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Why did Adam Sandler's new film 'Don't Say Good Luck' bring me to tears? - opinion

In Don’t Say Good Luck, high school sophomore Sophie snags the lead in a musical called Waitress. The music is more 13 than Sondheim, but Sara Bareilles’s tunes are a joy to listen to. 

IS IT time to trade Jakarta for Japan? (Pictured: Kyoto, Japan).
BASTIEN BOUILLON in "At Work."

In 'At Work', Bouillon charms in a predictable look at a struggling novelist - review

JOHN TURTURRO stars in "The Last Pickpocket in New York."

Haifa International Film Festival brings celebrated cinema and classics to the Carmel

 Matthew Lillard of "Scream" talks to fans at a Behind the Screams panel at the 2026 Fan Expo at Colorado Convention Center on May 28, 2026 in Denver, Colorado.

Matthew Lillard expresses shame at appearing in Scream 7 after actress fired for anti-Israel posts


With two current films, director Rachel Israel offers comic relief for Jewish trauma

Two unabashedly Jewish comedies were directed: The Floaters, set at a Jewish summer camp, and Influenced, a satire of Manhattan influencer culture that culminates in a b’nai mitzvah celebration. 

Director Rachel Israel, right, and producer Shai Korman arrive at the premiere of "The Floaters" during the 2025 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival,  Aug. 3, 2025.

'Pulp Fiction' tops Jerusalem Cinematheque’s 50th anniversary film poll

Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction led the Jerusalem Cinematheque’s 50th anniversary audience poll, with 11 fan favorites set to screen throughout August as part of its “Your Top 10” series.

‘PULP FICTION’ topped the Jerusalem Cinematheque’s audience poll as the greatest film of the past 50 years.

‘Tell Me Everything’ leads 2026 Ophir Awards race with record 16 nominations

The Ophir Awards ceremony will take place on September 9 at Cinema City Glilot, hosted by Shani Cohen and Adam Gabay, and will be broadcast live on Mako.

‘TELL ME EVERYTHING’S 16 Ophir nominations are the highest total received by any movie in the history of the awards. The film tells the coming-of-age story of a boy who discovers his father is gay at the height of the AIDS epidemic and who reconnects with him later in life.

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A recent picture of Yad Kennedy.

Romain Duris shines in moving French-Japanese drama ‘A Missing Part’ - review

In ‘A Missing Part,’ Romain Duris portrays a father separated from his child by a legal system that leaves him powerless — and unable to let go.

MEI CIRNE-MASUKI (left) and Romain Duris in ‘A Missing Part.’

Amit Ulman brings his inventive rap to ‘Dream High’ - review

The climax of the film is a rap contest, where all the rivalries, past and present, play out and are resolved.

NOAM KLEINSTEIN and Amir Banai in "Dream High."

Marvel unveils upcoming film lineup, including 'Ghost Rider,' 'Black Panther 3,' at Comic-Con

Avengers: Doomsday will be ​released on December 18, the same day as the third installment of Warner Bros.' sci-fi series Dune, setting up a box-office battle dubbed "Dunesday."

People gather in the exhibition hall during the opening day of Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, US, July 23, 2026.

In 'Cuz You're Ugly,' Israeli director Sharon Angelhart tells the story she never saw on screen

Director/screenwriter Sharon Angelhart said that with her movie, she was trying to make a film that “was what I would have wanted to see when I was growing up in Jerusalem."

OR AVINOAM (left) and Riki Reif Sinai in ‘Cuz You’re Ugly.’

Hot summer movies to watch in Israel: 'On Standby' lands well, 'Into the Blue' delivers escapism

TV Time: Israeli dramedy 'On Standby' is the standout, while 'Into the Blue,' 'The Devil Wears Prada 2,' 'A Letter to David,' and an Earth, Wind & Fire documentary round out this week's picks.

GITIT FISHER is a revelation in ‘On Standby.’

French directors Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache return with 'Just An Illusion' -review

They specialize in movies that keep audiences entertained from start to finish, but are also genuinely moving, as well as very funny.

EVERY ROLE in ‘Just An Illusion,’ down to the smallest ones, is perfectly cast, and each actor makes an impression.