movies & tv »

The Counterfeiters

The Counterfeiters is another of those difficult films to watch – the kind that you find so personally challenging, you honestly wonder if you could ever watch it again. Full article »

Newstopia

The clock strikes 10pm and glowing graphics stream across a turning digital globe as urgent orchestral music announces the impending arrival of important information – but this is not your normal late night news. Full article »
book reviews »

The State vs Nelson Mandela

On 11 July, 1963 South African police raided a farm near Johannesburg and arrested 10 men. After 90 days of seclusion from their families and from any legal advice they were charged with conspiracy to commit acts of sabotage and terrorism. Full article »

Watching Brief

Those looking for a comprehensive and coherent analysis of the issues of human rights, law and justice will be disappointed by this book. Full article »
music reviews »

You and You Alone - Sovereign Grace

Let me come clean. My CD collection is more likely to get high rotation from Green Day, Metallica and The Police, and typically, not much from the genre unhelpfully labelled as ‘worship’. Full article »

American Gangster - Jay-Z

Jay Z has picked up on the themes of race relations and crime in the USA in his new album American Gangster which contains songs inspired by the Ridley Scott film of the same name. Full article »