Film review

New documentary 'To Kill a Nazi' details Holocaust survivor's key role in Entebbe rescue

The hijacking of the flydubai flight made "To Kill a Nazi" incredibly topical, since it tells the story of the extraordinary life of Michel Cojot, a Holocaust and Entebbe hijacking survivor.

Coyote in New York.
ALTHOUGH SET after World War II, ‘Orphan’ references the war in nearly every disconsolate frame, and captures the melancholy of trying to pick up the pieces after a tragedy of such a grand scale.

‘Orphan,’ the new film by László Nemes, tells a bleak story of a Jewish boy in 1950s Budapest

‘VALLEY OF SHADOWS’ tells the story of a Spanish tourist who ends up spending months in a tiny isolated village.

Moving, complex ‘Valley of Shadows’ explores culture clash in the Himalayas - review

Director Rachel Israel, right, and producer Shai Korman arrive at the premiere of "The Floaters" during the 2025 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival,  Aug. 3, 2025.

With two current films, director Rachel Israel offers comic relief for Jewish trauma


The worst of times, the best of movies

Here are my 10 best international films this year (with one exception, these all played in movie theaters in Israel), followed by the 10 best Israeli movies. 

 NANNI MORETTI'S 'A Brighter Tomorrow.'

‘Ferrari’ feels  as if it’s stuck in second gear at times - film review

The movie reinvents no wheels. But it sure knows how to film ’em.

 A SCENE from ‘Ferrari.’

‘Rebel Moon’ fails to land its own mythology - film review

Netflix’s Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire,” attempts to create a ready-made Star Wars-like series with its own internal mythology and iconography.

 SOFIA BOUTELLA in ‘Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire.’

‘Maestro’ is an overly tasteful biopic 

A film review of 'Maestro, which opened in theaters in Israel on Thursday and is coming to Netflix on December 20.

BRADLEY COOPER and Carey Mulligan in ‘Maestro.’

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is ‘Chinatown’ meets ‘Dances with Wolves’ 

A film review of Martin Scorsese’s 'Killers of the Flower Moon', which just opened in theaters around Israel.

 LEONARDO DICAPRIO and Lily Gladstone in 'Killers of the Flower Moon'

An older man gets a second chance in 'Astolfo' - review

Astolfo is such an appealing character that there isn’t a huge amount of suspense as to how all this will end, but is enjoyable to watch it play out.

 Scenes from the new Italian film 'Astolfo.'

New French film is fleeting fun - review

While the two leads don’t have much chemistry together, perhaps this is part of the director’s design. They do, however, have a warm rapport.

'Diary of a Fleeting Affair.'

'Love Life': A story of loss and love - review

Love Life isn’t an easy film to watch, because much of it is simply so deeply sad, but it is moving and doesn’t go for neat resolutions.

 A SCENE from ‘Love Life.’

Iranian director speaks on Iranian torturers behind Haifa Cinematheque

"How can we touch his conscience and make him see that he is a monster?” He hopes that My Worst Enemy is a first step to doing just that. 

 IRANIAN DIRECTOR Mehran Tamadon at the Haifa International Film Festival

Woody Allen's Coup de Chance only excels at being eye candy - film review

Coup de Chance is so lackluster that it’s almost as if someone fed an AI program the command: Write a script in French about an adulterous affair that inspires violent jealousy, set in Paris.

 LOU DE LAAGE and Niels Schneider in Woody Allen’s ‘Coup de Chance.’