Film Review | Five Stars for Yoav Potash’s ‘Among Neighbors’
As a daughter of Holocaust survivors, both of whom are now gone from the earth, I have been listening all of my life to stories...
Three Independent Jewish Films to Look For
Back in November when the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival screened more than 30 movies over 12 days, I was more than a little busy with...
Film Review | The Depravity of Ambition in ‘Marty Supreme’
Marty Supreme is a tale of mid-century Jewish hustle, scrappiness, nerve and charisma via quick pacing and adventurous cinematography.
Film Review | ‘Nuremberg’ Reexamines Essential History with Mixed Results
The Russell Crowe-Rami Malek film comes at a time when the moral conclusions of history may be more tenuous than we thought.
Film Review | 1937’s ‘The Dybbuk’: Just in Time for Halloween
This year, as Halloween approached, I found myself thinking about The Dybbuk as I scrolled the seemingly endless number of horror films offered on one...
Film Review | ‘Caught Stealing’: A Grimy, Comedic-Noir Portrait of Pre-Giuliani New York
The film’s Jewish elements don’t dominate the narrative, but they thread through it in ways that deepen the sense of place and history.
Review | ‘Bad Shabbos’ Gets a Lot of Laughs Out of a Tried-and-True Scenario
Even without the big plot incident, 'Bad Shabbos' is a rip-roaring farcical comedy of manners and cultural differences.
Film Review | Superman
Empathy is this latest hero's strength, but can the movie leap the anti-Israel criticism in a single bound?
Film Review | ‘Tatami’
That the U.S. release date is finally here should provide a little sunlight in an otherwise dark historical conflict.
Film Review | ‘Centered’: How Senator Joe Lieberman Did it His Way
The new documentary "Centered" showcases the life and career of Senator Joe Lieberman, a supreme centrist who sang "My Way."
Film Review | No Other Land
The documentary about the IDF's forced evictions of Palestinian homes in the West Bank is up for an Oscar.
Film Review | The Brutalist
The Brutalist grapples with the dysfunctional marriage of art, class and commerce in an enormous swing of a movie.