Simi Horwitz is a feature writer and film reviewer based in New York City. In 2022, she received first place for film criticism from the Society for Feature Journalism, and in 2023, a New York Press Club Award for an Entertainment News feature; and three Los Angeles Press Club Awards, including first place for film criticism — all for pieces published in the Forward.
Simi Horwitz
By Simi Horwitz
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Film & TV In the story of a beleaguered Red Sox fan, David Duchovny may have crafted a perfect Jewish Father’s Day movie
'Bucky F--ng Dent' is a heartfelt family drama based on the actor and director's novel
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Art To be a Jew in Berlin is to be a stranger in an all-too-familiar land
Jason Langer's photographs confront the contradictions of ordinary life playing out on sites of mass murder
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Art His art is chock-full of American pop culture references, so why is it more popular abroad?
Jonathan Horowitz uses icons like Madonna and Michael Jackson to take on authoritarianism and antisemitism
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Film & TV In a heart-wrenching film about life after the Holocaust, the makings of a taboo relationship
Set in Budapest, 'Those Who Remained' focuses on the friendship between a middle-aged man and a teenage girl
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Art A nuanced and disquieting vision of Europe after the Holocaust
Thirty years ago, photographer Jill Freedman sought to document sites of destruction and the resurgence of Jewish life
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Film & TV In a brilliantly performed film, a great Jewish narcissist seeks death with dignity
François Ozon's 'Everything Went Fine' is an unnerving account of assisted suicide
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Film & TV In a gripping new thriller series, neutral Switzerland isn’t so neutral after all
Superbly acted, 'Labyrinth of Peace' explodes myths about World War II
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Film & TV From Israel, a thriller series so improbable that it has to be true
'Embezzlement' is based on the real-life story of the downfall of a bank and a family
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