I had the chance to watch SOUL, the Disney+ Pixar animated film during the week that the weekly parshah (Vayechi) – and the Book of Bereshit – closed with Jacob’s death in Egypt...
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JewliciousReels: Virtual Sundance 2021 From a Holocaust Fraud to...
I don’t want to be snarky, but, I get irritated when the elite film festivals find items to screen and celebrate that I find off-putting and controversial for the sake of controversy. I...
Sundance 2020: Shabbat, Films, and Inclusion
Park City, UTAH — DOUBLE CHAI, BABY! The 36th Annual Sundance Film Festival ascended to Park City, and screened over 125, mostly independent, films and projects over its 10 days. The festival has...
It’s Raining Films: Israeli Films at Over 3 Fests
The 13th Annual Other Israel Film Festival arrived in Manhattan this week, filled with films and inspiring, and uncomfortable discussions. So Jewish, no? Equal doses of discomfort and entertainment;...
JewliciousReels: Preview of Over 30 Must See Fall Films
NOW IN THEATRES CLIVE DAVIS: The Soundtrack of Our Lives Documentary Director Chris Perkel Featuring: Clive Davis, Doug Davis Running Time 2h 3m A film about the legendary music producer with the...
Why I Watched Menashe for Tisha b’Av
The all Yiddish film that premiered at Sundance – Menashe – opened this past weekend in select theaters in Los Angeles and New York. Directed by Joshua Z. Weinstein, Menashe is set in...