All posts tagged "Jewish"
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BETWEEN THE TEMPLES – Review
Jason Schwartzman plays a cantor who has lost his singing voice, his wife and maybe even hope, whose...
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BACK TO BLACK – Review
Talented singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse’s tragic life was already the subject of an Oscar-winning documentary, AMY in 2015, made...
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ARMAGEDDON TIME – Review
Well, it’s been over two years now. I’m talking about the near-global pandemic “time-out”. So, do you recall...
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MY NAME IS SARA – Review
How many 13-year-olds have the self-discipline to pretend to be someone else for two years, without once revealing...
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HALLELUJAH: LEONARD COHEN, A JOURNEY, A SONG – Review
The new documentary HALLELUJAH: LEONARD COHEN, A JOURNEY, A SONG is a double biography of sorts, of beloved...
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LANSKY – Review
This weekend sees the release of another addition in the movies’ complex relationship with criminals, in particular gangsters....
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THE SPY BEHIND HOME PLATE – Review
Most fans of film (especially comedies) may recall this quick three or four-second gag (really, this flick is...
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ASK DR. RUTH – Review
Everyone knows Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the on-air sex therapist who speaks so frankly, but how much do you...
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TO DUST- Review
While many “feel good” movies are exhaulted with ad lines exclaiming “a celebration of life”, this new “dramedy”...
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THE INVISIBLES (2017) – Review
From the rich historical archives of WWII comes another true tale of struggle and survival, when Hitler and...
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THE CAKEMAKER – Review
Israeli writer/director Ophir Raul Graizer crafts a brilliant, moving drama that touches on identity, secrets, loneliness, sexuality and...
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THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS – Review
Okay, this is a tad unusual for the frothy, escapist entertainment of Summer. After just a week, it’s...
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DISOBEDIENCE – Review
In DISOBEDIENCE, Rachel Weisz stars as a woman who returns to her Orthodox Jewish community in London for...
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1945 – Review
Hungarian director Ferenc Torok’s haunting, visually striking black-and-white drama 1945 takes place in a small Hungarian village shortly...
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THE FAREWELL PARTY – The Review
Just a couple of weeks ago, the film, I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS, explored and celebrated love...
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FELIX AND MEIRA – The Review
This new French-Canadian drama explores the relationship between two people from vastly different backgrounds. The title couple are...
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DELI MAN – The Review
DELI MAN is not a movie about food. On the surface, it appears to be a documentary about...
