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

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Film & TV
How the Forward got a cameo in ‘Marty Supreme’

Production designer Jack Fisk said this bit of decoration paid homage to the past, and solved a modern-day headache

By PJ Grisar Dec 9, 2025 | 5 min read
Film & TV
In ‘The Secret Agent,’ a peek into Brazilian Jewish history — and a warning against propaganda

Set during the Brazilian dictatorship of the late 20th century, a fugitive meets a Holocaust survivor mistaken for a Nazi.

By Olivia Haynie Dec 3, 2025 | 4 min read
Film & TV
Why do people want ‘Zootopia 2’ to be about Israel?

Should we read anything into cartoon lynxes who control the government and the weather?

By Olivia Haynie Dec 2, 2025 | 3 min read
Opinion
In ‘Nuremberg,’ a potent warning about our current politics of denial

I wish that Hermann Göring's rhetoric didn't sound familiar

By Laurie Winer Nov 23, 2025 | 4 min read
Film & TV
For ill and for good, this ‘Wicked’ song has become ubiquitous

Sung at graduations, funerals and retirement parties, Stephen Schwartz's 'For Good' is now the 'Hallelujah' of showtunes

By Jenny Singer Nov 21, 2025 | 7 min read
Culture
This Jesus horror movie could have used more heresy

Critics worried 'The Carpenter's Son' would be blasphemous but it hews to orthodox interpretations

By Mira Fox Nov 14, 2025 | 4 min read
Film & TV
Is ‘Nuremberg’ the Holocaust movie we need right now?

A new film focuses on the relationship between Hermann Goering and his psychiatrist, Douglass Kelley

By Mira Fox, and PJ Grisar, and Olivia Haynie Nov 11, 2025 | 7 min read
Film & TV
In ‘Coexistence, My Ass!’ the anxiety of an Israeli influencer

Amber Fares' documentary charts the artistic and political evolution of comedian and peace activist Noam Shuster Eliassi

By Dan Friedman Oct 27, 2025 | 5 min read

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