New film: Pinocchio
The new Disney's version of 'Pinocchio' doesn't follow the same script as the animation. We don't hear the full song 'When you wish upon a star' until the end. And the message is different…
Classic: Alice Through the Looking Glass
Tim Burton came back to Alice and her adventures in 2016 in his movie 'Alice Through the Looking Glass'. And again, he combined both books and added his own twist to the story on…
Classics: Alice in Wonderland 2010
Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' from 2010 moved Alice from Oxford to London and made her older. Instead of 7 years old, she is now 19 and everybody thinks it's time for her to…
Classic: Alice in Wonderland
Disney's version of 'Alice in Wonderland' from 1951 combined two Caroll Lewis' books: 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' with 'Through the looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There'. Alice dreams about her own world where things…
Classic: Like Water for Chocolate
'Like Water for Chocolate' is a Mexican film about love, food and generational trauma. It represents a Latin-American trend called 'magical realism'. Or as we would now say – spirituality. Tita is a young…
New Film: Bullet Train
At first glance 'Bullet Train' doesn't really seem to be a spiritual film. It looks rather like a parody of spirituality as various motivational quotes are said by professional assassins and criminals. However, by…
New film: Palm Springs
'Palm Springs' is one of many films about people stuck in a time loop, like 'Groundhog Day' or 'Edge of Tomorrow' among others, in which the protagonist must learn to find the way out.…
Classic: Groundhog Day
'Groundhog Day' is a comedy about a very spiritual thing - the idea of really living here and now. Phil has to relive the same day until he finally learns how to just enjoy…
Classic: Meet Joe Black
'Meet Joe Black' is an American attempt to make a philosophical and mystical film the way the Europeans do. And even though it does not fully succeed, it has some gems to treasure. It…
Classic: Three Colors
Krzysztof Kieślowski's trilogy 'Three Colors: Blue, White and Red' is almost 30 years old but people all around the world still rewatch it. I just attended a screening for over 400 people! The first…