Hannah Brown

Hannah Brown covers culture and has been the movie critic for The Jerusalem Post since 2001.

Born and raised in New York City, she was a movie critic at The New York Post, as well as a columnist and an editor in the business section there. Her first novel, If I Could Tell You, inspired by her experiences raising a son with autism, was published by Vantage Point Books in New York in March 2012. Her short fiction has appeared in Commentary, The Jerusalem Post Magazine and Short Story Quarterly.Two of her short stories were included in the anthology Israel Short Stories, published by Ang-Lit Press in Tel Aviv in February 2011. She has published articles, essays and reviews for Newsweek, The Forward, and The Jerusalem Report. From 2007-2008, she hosted a weekly radio show about movies on the RAM FM station. She lives with her two sons in Jerusalem.

 (L-R) Gaza hostages Alon Shamriz, Samer Talalka, and Yotam Haim

New film 'Stay Forte' honors bravery of Gaza hostages who escaped Hamas, killed by IDF

'THE SEA’ director Shai Carmeli-Pollak at the Jerusalem Film Festival.

‘The human side of what’s going on’: Shai Carmeli-Pollak on his film on Palestinians, ‘The Sea’

LIHI LAPID: Poise via many paths.

Lihi Lapid on ‘I Wanted to Be Wonderful’: An honest look at raising an autistic child


'Don’t Feed the Lion': Israeli, US journalists collaborate to tackle antisemitism in middle school

CULTURAL AFFAIRS: Keshet 12's Yonit Levi and CNN’s Bianna Golodryga, both respected journalists and Jewish mothers, came together to create a book they wished they found for their own kids.

‘DONT FEED the Lion’ follows three tweens in Chicago, siblings Theo and Annie, who are Jewish, and Gabe, who is part Korean, and examines how they are affected when Theo’s soccer-player idol tweets an antisemitic comment.

TV Time: 'Freakier Friday' is funny, 'Nutuk' is dramatic and 'Pluribus' is not worth watching

Channel 12 drama series, 'Nutuk', continues to keep tension high while Apple TV's 'Pluribus' falls flat despite rapturous reviews.

JAMIE LEE CURTIS, left, and Lindsay Lohan in ‘Freakier Friday.’

Kevin Spacey speaks about what Israelis have taught him about resilience

Spacey will perform his live show, Songs & Stories, in Tel Aviv on November 19, despite protests against him.

Kevin Spacey talks about resiliance he has learnt from Israelis.

Spirit Festival to help reflect on troubled times

This year, it will present an unusually rich lineup of international and Israeli films that explore the intersection of consciousness, healing, nature, and compassion.

‘BEES FOR PEACE,’ by Yossi Or, documents an initiative in which women from different faiths and communities learn beekeeping together, building trust.

Movie premieres under the stars at Arava film festival

The 14th Arava International Film Festival will run November 12-22, offering Israeli premieres of several distinctive films.

‘THE MYSTERIOUS Gaze of the Flamingo.’

Israel's Joseph Cedar to direct Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver in new film 'Useful Idiots'

Cedar’s films have won major prizes at international film festivals, including Cannes and the Berlinale.

Joseph Cedar, when he won the Silver Bear Award at the Berlinale for the film Beaufort.

June Squibb stars in Johansson's 'Eleanor the Great,' Holocaust survivor's tale of love and grief

FILM REVIEW: Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut is a moving and joyful love letter to her Jewish heritage.

JUNE SQUIBB (right) and Erin Kellyman in ‘Eleanor the Great.’

TV Time: ‘Happy Place’ offers a touching and humorous look at modern society's challenges

KAN 11’s new dark comedy mixes comedy with heartfelt moments as a speech therapist faces family and personal turmoil.

A PROMO POSTER for ‘Happy Place.’

Israeli filmmakers speak out on international boycott as artists pay the price

With a handful of exceptions, most Israeli works have been rejected by major and minor international film festivals and are not distributed in markets abroad.

 Letter to David pays tribute to released hostage David Cunio.

The Cinema South Festival returns to its Sderot home

After a year of displacement, the festival will return to Sderot and the western Negev from November 6 to 13 for its 24th edition – its first in full format since October 7.

‘ETTY’, THE series created by Hagai Levi will open the festival.