Film review

Camille Cottin elevates French family drama 'Out of Love' as it opens in Israeli theaters - review

Out of Love presents a soothing universe where things fall into place in the end, perhaps a little more neatly than they do anywhere but in a TV-style movie.

OCTOBER 25, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

‘SHEEP IN THE BOX’ is about how a couple, grieving the loss of their young son who was killed in an accident two years before, decide to adopt an AI robot programmed to mimic their child.

'Sheep in the Box': A pointless, sweet story of grief, robots - review

The film explores how a couple, grieving the loss of their young son who was killed in an accident two years before, decide to adopt an AI robot programmed to mimic their child.

OCTOBER 22, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Daniel Gimpel, as the young religious festival-goer, is one of the standouts in a fine ensemble in ‘Our Loves.’

Avi Nesher's ‘Our Loves’ turns tragedy into immersive cinema - review

The idea of people who thought they were as stressed as they could be on October 6 is a smart lens for tackling October 7. You get to know each character and are drawn into their stories.

OCTOBER 17, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

FROM LEFT: Vojtech Vodochodský, Stanislav Majer, and Tatiana Pauhofová in ‘Waves.’

‘Waves’ captures thrill and tragedy of resistance at Prague radio station in ’68 - review

Much of Waves is about the exhilaration of resisting, and how exciting it can be to give people the knowledge they need, which is being kept from them, to make their own decisions.

OCTOBER 15, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

‘The Other Widow’: A complex story of two women

It’s appropriate that the movie opened just in time for International Women’s Day, although of course Rypp never imagined it would be released during wartime.

MARCH 11, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN

A SCENE from ‘The Other Widow’ with Ania Bukstein (left) and Dana Ivgy.

Hipsters will love 'Robot Dreams' - review

Recreating the East Village of decades ago will be fun for adult viewers, but not for the vast majority of children, so ignore how appealing this movie looks on the poster and don’t bring your kids.

FEBRUARY 28, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN

New film 'Shoshana' tells a love story in the shadow of history - review

The movie uses a newsreel format to give the story historical context and to lay out the many different factions who fought each other during the pre-state years.

JANUARY 31, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN

MICHAEL WINTERBOTTOM’S ‘Shoshana.’ might have worked better as a mini-series than a movie, the writer opines.

'A Difficult Year': An easy-to-enjoy film hits Israel - review

Since we are now experiencing a truly difficult year, it’s nice to have a movie like this to help us get through it.

JANUARY 27, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN

The worst of times, the best of movies

Here are my 10 best international films this year (with one exception, these all played in movie theaters in Israel), followed by the 10 best Israeli movies.

DECEMBER 30, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN

‘Ferrari’ feels as if it’s stuck in second gear at times - film review

The movie reinvents no wheels. But it sure knows how to film ’em.

DECEMBER 26, 2023ByMICHAEL PHILLIPS

‘Rebel Moon’ fails to land its own mythology - film review

Netflix’s Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire,” attempts to create a ready-made Star Wars-like series with its own internal mythology and iconography.

DECEMBER 19, 2023ByMARK OLSEN