Nadav Lapid's 'Yes!': Israeli director's wartime film raises eyebrows and ire

Nadav Lapid’s ‘Yes!’: Israeli director’s wartime film raises eyebrows and ire

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor dissect the controversial film, now screening in select theaters in the United States

With:

Amanda Borschel-Dan
Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan is the host of The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, What Matters Now and The Reel Schmooze podcasts, and heads up The Times of Israel’s features.
Jordan Hoffman
Jordan Hoffman, a member of the New York Film Critics Circle, is The Times of Israel’s long-time film reviewer and the co-host of The Reel Schmooze.
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Welcome to The Reel Schmooze with ToI film reviewer Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan, where we bring you all the entertainment news and film reviews a Jew can use.

We start the program with a “Jangle” — a Jewish angle — on this week’s entertainment news. Hoffman brings a tale of our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, who defends three Israelis in Times Square who are being attacked by a would-be social media influencer. Hear what transpires.

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Our main feature this week is Israeli director Nadav Lapid newest film, “Yes!” The film has raised eyebrows — and not a little amount of ire — in Israel for its messaging, with the Minister of Culture Miki Zohar weighing in.

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Now screening in the United States, the film premiered in 2025 at the Cannes Film Festival. The film focuses on an artistic couple that is willing to do almost anything to succeed in their art, including sex work and writing a horrific anthem calling for the complete destruction of Gaza.

Stick around to see if “Yes!” got an “oy,” “meh” or “not bad” in this week’s The Reel Schmooze.

The Reel Schmooze is produced by Ari Schlacht and can be found wherever you get your podcasts.