Film review
Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' is visually stunning but emotionally adrift - review
The feeling the film evokes is similar to Oppenheimer, Nolan’s last film, another portrait of a disillusioned hero who is haunted by how his work has bolstered military force and caused suffering.
Jerusalem Film Festival returns with Sundance hits, Cannes winners, and Israeli premieres
What to watch this week: The story behind ‘Shoah,’ the end of ‘The Bear,’ and a riveting ‘Betrayal’
‘Checkout’: New comedy hit, expanded from one of Israel's most popular series
How two new documentaries on America post-Oct. 7 talk right past each other
What both films lack is empathy. They depict the conflict as a zero-sum game, in which talking about the other side’s pain is conceding the argument, the author writes.
‘Kafka’s Last Trial’ doc. tells the story of a literary legal battle
It’s fitting that this movie is being released now, just after the centenary of Kafka’s death was marked, and as an exhibit is running at the National Library of Israel.
Chalamet masterfully channels Bob Dylan in 'A Complete Unknown' - film review
The movie is far from flawless, but the problems with it are likely not ones that will bother you as you’re watching it.
'Souleymane’s Story': A glance into the life of an African worker in Paris - film review
The new film paints a haunting portrait of one face behind all the headlines about immigration.
'Why War': Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai's latest movie - review
The director attempts to answer the question "why war?" in an inventive way, by quoting from an exchange of letters between Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud in the early 1930s.
Jesse Eisenberg's 'A Real Pain' is a trip worth taking - review
Jesse Eisenberg's 'A Real Pain' is a poignant journey of grief, Jewish identity, and family bonds, blending humor and heart as two cousins navigate their past on a tour of Jewish history in Poland.
New film 'The Ring' traces a family's Holocaust trauma - film review
Much of the movie details their search through Budapest, and as interesting as this city’s atmosphere is, it’s the relationships among the three leads that carry the movie forward.
Israeli film ‘Red Flower’ copes with the carnage in Sderot - review
Also available is the docudrama One Day in October on Yes TV, by Daniel Finkelman and Oded Davidoff, which offers dramatized versions of four stories from October 7.
Love, laughter, and high-stakes Haredi dating in 'Matchmaking 2' - review
If you’re craving a story that’s both romantic and funny, Matchmaking 2 is a good match.
Norwegian talkfest ‘Sex’ is an utterly unsexy film - review
Norwegian film "Sex" revives mumblecore with a dialogue-heavy story, but its slow, unremarkable conversations fall flat.
