Cinema

Movie theaters reopening across the country, just in time for Passover vacation - review

The theaters are operating  with the approval of the Home Front Command, which mandates that there must be protection nearby for everyone.

RYAN GOSLING in Project Hail Mary.
EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS (2014) Pictured: Christian Bale as Moses.

Miriam on screen: Great films depicting biblical trailblazers to watch during Passover

MICHAEL B. JORDAN in ‘Sinners.’

Oscars clash 2026: ‘Sinners’ takes on ‘One Battle After Another’

 The Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem

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Berlin International Film Festival winners blast Israel in award speeches, ignore Iran

Abdallah Al-Khatib, who won Best Feature Debut for his film 'Chronicles From the Siege', criticized the German government, saying it was complicit in Israel’s conduct in the war against Hamas.

SOFIANE ZERMANI, Abdallah Alkhatib, Taqiyeddine Issaad and Salah Issaad pose with the GWFF Best Feature Film Debut Award for “Chronicles From the Siege” at the 76th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 21, 2026.

‘Ella McCay’ isn’t the real McCoy, relatable ‘Real Estate,’ and JFK Jr.’s ‘Love Story’

Beloved Jewish-American director and television creator, James L. Brooks, 85, has just released his first feature film in 15 years, and it is a cause for celebration.

A scene from 'Real Estate: A Love Story' shows a pregnant woman and her husband leaving Tel Aviv and beginning house hunting in Haifa. (Screenshot/Real Estate: A love story)

The Book of Ruth: Esty Shushan, activist for haredi women, tells a different story - review

She realizes that the film, which she wrote more than a decade ago, will be seen by a largely secular audience, although she said that quite a few in the ultra-Orthodox world will likely see it too.

Israeli Esty Shushan, founder of "Nivcharot", movement to encourage haredi women to get involved in public life, gives an interview to AFP in the Israeli city of Petah Tikva on January 30, 2019

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Ido Nahmias and Shirel Azizian in A Doll’s House SOURCE Itai Salhov.

Cuty AI: The all-in-one platform that's replacing your entire creative toolbox

“Amid this technological revolution, Cuty AI has emerged as a compelling all-in-one creative platform.”

‘A Pale View of Hills’ is a pallid tale of post-war Japan - review

It’s an adaptation of the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, a Japanese-British novelist who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2017, and it stars some of Japan’s best-loved actors.

A SCENE FROM A Pale View of Hills.

Aki-no Japanese Film Festival features cinematic

For the past decade, Aki-no has been one of the capital’s most eagerly anticipated cultural events; this year, it will present works from celebrated auteurs as well as rising talents.

LOVE ON TRIAL will be the opening film of the festival.

'Jerusalem ’67' tells the human stories of the Six Day War

Jerusalem ’67 tells the gripping story of the Six-Day War through personal experiences, focusing on human stories amid the chaos of conflict in the heart of Jerusalem

Yael Grobglass plays a Jerusalemite mother who risks her life to save soldiers in the Six Day War in Jerusalem '67.

The best of 2025 in Israeli and international cinema

The following lists – which are in no particular order – feature movies that played in theatres in Israel, or that were in several film festivals and then shown on local television.

A PALESTINIAN boy dreams of visiting the seashore in ‘The Sea.’

Marty Supreme turns table tennis obsession into frantic cinema

Timothée Chalamet stars in Marty Supreme, a loud, frantic film by Josh Safdie that turns a table tennis obsession into an exhausting yet oddly compelling character study.

TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET plays the narcissistic hero in ‘Marty Supreme’ who is never allowed to forget that he is a poor, Jewish outsider.