How a sly Jewish playwright wrote ‘the Citizen Kane of horror movies’
Despite unassuming beginnings, Anthony Shaffer's 'Wicker Man' has become a cult film of gargantuan proportions
Culture
-
‘The Zone of Interest’ asks: Why would a family want to live at Auschwitz?
Jonathan Glazer’s masterpiece follows the life of Nazi Commandant Rudolf Höss
-
-
Blending seemingly contradictory Jewish clichés, Jennifer Lawrence’s Netflix sex comedy works better than it should
Elements of 'No Hard Feelings' should be familiar to viewers of 'Seinfeld' and 'Annie Hall'
The Latest
-
Norman Lear’s early experience of antisemitism made him America’s conscience
The ‘All in the Family’ and ‘Jeffersons’ producer died at 101
-
In ‘Rustin,’ a ‘deputy’ civil rights leader finally gets his due
Organizer of 1963 March on Washington inspired countless others, including Jewish marchers this month
-
In Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie’s ‘The Curse,’ chicken, conversions and a deeply complicated American atonement
The Showtime series is a deeply Jewish reflection on America’s original sins
-
Does ‘The Artful Dodger’ finally fix the Fagin problem?
How a new take on ‘Oliver Twist’ finds its Jewish villain in a church
-
He filmed the Great American Novel — then this great Jewish filmmaker set his sights on the world’s greatest restaurant
Frederick Wiseman's 'Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros' is a deep dive into a French epicurean wonder
-
Susan Sarandon dropped. A ‘Scream’ queen let go. Calling Israel’s actions ‘genocide’ is costing people Hollywood jobs
Comments dubbed antisemitic have prompted shake-ups in Hollywood
-
Talmudic debates, space bar mitzvahs and Frank Miller’s Jewish plans for Superman
The JewCE Jewish comic convention saw over 400 enthusiasts flock to the Center for Jewish History
-
In the shadow of death and motherly disappointment, Albert Brooks changed the world of comedy
In a new HBO documentary, Rob Reiner pays tribute to his best friend Albert Brooks
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Fast Forward Why neo-Nazis marched in Ohio this weekend, and almost every weekend in the US
- 2
Opinion The group behind Project 2025 has a plan to protect Jews. It will do the opposite.
- 3
Opinion Just about every interpretation of Trump’s narrow election victory is wrong
- 4
News Texas schools want to add Queen Esther to the curriculum. Here’s why Jews (and many Christians) are opposed.
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Rep. Ritchie Torres, outspoken pro-Israel advocate, is dropping hints that he could run for NY governor
-
Fast Forward Ursula Haverbeck, infamous German Holocaust denier known as ‘Nazi grandma,’ dies at 96
-
Fast Forward A Jewish museum in Tulsa held a funeral for remains of Holocaust victims it kept for years
-
Sports Texas A&M’s Sam Salz cherishes his first taste of DI college football — and the opportunity to inspire fellow Orthodox Jews
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
