Film review
Spanish film, 'My Friend Eva' - an unromantic comedy, defined by covert cynicism
It’s usually the men in movies who have this kind of sudden-onset midlife crisis, but here it’s Eva who impulsively decides to move out of her apartment and start dating.
Luc Besson's ‘June and John’ bogged down by clichés - review
'Fantasy Life,' rife with Jewish-American comedy, turns anxiety into an offbeat love story
‘Maigret and the Dead Lover’: Bringing French detective back to big screen - review
‘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.
A funny and truthful 'Weekend Rebels' - review
Nothing less than a heartfelt, feel-good memoir based on a touching true story.
'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.
‘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.
'Treasure': Julia von Heinz's film on Holocaust trauma - review
Treasure is a very particular story that will evoke universal emotions in audiences.
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.
'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.
'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.
‘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 young woman displays extraordinary courage in ‘Irena’s Vow’ - review
Irena’s Vow gives us a look into the life of the kind of person we all hope we would be if we found ourselves tested like this.
