Everytime I say that Babe is one of my all time favorite movies, top 5 probably, people always respond with a little laugh thinking that’s the reaction I’m looking for - because stating something like that must have had the sole purpose of trying to present myself as cute, funny, quirky. Then they move on to another subject, and I try and stop them - why is it so hard to hear me out for 30 seconds and let me explain why I think Babe is a stellar example of filmmaking? They th

At first it is ordinary. Just that door I constantly open and step into the Wonderland I like to call my room. But then, it is different. It emits holy light from every gap at the corners, and there is a round golden handle that twists and turns as if a monster is trapped on the other side and is trying to escape. I have one single thought in my mind — to open it. The carpet is slipping under my feet and it feels like ages until I can finally grip the cold metal handle and op

There are some things you never seem to grow out of. For example, binge-watching several Pixar movies in a row. I’m something of a late-bloomer in the animated film department, but the very fact that I found them as delightful as I imagine kids do brought me to several conclusions. Firstly, Pixar seems to be one of the most developed and dedicated, and therefore, best 3D animation studios in the world. The second, and more important conclusion was that, although Pixar movies

While I did see one or two episodes of Samurai Jack when it originally aired some 15 years ago on Cartoon Network, I could never really get into it. It was too much for my younger self – too weird, too artistic. Watching it now, it’s clear to me why it was cancelled – it was too good. Sure, it’s not a high-brow, avant-garde piece of art that only the initiated can appreciate, but its frequent reliance on visual storytelling, featuring little dialogue and a slow rhythm, are, I

One of Andrei Tarkovsky's masterpieces, the movie Stalker is based on the science fiction novel Roadside Picnic. The movie itself is packed full of powerful imagery, as the man called the Stalker leads a small group into the heart of the Zone. The Stalker. Photo: Mosfilm The Zone is a deadly quarantined area in which resides the Wishgranter, a room of unknown origin in which all wishes are granted, but at a high price. The Zone functions as a living organism, warning and repe