Film review
‘Checkout’: New comedy hit, expanded from one of Israel's most popular series
A new comedy feature film titled 'Checkout' has already sold a quarter of a million tickets in just a few days, telling the stories of staff and customers at a fictional supermarket chain in Israel.
'Tuner' mixes classical music, crime, and Dustin Hoffman - review
What to watch this week: Gal Gadot buoyant in an otherwise sinking ship in 'In the Hand of Dante'
Mustachioed movie critic Gene Shalit dies at age 100
Jessica Lange sparkles in newest film, ‘The Great Lillian Hall’ - review
Jessica Lange breathes life into a story about a Broadway diva who, months into rehearsals for a revival of Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, discovers she is struggling with dementia.
Spanish film, 'My Friend Eva' - an unromantic comedy, defined by covert cynicism
It’s usually the men in movies who have this kind of sudden-onset midlife crisis, but here it’s Eva who impulsively decides to move out of her apartment and start dating.
Luc Besson's ‘June and John’ bogged down by clichés - review
The new film is a throwback to the days when eccentric female protagonists were called “kooky.”
'Fantasy Life,' rife with Jewish-American comedy, turns anxiety into an offbeat love story
Fantasy Life is anything but pat, and although I enjoyed the movie when I saw it in Haifa, I found it even funnier and more interesting when I re-watched it on a computer link.
‘Maigret and the Dead Lover’: Bringing French detective back to big screen - review
For those who enjoyed the books, the movie will bring them back to the atmosphere of the police headquarters on the Quai des Orfevres.
Israeli architects honor Lebanese soldiers in new feature film ‘Monument’ - review
A powerful true story about Israel and Lebanon shines through despite some uneven dialogue.
Paul McCartney's 'Man on the Run' documentary brings viewers back to the 1970s - review
The documentary covers the period from 1970, when McCartney retreated to his bucolic ramshackle farm in Scotland and his first post-Beatles solo album, to 1980, when John Lennon was murdered.
‘A Pale View of Hills’ is a pallid tale of post-war Japan - review
It’s an adaptation of the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, a Japanese-British novelist who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2017, and it stars some of Japan’s best-loved actors.
The Secret Agent, a gripping and gory film from Brazil, premieres in Israel
An opening title says that the film takes place in Brazil in 1977, during “a time of great mischief,” which turns out to be a playful understatement.
'Oxygen': Breaking taboos on Israeli mothers who cannot send sons to war - review
“It touched something in people who saw it, even outside of Israel,” said Netalie Braun, director of the movie 'Oxygen.' “I really hope that it will spark discussion."
