Film review

These movies are not meant for sophisticated audiences, and few English speakers ever see them. When Israeli movies go to international film festivals, the comedies almost always stay home.

Nothing less than a heartfelt, feel-good memoir based on a touching true story.

Hila, which is very watchable in spite of its occasional and distracting descents into pretension, is certainly one of Michal Bat-Adam’s best movies. 

Usually, whether I like a movie or not, I can understand why the director wanted to make it, but here the reasoning eluded me.

Treasure is a very particular story that will evoke universal emotions in audiences.

The movie features striking cinematography and high production values not usually seen in documentaries.

As I watched the movie, my loyalties kept shifting among the characters, and I wasn’t always sure where it was going – one of the highest compliments I can give any movie.

Silk is at the center of a moving drama about a couple in a small Moroccan city who make silk caftans in their workshop, which turns into an unusual love triangle.

It’s a typically irreverent joke in a movie that is a mixture of a rom-com and a more serious look at how Israelis deal with prejudice and the past, which is now playing in theaters.

Irena’s Vow gives us a look into the life of the kind of person we all hope we would be if we found ourselves tested like this.