Review
The 18th Annual Jewish Film Festival approaches its end with two compelling cinematic looks at Jewish history.
Read MoreThe New Orleans JazzFest is made for omnivorous gluttons, which makes it a perfect complement to the region’s cuisine.
Read MoreIt is Kristen Wiig’s committed performance, along with director Shira Piven’s skill at comic timing, that grounds the satiric comedy’s absurd premise.
Read MoreÀ la Vie, screening as part of the 18th Annual Jewish Film Festival, is easily the best film I have seen so far this year.
Read MoreRadius Ensemble’s final performance of the season touched on examples of musical fantasy, worldly angst, and spiritual transcendence.
Read MoreI wondered why the Elders Ensemble program so consistently portrayed the elders as somber and withdrawn.
Read MoreBoth of these entries in Jewishfilm 2015 have their entertaining moments, but the movies ultimately fail to deliver.
Read MoreRonan Noone’s allegedly frisky sex farce is bloodless.
Read MorePeter Gizzi is a master at allowing his poetic language to summon its own range of meanings, rather than blatantly declaring them to the reader.
Read MoreThe Grand Parade is a truly sumptuous feast of imagination, color, emotion and movement; a uniquely dramatic way of interpreting our history as a torrent of events presented without judgment.
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