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From 'Rising - Voices of Protest and Hope,' Esther Takac's 2026 documentary about Israel's protest movement (Courtesy)
August 20, 2026, 7:28 am
War, women and democracy: How two new films frame Israel’s storied protest movements
‘In Protest’ and ‘Rising’ follow female activists, bereaved families and trauma professionals as mass demonstrations become a lens though which to view Israeli civil society
By Jessica Steinberg
Director Rachel Israel, right, and producer Shai Korman arrive at the premiere of 'The Floaters' during the 2025 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, August 3, 2025. (Miikka Skaffari/Getty Images via JTA)
August 7, 2026, 1:53 am
With 2 new films, director Rachel Israel offers comic relief for Diaspora Jews on edge
In ‘The Floaters’ and ‘Influenced,’ the New York filmmaker shows Jewish identity as the backdrop for friendship, family and ambition rather than antisemitism or crisis
By Stephen Silver
Matt Damon plays Odysseus in Christopher Nolan's film adaptation of Homer's 'The Odyssey.' (Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures via JTA)
July 17, 2026, 10:55 am
As Christopher Nolan revives ‘The Odyssey,’ a scholar links Homer and the Bible
What do a wily Greek king and the heroes and heroines of Genesis have in common? Academic and author Jacob Howland highlights more than a few points as the film premieres in the US on Friday
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Director, illustrator and author Marjane Satrapi posing for photographers as she arrives to present the movie "La Bande des Jotas" at the 7th edition of the Rome International Film Festival in Rome, on November 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)
June 4, 2026, 4:36 pm
Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi dies at 56
Satrapi is best known for her graphic novel and film ‘Persepolis,’ a coming-of-age tale set against the Islamic Revolution; reports say she ‘died of sadness’ after husband’s death
By AP
Mierle Laderman Ukeles speaks with a sanitation worker in an archival photo. (Courtesy Toby Perl Freilich via JTA)
May 2, 2026, 2:20 am
New film profiles Jewish feminist who is NYC Sanitation Department’s official artist
‘Maintenance Artist’ looks at Mierle Laderman Ukeles’s 50-year partnership with the municipal workers and her belief, rooted in Jewish identity, that people are more than their societal roles
By Jackie Hajdenberg
An Israeli artist couple (Efrat Dor and Ariel Bronz) sell their souls to the ruling elite in the provocative film 'Yes!' from director Nadav Lapid. (Courtesy of Kino Lorber via JTA)
April 10, 2026, 1:30 am
In ‘Yes!,’ Israeli director Nadav Lapid skewers the country’s ‘moral abyss’ after Oct. 7
Now in limited theatrical release in the US nearly a year after its premiere at Cannes, the film is intensely critical of Israel, even as it has faced boycotts by pro-Palestinian activists
By Andrew Lapin
From 'David,' the new animated film that reached Israeli theaters on February 26, 2026 (Courtesy)
April 4, 2026, 3:00 pm
Angel Studio’s new animated ‘David’ will feel familiar to Israelis – and Christians, too
Musical retelling of the shepherd boy turned king of the Israelites now playing in Israeli theaters in Hebrew, with dubbing featuring Sasson Shaulov, Miri Mesika and Shahar Tavoch
By Jessica Steinberg
Israeli director Nadav Lapid poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, California on March 30, 2026. (Valerie Macon / AFP)
April 3, 2026, 9:22 am
‘Dancing with the devil’: Nadav Lapid wants his satire film ‘Yes’ to ‘shake souls’
Director says his latest, set in the wake of the October 7 attack, isn’t about Israel per se, but rather a mix of ‘vulgarity, nationalism and authoritarianism’ around the world
By AFP and ToI Staff
Stephen Lang and Elsie Fisher in 'The Optimist.' (Courtesy of Jeanine Thomas)
March 11, 2026, 3:43 pm
New drama tells true story of Holocaust survivor who helps scores of troubled teens
In US theaters March 11, ‘The Optimist’ portrays how big-hearted toy store owner Herbert Heller came to open up about his experiences – and how his talks impacted youth in distress
By Rich Tenorio
Mel Brooks, left, sat for roughly 10 hours of interviews over five sessions with filmmaker Judd Apatow for the HBO documentary 'Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man!' (Mathieu Bitton/HBO via JTA)
January 22, 2026, 7:19 pm
Ahead of new HBO documentary, Judd Apatow talks about ‘stalking’ his idol Mel Brooks
The acclaimed director reflects on the iconic comedian’s Jewish identity, his influence on modern comedy and the newly-released film, ‘Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man!’
By Stephen Silver
A political drawing depicting the trial of Aaron Sapiro (at right) v. Henry Ford. (Courtesy of Gaylen Ross and Carol King)
January 21, 2026, 4:31 pm
New documentary depicts the lawsuit that humbled Henry Ford – and revved up US Jewry
After its world premiere at the Miami Jewish Film Festival on Sunday, ‘Sapiro v. Ford’ is making the Jewish festival rounds
By Rich Tenorio
Scarlett Johansson at a special screening of 'Eleanor the Great' hosted by Sony Pictures Classics and The Cinema Society at Village East Cinema on September 24, 2025, in New York City. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images/AFP)
November 30, 2025, 12:46 pm
Scarlett Johansson says she was asked to change her film’s plot away from Holocaust
Jewish Hollywood star says financier pulled out of backing her directorial debut, ‘Eleanor the Great,’ after she refused to rewrite story to something non-Holocaust related
By ToI Staff
Russell Crowe as Hermann Göring in 'Nuremberg.' (Courtesy)
November 7, 2025, 1:09 am
Though surefire Oscar bait, the jury is still out on Nazi trial film ‘Nuremberg’
Out Friday, the film, starring Russell Crowe as Hermann Goering and Rami Malek as his foil, shows why it is more necessary than ever to rehash the consequences of unchecked antisemitism
By Jordan Hoffman
Muhammad Gazawi as Khaled in 'The Sea.' (Courtesy JCC Manhattan via JTA)
November 6, 2025, 5:34 pm
Controversial Israeli film ‘The Sea’ makes its North American premiere in NYC
The Arabic-language film, Israel’s Academy Award submission this year, has ignited criticism on the left and the right. On Thursday, it opens the Other Israel Film Festival in Manhattan
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Andre, played by Alex Lutz, in a still from 'Auction.' (Courtesy)
November 1, 2025, 7:10 am
French film ‘Auction’ revisits thrilling tussle over real-life Nazi-looted masterpiece
In US theaters Oct. 29, Jewish director Pascal Bonitzer’s latest feature centers on a $21 million painting by Egon Schiele that went missing in WWII and turned up on a small town wall
By Rich Tenorio
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