Film review

Jessica Lange sparkles in newest film, ‘The Great Lillian Hall’ - review

Jessica Lange breathes life into a story about a Broadway diva who, months into rehearsals for a revival of Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, discovers she is struggling with dementia.

Jessica Lange is marvelous as an aging actress who discovers she has dementia in ‘The Great Lillian Hall.’
Nora Navas and Rodrigo de la Serna in 'My Friend Ava.'

Spanish film, 'My Friend Eva' - an unromantic comedy, defined by covert cynicism

SCENE FROM 'June and John'.

Luc Besson's ‘June and John’ bogged down by clichés - review

MATTHEW SHEAR and Amanda Peet in ‘Fantasy Life.’

'Fantasy Life,' rife with Jewish-American comedy, turns anxiety into an offbeat love story


‘Thai-Land’: The story of Thai workers in Israel - review

'Thai-Land' is a well-crafted story and beautifully photographed story about two communities whose lives intersect in strange and sad ways.

 A SCENE from ‘Thai-Land.’

‘Cat’s Luck,’ part of a wave of new Israeli comedies, officially hits theaters - review

These movies are not meant for sophisticated audiences, and few English speakers ever see them. When Israeli movies go to international film festivals, the comedies almost always stay home.

 SCENES FROM ‘Cat’s Luck.’

A funny and truthful 'Weekend Rebels' - review

Nothing less than a heartfelt, feel-good memoir based on a touching true story.

 A SCENE from 'Weekend Rebels'

'Hila': A spectacular movie about a single mother's obsession - review

Hila, which is very watchable in spite of its occasional and distracting descents into pretension, is certainly one of Michal Bat-Adam’s best movies. 

 A scene from Michal Bat-Adam's film 'Hila.'

‘Hemda’: Shemi Zarhin's film collapses under the weight of a busy plot - review

Usually, whether I like a movie or not, I can understand why the director wanted to make it, but here the reasoning eluded me.

 SASSON GABAY and Assi Levy in ‘Hemda.’

'Treasure': Julia von Heinz's film on Holocaust trauma - review

Treasure is a very particular story that will evoke universal emotions in audiences.

 STEPHEN FRY and Lena Dunham in ‘Treasure.’

Film 'The Commandant’s Shadow’ brings new perspective to Holocaust - review

The movie features striking cinematography and high production values not usually seen in documentaries.

 MAYA LASKER-WALLFISCH, Kai Hoss and Hans Jurgen Hoss in ‘The Commandant’s Shadow.’

'The Sixth Child': A tragic French story of parenthood, poverty - review

As I watched the movie, my loyalties kept shifting among the characters, and I wasn’t always sure where it was going – one of the highest compliments I can give any movie.

 A scene from 'The Sixth Child'

'The Blue Caftan': An unusual love triangle in Morocco - review

Silk is at the center of a moving drama about a couple in a small Moroccan city who make silk caftans in their workshop, which turns into an unusual love triangle.

 SCENE from 'The Blue Caftan'

‘Kiss Me Kosher’ tells a comic story of an Israeli-German couple - film review

It’s a typically irreverent joke in a movie that is a mixture of a rom-com and a more serious look at how Israelis deal with prejudice and the past, which is now playing in theaters.

 A SCENE from ‘Kiss Me Kosher.’