Shopping Cart
|
Subscribe to RSS Feed
Search our database of more than 3,600 film reviews. We have been discovering spiritual meanings in movies for nearly four decades.
Latest Film Releases
JUSTICE
Storm - Gives conscience a good name and proves the world needs more women warriors to uphold the cause of justice.
Read the Review.
Storm - Gives conscience a good name and proves the world needs more women warriors to uphold the cause of justice.
Read the Review.
PEACE
The Men Who Stare at Goats - A quirky and clever movie about the oddball adventures of some psychic spies dedicated to nonlethal combat.
Read the Review.
The Men Who Stare at Goats - A quirky and clever movie about the oddball adventures of some psychic spies dedicated to nonlethal combat.
Read the Review.
SHADOW
The Box - An ethically rich drama about the mystery of not knowing, greed, responsibility, free will, and altruism.
Read the Review.
The Box - An ethically rich drama about the mystery of not knowing, greed, responsibility, free will, and altruism.
Read the Review.
SHADOW
That Evening Sun - An intense and powerful portrait of a stubborn 80-year-old man who is struggling with letting go of his attachment to an idea and to a place he loves.
Read the Review.
That Evening Sun - An intense and powerful portrait of a stubborn 80-year-old man who is struggling with letting go of his attachment to an idea and to a place he loves.
Read the Review.
TRANSFORMATION
Precious - An emotionally poignant film about a degraded and abused African-American teenage girl whose life is turned around by the love and concern of an inspiring teacher and the compassion of others.
Read the Review.
Precious - An emotionally poignant film about a degraded and abused African-American teenage girl whose life is turned around by the love and concern of an inspiring teacher and the compassion of others.
Read the Review.
ZEAL
Skin - A powerful and poignant drama set in South Africa about the toxins of racial hatred and the terrible after-effects of the dangerous and destructive passion of zeal.
Read the Review.
Skin - A powerful and poignant drama set in South Africa about the toxins of racial hatred and the terrible after-effects of the dangerous and destructive passion of zeal.
Read the Review.
Recent Releases
ENTHUSIASM
The Maid (La Nana) - A portrait of how an enthusiastic woman brings freshness and novelty into the life of a longtime maid who has sunk into exhaustion and depression.
Read the Review.
The Maid (La Nana) - A portrait of how an enthusiastic woman brings freshness and novelty into the life of a longtime maid who has sunk into exhaustion and depression.
Read the Review.
IMAGINATION
Where the Wild Things Are - A haunting, innovative, and poignant film about childhood that may have you howling with the Wild Things inside and around you.
Read the Review.
Where the Wild Things Are - A haunting, innovative, and poignant film about childhood that may have you howling with the Wild Things inside and around you.
Read the Review.
JOY
In Search of Beethoven - An engrossing documentary on the life and music of the man many consider to be the most important composer of all time.
Read the Review.
In Search of Beethoven - An engrossing documentary on the life and music of the man many consider to be the most important composer of all time.
Read the Review.
LOVE
New York, I Love You - Eleven short films exploring love, the ties that bind people together, and the manifold mysteries of human
nature.
Read the Review.
New York, I Love You - Eleven short films exploring love, the ties that bind people together, and the manifold mysteries of human
nature.
Read the Review.
LOVE
Peter and Vandy - An enticing romantic drama with an assured and sexy performance by Jess Weixler.
Read the Review.
Peter and Vandy - An enticing romantic drama with an assured and sexy performance by Jess Weixler.
Read the Review.
LOVE
The Wedding Song - A sensuous, astonishing, and memorable film about the different shades of love in sexuality, friendship, and marriage.
Read the Review.
The Wedding Song - A sensuous, astonishing, and memorable film about the different shades of love in sexuality, friendship, and marriage.
Read the Review.
MEANING
Capitalism: A Love Story - Michael Moore's hard-hitting documentary about the egregious, toxic, and rapacious spin-offs from the American obsession with unbridled capitalism and greed.
Read the Review.
Capitalism: A Love Story - Michael Moore's hard-hitting documentary about the egregious, toxic, and rapacious spin-offs from the American obsession with unbridled capitalism and greed.
Read the Review.
MEANING
The Invention of Lying - A rare achievement for a romantic comedy — bringing us to a deeper sensitivity to the sharp edges of honesty and the ways in which deceptions can both heal and harm.
Read the Review.
The Invention of Lying - A rare achievement for a romantic comedy — bringing us to a deeper sensitivity to the sharp edges of honesty and the ways in which deceptions can both heal and harm.
Read the Review.
NURTURING
The Boys Are Back - An impressive performance from Clive Owen as a single dad who tries to connect emotionally with his two sons and learn from his mistakes.
Read the Review.
The Boys Are Back - An impressive performance from Clive Owen as a single dad who tries to connect emotionally with his two sons and learn from his mistakes.
Read the Review.
SHADOW
The Damned United - A sports profile that probes the vile dimensions of envy as an emotion that diminishes us and drains our energy.
Read the Review.
The Damned United - A sports profile that probes the vile dimensions of envy as an emotion that diminishes us and drains our energy.
Read the Review.
SHADOW
The Informant! - Another creative and daring addition to Steven Soderbergh's impressive collection of adventuresome films.
Read the Review.
The Informant! - Another creative and daring addition to Steven Soderbergh's impressive collection of adventuresome films.
Read the Review.
SHADOW
The Yes Men Fix the World - Clever and hard-hitting attacks on the dishonesty, greed, and ethical malfeasance of corporate America.
Read the Review.
The Yes Men Fix the World - Clever and hard-hitting attacks on the dishonesty, greed, and ethical malfeasance of corporate America.
Read the Review.
X - THE MYSTERY
A Serious Man - A thought-provoking spiritual original by the Coen Brothers that salutes the mystery of God, the futility of seeking answers, and the need to live as best we can in a sea of roiling troubles and uncertainties.
Read the Review.
A Serious Man - A thought-provoking spiritual original by the Coen Brothers that salutes the mystery of God, the futility of seeking answers, and the need to live as best we can in a sea of roiling troubles and uncertainties.
Read the Review.
YEARNING
An Education - An alluring coming-of-age drama that provided a multi-textured study of the power and poignancy of human desire.
Read the Review.
An Education - An alluring coming-of-age drama that provided a multi-textured study of the power and poignancy of human desire.
Read the Review.
YOU
Amelia - A biodrama about an extraordinary woman aviatrix who followed her passion and blazed a trail for others to do the same.
Read the Review.
Amelia - A biodrama about an extraordinary woman aviatrix who followed her passion and blazed a trail for others to do the same.
Read the Review.
YOU
Coco Before Chanel - A bittersweet glimpse of the early life of the legendary French fashion icon Coco Chanel.
Read the Review.
Coco Before Chanel - A bittersweet glimpse of the early life of the legendary French fashion icon Coco Chanel.
Read the Review.
LOVE
Motherhood - Portrays a time-starved mother who is willing to throw herself into parenting but also realizes the need to care for her own soul.
Read the Review.
Motherhood - Portrays a time-starved mother who is willing to throw herself into parenting but also realizes the need to care for her own soul.
Read the Review.
YOU
Whip It - A spunky coming-of-age dramady about roller-derby that star Ellen Page who gives another stellar performance.
Read the Review.
Whip It - A spunky coming-of-age dramady about roller-derby that star Ellen Page who gives another stellar performance.
Read the Review.
Films Now Showing:Spiritual perspectives on films now in theaters.
How do you find spirituality in today's films? How can you make watching a film into a spiritual experience? Frederic and Mary Ann share their trade secrets.
Spirituality and Film
Befriending Films
The 47th New York Film Festival: Reviews of this annual showcase of the best in international cinema.
Iranian Films Seen from a Spiritual Perspective: Links to our reviews of 29 films from or about Iran giving many windows into everyday life and the people's cares and concerns.
Global Spirit: See our reviews and study suggestions for this 10-part series from LinkTV; many of the programs can be viewed online.
New Directors/New Films Festival - 2009: See our reviews of this annual showcase of very interesting films
The 46th New York Film Festival - 2008: See our reviews of this annual showcase of some of the best films of the year.
Movies about Miracles: See quotes about miracles and our selection of 16 movies about miraculous events in the lives of ordinary people
New Directors/New Films Festival - 2008: See our recommendations for this annual festivals of works that break or recast the cinematic mold.
The Most Spiritually Literate Films of 2007: See our reviews of the 10 Best Features, 10 Best Foreign Lanuage Films, 10 Best Documentaries, and 10 More Best Features
The 45th New York Film Festival - 2007: See our reviews.
New Directors/New Films Festival - 2007: See our reviews.
Playing with God: Movies reveal how mere humans respond when God comes calling.
Meditating on The Passion of the Christ: links to our review, a meditation based on the stations of the cross and scenes from the movie, and reviews of 30 books about Jesus.
Joan of Arcadia: our review of the late and very missed series, the most spiritually literate shows ever on TV, plus executive producer Barbara Hall's Ten Commandments of Joan of Arcadia
The Decalogue: Polish film director Krzysztof Kieslowski's masterpiece: ten one-hour films about the Ten Commandments — now on video/DVD.
Philip Groning:
Director of Into Great Silence
Tim McCanlies:
Director of Secondhand Lions
Bahman Ghobadi:
Director of the Iranian film Turtles Can Fly
• Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion: images from the documentary about the plight of the Tibetan people
• Into Great Silence: the documentary about the Cathusian monks of Grand Chartreuse
Subscribe to RSS Feed