Reviews – February 2020

24/01/2020 | Reform

Poor family, rich family

ParasiteDirected by Bong Joon HoCertificate 15, 132 minutesReleased 7 February

With income inequality on the rise in the UK, this Oscar-nominated, edge-of-the seat thriller from South Korea couldn’t be more pertinent. A poor family struggling to … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘What if this is the time it doesn’t work’

24/01/2020 | Reform

Paul Kerensa sings the praises of the wired microphone

I try not to be too opinionated. I’m a tolerant, peacekeeping person. But now and then, that tolerance is tested. Especially as a performer. I normally keep my controversial opinion hidden, … Read More

The Church of the Pilgrims

24/01/2020 | Reform

This year is the 400th anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower Pilgrims to North America. The present minister of their home church, Gillian Poucher, tells their story

Leaving Plymouth for North America in autumn 1620, the Mayflower Pilgrims risked … Read More

Editorial: A problem with robes

24/01/2020 | Reform

What kind of person would split a nationwide Church because they disapprove of the clothes the ministers wear? Someone with no sense of proportion? A fanatic? Someone who places their own opinions above the mission of the Church?

This is … Read More

I am… a vegan

24/01/2020 | Reform 1

Kath Redmond on faith-fuelled veganism

For me – a vegan and a Quaker – veganism is the logical extension of a spiritual way of life devoted to love, peace, nonviolence and social justice. But I am aware that this is … Read More

Interview: Muslim feminist

24/01/2020 | Reform

Writer and activist Mariam Khan talks to Stephen Tomkins

Mariam Khan had what she describes as a pivotal moment four years ago when she heard the UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, talk about Muslim women being ‘traditionally submissive’. As an … Read More