min read
Type
Review
A painting of an 18th Century servant bent over a washing tub.

Forgetting the big ideas

Nick Jones

How to collect ideas that have changed the world. Nick Jones reviews A...

3 min read
Type
Article
An oak tree stands over a field and fence, behind which, in the distance, rises a man made hill with a flat top.

A prophet in springtime

Andrew Rumsey

A visit to a spring, surrounded by marks of belonging, prompts Andrew Rumsey...

4 min read
Type
Review
The head and torso of a mannequin lie abandoned in undergrowth

The rude guests

Hannah Eves

The Earth Transformed chronicles what happens when civilisation comes up...

4 min read
Type
Article
A view of a lightly misted valley to mountains in a desert area.

The falcon’s call

Anthony Baker

Awed by an encounter with a bird of prey high above a Texas river, Anthony...

4 min read
Type
Review
An old man accompanies a young woman into a wood-panelled hall, both look aprehensive.

Who’s by your side?

Lauren Windle

It’s tough to watch A Good Person. Its laser focus and tenderness prompts...

6 min read
Type
Essay
A ploughed field of red soil is in the foreground, sloping down into a valley with a track and green fields beyond

A place on Earth

Elizabeth Wainwright

Pondering the power of a place, Elizabeth Wainwright believes it roots us...

7 min read
Type
Review
A haggard Jesus is looks ahead during the night.

Cinematic Passions

Yaroslav Walker

Gibson, Darbont, Pasolini, Eastwood and Scorsese all feature in priest...

6 min read
Type
Review
In a boxing ring, an umpire stands between two boxers who stare hard at each other.

Meditating on violence

Yaroslav Walker

Violence is inherent to life - and a lot of movies. Yaroslav Walker asks if...

8 min read