The Oscars edition: Tribe pride and Israel vilified

After chewing over Hollywood’s big night, ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor weigh in on the newest ‘Superman’ flick and its political overtones

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.

In today’s Oscar episode, movie maven Hoffman gives us a Jewy recap of this year’s Academy Awards. We learn about the surprising Jewish roots of some winners and how a person we thought was a sure thing came home with nothing.

WATCH the full episode here:

We then turn to the most recent installment of “Superman” and discuss the hero’s Jewish roots and the film’s political overtones. (Check out Hoffman’s review of the film here.)