In a Trumpian Hollywood, men honored for playing tortured geniuses, women for playing sex workers
The stars of 'Oppenheimer,' 'The Brutalist,' 'Anora' and 'Poor Things' deserve their accolades, but there's a disturbing pattern here
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In a totally ludicrous hit Netflix show, the trope of the magic Mossad agent returns
Somehow, just when Robert De Niro needs them most, an Israeli spy is waiting in Netflix's 'Zero Day'
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Is ‘Kugel,’ the prequel to ‘Shtisel,’ an antisemite’s dream?
The show follows a grifting Haredi Jew — but maybe that isn't such a bad thing
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‘No Other Land’ just won an Oscar — how can American audiences see it?
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'Just for Today,' made by a co-creator of 'In Treatment,' is set at an Israeli Halfway house
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Mikey Madison is Jewish — is ‘Anora’?
Brighton Beach has a long Jewish history, but Sean Baker's Oscar-winning film is short on Jewish details
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Oscars 2025: Hollywood crowns a new Jewish queen, and Israeli-Palestinian best documentary winners make waves
Other Jewish wins include 'A Real Pain' and Adrien Brody for 'The Brutalist'
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How an intimate and sensitive film about a hostage family’s grief triumphed in Berlin
In chronicling the story of the Beinin family, 'Holding Liat' grapples with personal and national trauma
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Is ‘A Real Pain’ the Jewish Oscar film we’ve been waiting for?
The acclaimed film avoids the tropes and tragedies that have defined other Jewish Academy Award nominees
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How seven siblings survived the Holocaust — and how the next generation is telling their story
In an emotional documentary, Beth Lane highlights the importance of not being complicit.
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How MAD magazine, family ghosts and censorship made Art Spiegelman an anti-fascist artist
A new documentary about the ‘Maus’ author reveals his influences, and what keeps him up at night
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