Movie Reviews
'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
Israeli architects honor Lebanese soldiers in new feature film ‘Monument’ - review
'A Burning Man' tells the moving story of a father’s dilemma about his soldier son
'The Eight Mountains': An arthouse bromance that scales the heights - review
Based on an award-winning novel by Paolo Cognetti, it is slow-paced and gorgeously photographed, but it has its share of magical moments and well-played scenes if you have the patience to wait.
‘You Hurt My Feelings’ tells of insecure New Yorkers
Is this film's title a little too on-the-nose?
Movie review: ‘Tori and Lokita’ tells a story of migrants in Europe
In recent years, the Dardenne brothers have looked at the plight of migrants in Europe, and this is the subject of their latest film, Tori and Lokita, which opens throughout Israel on May 11.
‘Return to Dust’: Love and poverty in rural China - review
It’s a slow-paced movie, which demands patience from viewers, and will be too austere for the vast majority of moviegoers.
'Tzadik': The story of a hero in the Holocaust - review
It’s based on an inspiring true story, and the action-packed film is very much Russian-style cinema, with pounding music and unsubtly staged drama.
‘Spinning Gold’ movie departs from Hollywood stereotypes about Jewish music producers
The protagonist is a music executive, not an artist or a group, and the music mogul character — in this case, another Jewish one — is not treated as a villain.
'The Good Boss': A story of bad business - review
If you feel you can still laugh about the way the system grinds down employees then you won’t feel too bad watching The Good Boss.
'Beautiful Minds': An unlikely duo celebrating their power - review
Usually, I either like or dislike a movie, but with Beautiful Minds, I kept going back and forth, finding it alternately charming and cloying.
‘Metronom’: Rebellious youth in Romania’s troubled times - review
It’s an ambitious movie, told mainly through two long scenes, the party and investigation, and it won Alexandru Belc the directing prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival.
'Valeria is Getting Married': Story of a mail-order Ukrainian bride - review
The title of the film really ought to be Is Valeria Getting Married? because Christina knows that this kind of mail-order partnership is not a done deal.
