Jewish & Israeli Movies and Television Shows
The Robert Moses Fetish Of Edward Norton
“Motherless Brooklyn” is the “La La Land” of film noir.
‘Big Mouth’ Mouths Off To Anti-Semites In Its Third Season
Spun throughout the episodes is a thread of disquiet thrumming explicitly for American Jews.
For Jerome Robbins At 101: The Quintessential Jewish American Genius
“Even when he didn’t feel religious, he was constantly viewing himself as the product of that lower-middle-class New Jersey immigrant Jewish family.”
How I Stole Chantal Akerman’s Ideas For the Obama White House
Chantal was the perfect blend of fan and pioneer.
This Israeli Chef Found Michelin Starred Restaurants ‘F*cking Boring’. So He Turned To Kosher.
At ‘Arba’. Chef Nir Zook makes magic.
The Secret Jewish History Of Buster Keaton
Keaton received his nickname “Buster” from Harry Houdini, who was born Erik Weisz.
Was This The Most Embarrassing Moment In Jewish Cinema History?
Yes, you read that right — Neil Diamond in blackface.
For Walter Matthau On His 99th Birthday
His face, his voice and his general demeanor conveyed not only a uniquely American story but a uniquely Jewish-American one.
In Nadav Lapid’s New Film, ‘Synonyms’ For Jewish Self-Hatred
Nadav Lapid’s “Synonyms’ suggests that Jews should fret less over the length of their manhood and worry instead about the girth of their souls.
Netflix’s ‘The Spy’ Raises The Bar For Mossad Thrillers - But It Doesn’t Break New Ground
“The Spy” is more accomplished than most shows of its stripe in juggling a human story and a well-crafted tale of international intrigue.
Charlotte Gainsbourg: Not Your Typical Jewish Mother
Charlotte Gainsbourg, star of “Promise at Dawn,” weighs in on Judaism, her father, Lars Von Trier’s anti-Semitism and the “Me Too” movement.
