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Of Dogs and Men: A haunting story in the aftermath of October 7 massacre - review

That the movie was made at all is remarkable, and it’s a haunting, poetic drama that truly gives you the feeling of what those who survived the massacre went through in those early days.

JANUARY 31, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

ETHAN HAWKE and Margaret Qualley star in Blue Moon, Richard Linklater’s drama about composer Lorenz Hart.

From Lorenz Hart to Mel Brooks: Two Jewish lives now available on Israeli screens

TV TIME: Two movies present a strong contrast in both their subjects and their styles. Blue Moon, about lyricist Lorenz Hart on Apple TV+, and Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man on HBO Max.

JANUARY 31, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

BRITAIN'S QUEEN Camilla (R) attends a special screening of 'Hamnet', the film adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's award-winning novel, in central London on January 27, 2026.

‘Hamnet’ is Oscar-bait about Shakespeare's free-spirited wife - review

Hamnet, which just opened in theaters around Israel, is a movie about William Shakespeare’s family that really wants to be about something else.

JANUARY 27, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Once Upon a Mattress proves fairy tales are funnier when turned upside down

Fairy-tale expectations are flipped in this witty, high-energy staging of Once Upon a Mattress.

JANUARY 25, 2026|ByYAEL UNTERMAN

Norwegian movies 'Dreams' and 'Love' open in Israel

Norway’s arthouse boom continues, though Haugerud’s trilogy relies heavily on dialogue over emotion.

DECEMBER 7, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

What Israel advocates can learn from ‘Wicked’: Denying objective truth lets evil thrive - opinion

An important lesson from both the film and from Israel’s treatment in the international media is that denying objective truth and making it subjective is what enables evil to thrive.

DECEMBER 5, 2025ByGIL HOFFMAN

Eti Tsicko's Nandauri, far more psychologically complex than its outline indicates - review

Nandauri, named after a Georgian word meaning “The one I long for,” is a dark film that offers a female perspective on escaping her stifling rural village.

DECEMBER 3, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

Tom Nesher’s Ophir Award-winning and Israeli Oscars selection, 'Come Closer,' to open in US

It also won Ophir Awards for Best Director, Best Actress (Lia Elalouf), and Best Editing (Shauly Melamed). Nesher was named one of Variety’s Directors to Watch in 2025.

DECEMBER 2, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

Lia Elalouf in Tom Nesher's Come Closer.

Shira Haas to star in Netflix remake of ‘The Boys from Brazil’

Filming will begin in December in the UK, Germany, Bulgaria, and Spain.

DECEMBER 1, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

Shira Haas in the Netflix series, 'Bodies.'

New French film reimagines the Jewish mother archetype through a Moroccan Mizrahi lens - review

The movie is fast-paced, with a kind of sitcom quality. While Once Upon My Mother has its share of clichés in its script and plot, the acting and the basic premise keep it entertaining throughout.

NOVEMBER 30, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN