Movie Reviews

Isabelle Huppert is the star in ‘The Richest Woman in the World’ - review

The Richest Woman in the World, directed by Thierry Klifa, opens in theaters in Israel on Thursday.

‘THE RICHEST Woman in the World’ is a reminder that in a career that has spanned more than 150 roles, most of them leads, Isabelle Huppert is always the most interesting thing about every movie in which she has starred.
‘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.

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

FROM LEFT: Vojtech Vodochodský, Stanislav Majer, and Tatiana Pauhofová in ‘Waves.’

‘Waves’ captures thrill and tragedy of resistance at Prague radio station in ’68 - review

JEREMY STRONG (left) and Bill Burr in ‘The Social Reckoning.’

'The Social Reckoning': Aaron Sorkin exposes Facebook's dark side in gripping sequel - review


'Barbie' sets records, 'Oppenheimer' strong in box office battle

The "Barbenheimer" frenzy, over two highly anticipated but completely different movies opening simultaneously, had theaters buzzing.

 America Ferrera and Margot Robbie attend the European premiere of "Barbie" in London, Britain July 12, 2023.

The Hamm-Fey reunion in Maggie Moore(s) is a flop

It gives me no joy to report that the movie is a disappointment, a leaden pastiche of Coen brothers’ films.

 TINA FEY and Jon Hamm share comic rhythm in ‘Maggie Moore(s)’ .

'The Eight Mountains': An arthouse bromance that scales the heights - review

Based on an award-winning novel by Paolo Cognetti, it is slow-paced and gorgeously photographed, but it has its share of magical moments and well-played scenes if you have the patience to wait.

 SCENES FROM ‘The Eight Mountains.’

‘You Hurt My Feelings’ tells of insecure New Yorkers

Is this film's title a little too on-the-nose?

 ‘YOU HURT my feelings’ starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus opens on May 25.

Movie review: ‘Tori and Lokita’ tells a story  of migrants in Europe

In recent years, the Dardenne brothers have looked at the plight of migrants in Europe, and this is the subject of their latest film, Tori and Lokita, which opens throughout Israel on May 11.

 THE DARDENNE brothers’ ‘Tori and Lokita.’

‘Return to Dust’: Love and poverty in rural China - review

It’s a slow-paced movie, which demands patience from viewers, and will be too austere for the vast majority of moviegoers.

 ‘RETURN TO DUST’

'Tzadik': The story of a hero in the Holocaust - review

It’s based on an inspiring true story, and the action-packed film is very much Russian-style cinema, with pounding music and unsubtly staged drama.

 A SCENE  from ‘Tzadik.’

‘Spinning Gold’ movie departs from Hollywood stereotypes about Jewish music producers

The protagonist is a music executive, not an artist or a group, and the music mogul character — in this case, another Jewish one — is not treated as a villain.

 Illustrative image of person holding professional movie clapper board

'The Good Boss': A story of bad business - review

If you feel you can still laugh about the way the system grinds down employees then you won’t feel too bad watching The Good Boss.

 JAVIER BARDEM in ‘The Good Boss.’

'Beautiful Minds': An unlikely duo celebrating their power - review

Usually, I either like or dislike a movie, but with Beautiful Minds, I kept going back and forth, finding it alternately charming and cloying.

 BERNARD CAMPAN and Alexandre Jollien in ‘Beautiful Minds.’