Televison & Film
A funny satirical film comes with a warning
In late December, the No. 1 film worldwide streaming on Netflix was the social-political satire Don’t Look Up, directed by...
‘The French Dispatch’ is Wes Anderson’s most Jewish film yet
By GABE FRIEDMAN (JTA) — Jewishness has been at the fringes of several of Wes Anderson’s movies, but the famed director...
Rube Goldberg and his amazing contraptions
A drawing of a Rube Goldberg contraption. (Photos courtesy of Abrams Comic Arts) By DORIS RUBENSTEIN St. Paulite Geoff George’s...
In praise of George Soros
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR The financial wizard and global philanthropist George Soros is a polarizing figure, to say the least. Pundits...
Watching ‘Fauda’ requires suspending disbelief. But it’s worth it.
By BEN HARRIS Social distancing and staying inside is hard. Thankfully, accessing good things to watch during this time is...
New documentary ‘Viral’ examines anti-Semitism in U.S. and Europe
By BEN SALES (JTA) — A new documentary featuring experts on anti-Semitism, as well as former President Bill Clinton, examines...
The real story behind ‘Hunters,’ Al Pacino’s new nazi-hunting Amazon series
By LIOR ZALTZMAN (JTA) — Hunters, the new show co-produced by Jordan Peele and created by David Weil for Amazon Prime,...
This Portuguese Jewish community couldn’t afford a rabbi. Now it made a $1 million movie coming to Amazon.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ (JTA) — A decade ago, the tiny Jewish Community of Porto didn’t have enough money to hire a...
Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival opens Sept. 14
A Soviet comic dealing with his insecurities and the KGB. The goalkeeper (and former German soldier) whose signing to a...
Birth of Shas party recounted with humor, heart in ‘The Unorthodox’
By MICHAEL FOX According to the old saw, “all politics is local.” To ultra-Orthodox widower Yaacov Cohen, it’s not just...
