Movie Reviews
‘Hamnet’ is Oscar-bait about Shakespeare's free-spirited wife - review
Hamnet, which just opened in theaters around Israel, is a movie about William Shakespeare’s family that really wants to be about something else.
'Jerusalem ’67' tells the human stories of the Six Day War
The best of 2025 in Israeli and international cinema
Marty Supreme turns table tennis obsession into frantic cinema
‘Best Sellers’: Michael Caine shines through the clichés - review
There’s good news and bad news about his latest film, Best Sellers, which opens throughout Israel on January 5. It has a good cast and a meaty role for Michael Caine, but it doesn't quite jell.
‘Concerned Citizen’: A look at a Tel Aviv culture clash - review
Concerned Citizen mixes dark comedy and drama in its social commentary about a young gay couple living in a neighborhood in south Tel Aviv that is home to many migrants, both legal and illegal.
Spielberg's ‘The Fabelmans’ shows us the man behind the movies - film review
It won’t surprise anyone who has ever seen a Spielberg movie to know that what saved him – what elevated him – was both his love for movies and his talent for creating them.
‘Tokyo Shaking’ enacts a real-life disaster - film review
The acting, cinematography and production are highly polished, but the script seems designed to mute any real conflict.
Film & television reviews: ‘Traitor’s a treat, ‘The Old Man’s a snooze and ‘Blonde’ is a bore
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'Triangle of Sadness': Ruben Ostlund's wild ride - film review
It’s a wild ride that takes aim at some pretty easy targets, but makes a few good points and, more importantly, is funny much of the time
Karaoke strikes a chord with Israelis
The movie has touched a chord with many Israelis, who are seeing themselves – or their cousins or old friends – portrayed on screen for the first time.
Parisian worlds collide in 'Haute Couture' - review
"Haute Couture" opens in theaters all over the country on August 25.
‘Thor: Love and Thunder’: Sparks fly for Natalie Portman - review
Other than Portman’s debut as a Norse god, Thor: Love and Thunder will likely delight MCU fans.
Third time’s a charm for the ReFilm festival
ReFilm was created in part to broaden the use of archival work, both in Israel and around the world.
