Film & TV
‘The Eugenics Crusade’ On PBS Sheds Light On An Ugly American Phenomenon
Surprisingly the documentary shows through archival footage and a wealth of primary sources that Eugenics had broad appeal in different quadrants.
Netflix’s ‘Big Mouth’ Is Boldly Jewish
In “Big Mouth’s” willingness to leave gentiles out of the inside joke and offend Jews with the same, there’s something novel in the works.
EXCLUSIVE: The Improv King Of America
The only journalist to set foot on the set of “Who Is America” looks at Sacha Baron Cohen’s show as a genre-defying piece of improvisation.
Jerome Robbins Was 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.”
For Jewish Environmentalists, Goat Meat Is The Answer To Sustainability
We’ve got twelve years to save the world. Could goats be the answer?
Could Jerry Lewis Have Become The Jewish Andy Warhol?
In “Fairfax Avenue,” Janet Leigh plays a diva who is writing her memoirs for the Jewish Daily Forward.
An Exile In Marseilles But Out Of Time
1940s Jews are rounded up alongside brown-skinned refugees, the latter-day French police essentially doing the bidding of yesteryear’s Nazis
Nan Goldin Made Fun Of Herself On ‘The Deuce’
In “What Big Ideas,” Season 2, Episode 4 of HBO’s “The Deuce,” the Hi-Hat Bar had a new patron: Photographer Nan Goldin.
‘Stavisky’ Remains A Slick Study Of Jewish Identity
The film is less interested in the specifics of Stavisky’s grift, and more committed to a character study.
‘Moynihan’ Celebrates A Different Kind Of Politician
The film makes the case that Moynihan was the kind of politician we need right now, but also one that was outspoken to a fault.
