Hannah Brown

Hannah Brown covers culture and has been the movie critic for The Jerusalem Post since 2001. Born and raised in New York City, she was a movie critic at The New York Post , as well as a columnist and an editor in the business section there. Her first novel, If I Could Tell You , inspired by her experiences raising a son with autism, was published by Vantage Point Books in New York in March 2012. Her short fiction has appeared in Commentary , The Jerusalem Post Magazine and Short Story Quarterly .Two of her short stories were included in the anthology Israel Short Stories , published by Ang-Lit Press in Tel Aviv in February 2011. She has published articles, essays and reviews for Newsweek , The Forward , and The Jerusalem Report . From 2007-2008, she hosted a weekly radio show about movies on the RAM FM station. She lives with her two sons in Jerusalem.

A superhero in every field. Gal Gadot.

Israeli Hollywood star Gal Gadot votes in 26th Israeli Knesset elections

Kochav Hayarden National Park will offer bird migration tours, kite-making and flying workshops, and family activities.

Election Day picks, programs, and discounts

The movie starts with a quote from Voltaire, 'Those who can make you believe absurdities can also make you commit atrocities,' and it’s key to understanding the movie.

Hard-hitting Ali G is back, leading new group of idiots in 'Ali G: Who Iz I?'


Camille Cottin elevates French family drama 'Out of Love' as it opens in Israeli theaters - review

Out of Love presents a soothing universe where things fall into place in the end, perhaps a little more neatly than they do anywhere but in a TV-style movie.

‘Out of Love’ presents a soothing universe where things fall into place in the end.

Cinema of the South Festival in Sderot to celebrate 25 years

The festival's closing ceremony will launch Negba, a new incubator for young southern filmmakers.

Guy Amir (left) and Hanan Savyon in season two of the Netflix series, Bros, which will premiere at the Cinema of the South Festival.

Israeli films, TV series that got our vote

Ahead of this week’s election, immerse yourself in these political dramas and comedies.

‘SWEETIE’S PARTY’ is a series that tells the story of a naive influencer who becomes a Knesset member.

What to watch on TV this week: Israeli election satire and a Hersh Goldberg-Polin tribute

TV Time: An election-night battle of comedy shows, plus sea creatures and a celebrity divorce.

'Below' is about a small community in Newfoundland that is menaced by a mysterious giant squid.

'Sheep in the Box': A pointless, sweet story of grief, robots - review

The film explores how a couple, grieving the loss of their young son who was killed in an accident two years before, decide to adopt an AI robot programmed to mimic their child.

‘SHEEP IN THE BOX’ is about how a couple, grieving the loss of their young son who was killed in an accident two years before, decide to adopt an AI robot programmed to mimic their child.

Boy George joins Eretz Nehederet as election satire exposes 'monkey business' in Israeli politics

Boy George joins Eretz Nehederet for its final episode before Israel's elections, as the comedy show takes aim at Netanyahu, Eisenkot, campaign scandals, and political rivalries.

Tom Yaar as Boy George on Eretz Nehederet on Tuesday night.

Rebels, romance, and revolution: Hollywood classics return to the big screen in Tel Aviv

The Tel Aviv Museum of Art celebrates American cinema of the 1960s and 70s with screenings of Hollywood classics, from The Graduate to Easy Rider, October 22-24.

‘GIMME SHELTER’ showcased the Rolling Stones free concert at Altamont that turned violent.

Larry David kvetches about Democratic Socialists of America, takes aim at their antisemitism

In a new Air Mail essay, Larry David proposes relocating Israelis to a remote Pacific island and renaming Jews "the Bagel People" in a satire targeting the DSA.

Larry David attends the Los Angeles Red Carpet Premiere of HBO Original Series LIFE, LARRY AND THE PURSUIT OF UNHAPPINESS at Hollywood Legion Theater on June 23, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

LGBT film festival celebrates 21st anniversary with award winners, dramas, and classics - preview

Special events this year will include a 35-mm. screening of "Bound" and a screening of the beloved cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."

IN ‘THE WRONG GIRLS,’ best friends become entangled with an experimental substance that gives them telepathic powers.

ANU marks Aliyah Day with a tribute to Jewish dining, memories, traditions

Now in its third year, the museum’s “Oleh Oleh” initiative is organized with Nefesh B’Nefesh, the Nadav Foundation, local authorities from around Israel, and organizations that support immigrants.

Visitors at the ANU Museum of the Jewish People, in Tel Aviv, on January 19, 2025.