TV & Movies

The latest celebrity and media news from a Jewish perspective, plus the latest from Israel.

The best Hanukkah movies and TV episodes to celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights

From animation to horror to even reality TV, there is so much to watch for the eight nights of this wonderful holiday.

Why ‘A Real Pain,’ a film about Jewish cousins who visit a death camp will be the movie to beat at the Oscars

Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin shine in the new film “A Real Pain.”

The ‘Agatha All Along’ bar mitzvah scene is the Jewish representation Marvel has been missing

What “Agatha All Along” provided is even more rare: Jewishness just for its own sake, without a direct relation to plot.

‘Saturday Night’ tells the very Jewish story of the iconic sketch comedy show: review

If you’re passionate about comedy, then “Saturday Night” provides a fascinating look at the challenges involved in getting the show on air.

Nova festival documentary ‘We Will Dance Again’ director Yariv Mozer on why the world cannot forget Hamas’ victims

“We Will Dance Again” reveals the full scale of the Nova festival tragedy, with over 380 people killed and some still in captivity.

Does Netflix’s hot rabbi rom-com ‘Nobody Wants This’ have enough spark?: review

Adam Brody and Kristen Bell star as a podcaster and a rabbi who unexpectedly fall in love.

Erin Foster brings her conversion story to the forefront in ‘Nobody Wants This’

Israeli director Keren Nechmad talks tragedy and her powerful new film ‘Kissufim’

Keren Nechmad explains a chilling thing she was told in making “Kissufim”

All the Jewish moments at the 2024 Emmy Awards

Eugene Levy and Dan Levy were the perfect hosts for the awards show.

Natalie Portman stuns as a Jewish woman trying to solve a murder or two in ‘Lady in the Lake’

Based on the novel by best-selling author Laura Lippman – a writer for The Baltimore Sun – Portman delivers a gripping performance in “Lady in the Lake,” keeping audiences on the edge of their seats and hungry for more.

Jeremy Simon brought Jewish joy to ‘The Bachelorette’

Who is Jeremy Simon? Let’s unpack his run on “The Bachelorette” and his Jewish identity.

The best bar and bat mitzvah movies if you enjoyed ‘Between the Temples’

“Between the Temples” joins a genre of various b’nai mitzvah films that track that awkward, uncomfortable, and rewarding stage of becoming a Jewish adult.

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