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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 363

Film review

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A scene of the new film Set Me Free
September 16, 2024, 8:15 pm
Set Me Free: A new movie that inspires unity and acceptance among Jewish communities
Filmmaker Estelle Kohen is putting the final touches on her award-winning film that explores ethical dilemmas, realistic challenges, and revelations about Judaism in the modern world
By Aviva Gat
Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, January 12, 2009. (Jigsaw Pictures)
September 10, 2024, 2:13 pm
Revealing leaked police footage, new film aims brutal lens at Netanyahu amid war
‘The Bibi Files,’ a scathing documentary, incorporates material from corruption probe to present sobering insight into the prime minister’s actions and character
By Robert Sarner
Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein and Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre in 'Maestro.' (Jason McDonald/Netflix)
December 14, 2023, 4:42 am
Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ shows bravura, but reveals little about Leonard Bernstein
In select theaters now and out on Netflix Dec. 20, film is a technical masterpiece but rarely scratches below the surface, reserving its best insights for Bernstein’s wife Felicia
By Matt Goldberg
Helen Mirren and Camille Cottin in 'Golda.' (Sean Gleason, Courtesy of Bleecker Street/ShivHans Pictures)
August 24, 2023, 4:34 pm
Not your standard biopic, ‘Golda’ is a gritty warning about the cost of victory
Out Friday, director Guy Nattiv’s latest film, starring Helen Mirren as Golda Meir, skips the broader history lesson and focuses on her humanity as she navigated the Yom Kippur War
By Matt Goldberg
Cillian Murphy in 'Oppenheimer.' (Courtesy of Universal Studios)
July 21, 2023, 3:44 am
In ‘Oppenheimer,’ Judaism lends a stable nucleus to moral conflict of atomic genius
Now in theaters, Christopher Nolan’s movie about the man behind the A-bomb shows a struggle between pragmatism, humanism and ambition – and the solace of a Jewish friendship
By Matt Goldberg
Indiana Jones played by Harrison Ford in 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.' (©2023 Lucasfilm, all rights reserved)
June 29, 2023, 11:42 pm
In ‘Dial of Destiny,’ Indiana Jones fights Nazis, but this time on his home turf
Director James Mangold’s sequel brings the franchise’s longtime villains closer than ever before — and into Israeli theaters on June 29 and US theaters on June 30
By Matt Goldberg
Firefighting trucks near the scene of a blaze in central Israel on June 2, 2023. (Fire and Rescue Service)
June 5, 2023, 1:19 pm
Daily Briefing June 5: Blackouts shine light on ill-preparedness for climate change
Environment reporter Sue Surkes on broader implications of last week’s heatwave-induced power outages; culture editor Jessica Steinberg shares who’s on the summer concert circuit
By ToI Staff
Paul Rudd and Kathryn Newton in a still from 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.' (Courtesy of Marvel)
February 16, 2023, 3:39 am
Mighty mensch Paul Rudd makes largely disappointing ‘Ant-Man’ a little more fun
Great performances by all-star actors including Michael Douglas and Michelle Pfeiffer can’t save Marvel’s latest release – out Feb. 16 – from soulless visuals and a languid plot
By Jordan Hoffman
Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale in 'Pokerface.' (Photo by: Evans Vestal Ward/Peacock)
January 26, 2023, 1:33 am
Natasha Lyonne’s well-played old Jewish man shtick makes ‘Poker Face’ a sure bet
Airing Jan. 26 on streaming service Peacock, this mystery of the week show is like a newish-Jewish spin on the old classic ‘Columbo’ – and we hope it runs just as long
By Jordan Hoffman
From left: Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan) and Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan) in 'She Said,' directed by Maria Schrader. (Courtesy Universal Pictures)
November 17, 2022, 3:00 am
Jews will breathe a sigh of relief after seeing Weinstein scandal biopic ‘She Said’
When the Oscar-favored film opens Nov. 18, Jewish theatergoers will kvell over the protagonists, a scrappy pair who represent the Tribe much more favorably than the villain does
By Jordan Hoffman
From left: Sammy Fabelman (Gabriel LaBelle), Mitzi Fabelman (Michelle Williams), Burt Fabelman (Paul Dano), Natalie Fabelman (Keeley Karsten), Reggie Fabelman (Julia Butters) and Lisa Fabelman (Sophia Kopera) in 'The Fabelmans,' co-written, produced and directed by Steven Spielberg. (Courtesy Universal Pictures)
November 11, 2022, 2:57 am
Spielberg’s very Jewish memoir film ‘The Fabelmans’ is one of the best of his career
Out in NY and LA on Nov. 11 and countrywide the next week, the star-studded autobiography is its acclaimed director’s genesis story, full of references Diaspora Jews will love
By Jordan Hoffman
Left to right: Michael Banks Repeta stars as Paul Graff and Jaylin Webb stars as Johnny Crocker in director James Gray's 'Armageddon Time.' (Courtesy of Anne Joyce/Focus Features)
October 28, 2022, 3:16 pm
Director James Gray on memoir film, Trump and growing up Jewish in working-class NY
Opening in NY and LA Oct. 28, ‘Armageddon Time’ is a fictionalized account rich with details Jews of a certain place and time will pick up on, and a universal ethical dilemma
By Jordan Hoffman
'Do Revenge' villain Max Broussard, played by Austin Abrams, wears a Star of David necklace. (Kim Simms/Netflix)
September 21, 2022, 1:09 pm
Accused of antisemitism, Netflix hit ‘Do Revenge’ should have done its due diligence
The middling teen film flashes a gratuitous Star of David around the neck of the villain, spurring an online uproar and scoring an ‘own goal’ that could easily have been avoided
By Jordan Hoffman
Townspeople of the predominantly Jewish village of Nasielsk, Poland, in 1938 as seen in Bianca Stigter’s 'Three Minutes - A Lengthening.' (Image courtesy of Family Affair Films, © US Holocaust Memorial Museum)
August 17, 2022, 8:48 pm
Lost for decades, 3 minutes of pre-Holocaust life becomes a full-length documentary
Out on August 19, a new film, ‘Three Minutes – A Lengthening,’ by Dutch filmmaker Bianca Stigter, looks in depth at recovered footage of a Polish town prior to its devastation
By Jordan Hoffman
Cannes Palme d'Or winner 'Triangle of Sadness,' from Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund opened the 39th Jerusalem Film Festival on July 21, 2022 (Courtesy PR)
July 22, 2022, 6:24 pm
Jerusalem Film Fest fetes return with wry desert island flick ‘Triangle of Sadness’
Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning comedy masterpiece starts as a roiling comedy, but the ending may leave some feeling stranded
By Ethan Freedman
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