Reviews – September 2021

31/08/2021 | Reform

A house of her own

HerselfDirected by Phyllida LloydCertificate 15, 97 minutesReleased 10 September

Herself has a brutal opening in which Sandra (Clare Dunne), a mother of two girls in Dublin, is physically assaulted by her husband Gary (Ian Lloyd … Read More

Editorial: Putting the history books to one side

31/08/2021 | Reform

What does it say about me, that when anything huge happens on a national or international scale, I think about it in terms of what questions kids will have to answer about it in the history exams of the future? … Read More

Art in Focus – September 2021

31/08/2021 | Reform

‘Take pride in knowing that your struggle will play the biggest role in your purpose’Marcus Rashford, 2021Mural by AKSE P19 www.akse-p19.com

This wall mural of Marcus Rashford in Manchester is by now a familiar image – almost an icon. Street … Read More

Faith through new eyes

29/06/2021 | Reform

Rachel Pieh Jones talks to Reform about learning Christianity from Muslims

Rachel Pieh Jones grew up thinking of Muslims as dangerous and different, unbelievers who needed to hear God’s plan of salvation explained so that they could become Christians. In … Read More

We will remember them

29/06/2021 | Reform

Anne Samson, who took part in the recent review into war graves, considers the importance of our final resting places

Dealing with the dead is part of my job as an historian of the First World War in Africa –remembering … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘I’ve always wanted to write half a children’s book’

29/06/2021 | Reform

Last summer, the author, speaker and green guru Ruth Valerio asked if I fancied writing a children’s book with her. I was excited – I’ve always wanted to write half a children’s book. That the other half would be written … Read More