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.

Checkout, a feature film at Israeli Cinema Day.

Israeli Cinema Day returns with NIS 10 tickets across country

Israeli musician, Idan Amedi.

Idan Amedi to perform near Gaza border after wartime injury

Daniel Voloshchuk's handmade Russian project won first-place in the My Family Story competition, exploring the gaps in many Jewish family histories.

Students from 31 countries explore their Jewish roots in ANU competition


New comedy-drama Jacob’s Stepladder to premiere at Jerusalem’s Khan Theater

The play tracks a Jewish single father over 20 years as he raises his daughter alone, putting a comedy-drama spin on themes of identity and religion.

Playwright Art Feinglass ahead of the premiere of his new play, Jacob's Stepladder

Israeli film fund goes Hollywood with Mark Wahlberg, Naomi Watts projects

The Siena Film Foundation's first major Hollywood project is the upcoming crime thriller By Any Means, starring Mark Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.

Mark Wahlberg as Gregory Scarpa, seen in new film By Any Means.

How writing can help some people with autism find their voice

HEALTH AFFAIRS: More people need to know about methods that teach people with autism how to communicate, so that further research can be done on it.

DR. DANIEL ORLIEVSKY (left) and his team use the Phaedrus Approach to teach students on the spectrum how to communicate.

What to watch this week: ‘Legends’ hits the mark as Pride month programming begins

TV Time: It's Pride month, a time of celebration for the LGBTQ+ community, and there is television programming to go along with it on Yes Docu, Yes VOD, and Hot 8.

‘LEGENDS’ IS a series based on a true story about British customs inspectors in the 1990s who infiltrate the drug trade.

Seinfeld dismisses anti-Israel influencer after the Knicks playoff game

Jerry Seinfeld has been publicly harassed on many occasions because of his support for Israel following the October 7 Hamas massacre in 2023.

Jerry Seinfeld performs during the 18th Annual Stand Up For Heroes Benefit Presented By Bob Woodruff Foundation And New York Comedy Festival at David Geffen Hall on November 11, 2024 in New York City.

Pioneering Israeli rock singer-songwriter Astar Shamir dies at 71

ACUM, the Israeli composers, authors, and music publishers’ rights organization, mourned Shamir as “a creator, author, singer, ACUM board member, and extraordinary woman.”

Israeli singer and songwriter Esther Shamir.

Gwyneth Paltrow smeared online after Israel commercial gig

Paltrow, who is active on Instagram, did not post the commercial but many of the comments on her recent posts reiterate these accusations, calling her such epithets as “Genocide Queen.”

 Actress Gwyneth Paltrow attends the 10th amfAR Gala in Los Angeles, California, US, October 10, 2019.

Jerusalem Film Festival to open with Moshe Rosenthal’s 'Tell Me Everything'

"Tell Me Everything" had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, marking the first time in a decade that a full-length Israeli feature film was included in that festival.

Image from Moshe Rosenthal's Tell Me Everything.

Spielberg’s 'Disclosure Day' excites but falters in final act

Spielberg returns to sci-fi in Disclosure Day, blending thrilling action and alien intrigue. While the first two-thirds grip audiences, the final act becomes predictable and preachy.

"Disclosure Day" New York Premiere NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 08: Steven Spielberg attends the "Disclosure Day" New York Premiere at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on June 08, 2026 in New York City.

John Lithgow wins Tony Award for portraying Roald Dahl in ‘Giant,’ about author's antisemitism

Not long before his death, Dahl said, “I’m certainly anti-Israeli, and I’ve become antisemitic.”

John Lithgow stars as Roald Dahl in "Giant." Mark Rosenblatt's play moved to Broadway after a successful run on London's West End.