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Film

This is the Forward’s coverage of Jewish cinema, from Kubrick to Spielberg.

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Film & TV
Alamo Drafthouse employees petition to scrap screenings of 1972 Munich film ‘September 5’

The petition calls the film ‘Zionist propaganda’

By PJ Grisar Jan 13, 2025 | 3 min read
Film & TV
Are these 22 films about Gaza headed to the Academy Awards?

'From Ground Zero' combines numerous shorts — some documentary, some fiction — to blur the lines between fact and fiction

By Mira Fox Jan 9, 2025 | 4 min read
Culture
The crucial Bob Dylan question that ‘A Complete Unknown’ fails to answer

A ballad of a thin biopic starring Timothée Chalamet as Dylan

By Seth Rogovoy Dec 25, 2024 | 5 min read
Film & TV
Why ‘The Brutalist’ resonated so deeply with me

Brady Corbet's film knows well the architecture of compromise and the artist's struggles between power and design

By Daniel Libeskind Dec 19, 2024 | 6 min read
Culture
Every American Hanukkah special, movie and TV episode worth knowing about

Adam Sandler, Hallmark and Disney deep cuts for your viewing pleasure

By PJ Grisar Dec 16, 2024 | 13 min read
Culture
‘A Complete Unknown’ proves that one thing about Bob Dylan will certainly endure

The new Dylan movie packs an emotional wallop, even if it fakes just like a biopic

By Gary Lucas Dec 16, 2024 | 4 min read
Culture
Why are the accents in Jesus movies so weird?

Denizens of the imaginary ancient Middle East speak in an exotic-sounding, unidentifiable hodgepodge of sounds

By Mira Fox Dec 13, 2024 | 4 min read
Film & TV
Hallmark’s ‘Leah’s Perfect Gift’ gets interfaith relationships right — and a whole lot else wrong

The new Hallmark film about a Jewish woman celebrating Christmas is more sensitive than you might imagine

By Samuel Eli Shepherd Dec 13, 2024 | 5 min read

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