The King of Kings (2025)
65%
3/10
“While adapting Dickens' intended-for-family-only book is entertaining, the adaptation unnecessarily perpetuates inflammatory stereotypes comparable to a medieval Catholic Passion Play. ” –
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Apr 14, 2025
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October 8 (2024)
72%
6/10
“Among a broad range of interviews, testimonies on the impacts of antisemitic verbal attacks in person and online include details by several American Jewish women that are the most impactful, esp. at U.S. colleges. But the conspiratorial evidence is thin.” –
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Mar 31, 2025
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Audrey's Children (2024)
88%
7/10
“Dr. Audrey Evans is a worthy subject for a bio-pic and this is a satisfying enough inspiration. Despite some confusing plot points about her life, she is portrayed like male heroes usually are - outsized faith in her own solutions plus empathy for kids.” –
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Mar 27, 2025
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Leila and the Wolves (1984)
8/10
“Restoration of 1984 feminist re-imagining and re-enactments that time-travels two centuries of Lebanese/Palestinian/Middle Eastern herstory by Jewish/Arab/Lebanese auteur filmmaker that is, as she says "more relevant than ever", and even prophetic.” –
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Mar 25, 2025
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Jazzy (2024)
95%
7/10
“More than a familiar look at young girls growing up, Matz shines a light on the particular challenges of Native American females. Filmed over six years living in Spearfish, SD, two best friends go from free joy to traditional responsibilities.” –
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Jan 31, 2025
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The True Story of Tamara De Lempicka & the Art of Survival (2024)
8/10
“Revealing and insightful dive into life and unusual career of recently re-discovered artist, with original research on her hidden origins, following her from Poland, Russia, Paris, NY, Hollywood, TX to Mexico, adjusting her art moderne style to society. ” –
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Jan 25, 2025
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Midas Man (2024)
82%
7/10
“Groovily traces impresario Brian Epstein’s career as gay Jew from Liverpool of Mersey Beat to world with family, personal and Beatles breaking-up pressures. Suitably embodied by Fortune-Lloyd with archival images flashing behind him for period contexts.” –
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Jan 14, 2025
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Diane Warren: Relentless (2024)
84%
6/10
“Assumes viewers will recognize the many hit pop songs and interpreters by this bio-doc subject. Her phenomenal success is despite discouragement from her mother. Old friends describe their discomfort with her family dynamics revealed from on the spectrum.” –
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Jan 11, 2025
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A Photographic Memory (2024)
100%
8/10
“Few daughters who lose mothers at a young age would have such a wealth of fascinating written, audio, visual material and the diligence to uncover, digitize, and edit together such a touching and insightful tribute to fill in the gaps of personal memory. ” –
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Nov 23, 2024
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The Bibi Files (2024)
95%
8/10
“In unfolding chronology of how Bibi's corruption went from petty to central, women are key fascinating figures. His wife Sara is his Lady MacBeth when she wants to emulate the Trumps. A key whistleblower is assistant to one of many billionaire "friends".” –
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Nov 22, 2024
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All God's Children (2024)
7/10
“Explores 5yrs of interfaith partnership in Brooklyn between Park Slope synagogue and Bed-Stuy Black Baptist church – it’s not easy to live and learn, from miscommunication to misunderstandings. More a warning about difficulties than inspiration model.” –
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Nov 17, 2024
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Small Things Like These (2024)
94%
8/10
“Murphy doesn’t need words to agonize over whether to be working-class hero at Christmas as his past intrudes in what he witnesses at an Irish convent. Though wider institutional context is missing, this successfully raises moral questions for discussion.” –
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Nov 7, 2024
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The Apprentice (2024)
83%
7/10
“From youthful to middle-aged periods (well played by Stan), key is enormous influence of two vicious men: closeted lawyer Roy Cohn (astonishingly portrayed by Strong) and his father to demonstrate importance of knowing these NY years under their tutelage.” –
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Nov 1, 2024
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The World According to Allee Willis (2024)
100%
7/10
“Digs through a dizzying mountain of material in Willis's archive from childhood on - of multi-hit, award-winning songs, art, fashion, parties, to internet plans, with Famous Friends interviews. Doc sensitively slows down to reveal her personal struggles. ” –
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Oct 27, 2024
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Stolen Time (2024)
7/10
“Profiles passion and anger of Canadian litigator Melissa Miller as she puts in long hours on class actions (called there “mass torts”) for systemic change and distraught family law suits against for-profit nursing homes/long term care facility chains. ” –
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Oct 25, 2024
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Politics Is a Mother, Raising Hell Is Part of the Job (2024)
7/10
“As fond and proud as the daughter is of her mother, the director makes clear that this absorbing portrait of a Jersey “Jewish grandmother” challenges any stereotypes with national resonance (via "Bridgegate") for rough yet rewarding realm of politics. ” –
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Oct 22, 2024
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Teaches of Peaches (2024)
8/10
“How Jewish college student Merrill Beth Nisker from Toronto developed, honed, and expanded into her aggressive punk persona “Peaches” seen through astutely edited private archival footage, interviews and 20th anniversary tour of her germinal 1st album” –
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Oct 22, 2024
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High Tide (2024)
100%
7/10
“The beautiful but predatory ocean around gay Provincetown can be navigated by love. Amidst stereotypes or satires, several fully-rounded characters are appealing. DP Oscar Ignacio Jimeñez captures gorgeous sunsets and moon rises, and ocean freedom.” –
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Oct 18, 2024
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We Will Dance Again (2024)
9/10
“These intense Witness testimonies and their and their attackers' filmed footage are essential evidence for what happened at Nova Music Festival 10/7/2023. Astounding use of different visual sources pieces together by minute 360 degree perspectives.” –
Maven's Nest
Oct 12, 2024
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Lee (2023)
67%
8/10
“Audiences now have an indelible impression of Miller’s forceful personality and her significant photographic work. Winslet intensely embodies her varied facets to show Miller’s drive to reveal important stories beyond herself and limits on aging women. ” –
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Sep 29, 2024
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (2023)
74%
7/10
“Dawns, sunsets, and horizons of the lovely English countryside and distinctive towns frame Harold Fry’s moving experience, beautiful looking and touching, without being sentimental or mawkish. Broadbent is heartbreaking and heartwarming.” –
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Sep 27, 2024
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Sweetheart Deal (2022)
100%
8/10
“In-depth close-up look at “girls” who risk sex work at night to pay for their heroin habits in Seattle. Verité-style longitudinal documentation of their lives is firsthand and frank. Heartrending film on tragedy of addiction, even their trust is abused.” –
Maven's Nest
Sep 18, 2024
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The Goldman Case (2023)
98%
8/10
“Engrossing courtroom re-enactment of French 1976 highly political murder trial of defiant defendant tensely echoes today’s frictions of antisemitism, racism, police misconduct, left vs. right, and the role of courts to produce justice in a democracy. ” –
Maven's Nest
Sep 14, 2024
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All Eyes Off Me (2021)
100%
6/10
“Of this three-part look at romances around the main young female character “Avishag” (played by the director’s friend Elisheva Weil), the most intriguing is the third section showing surprising. intimacy. (Now streaming on Film Movement Plus)” –
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Sep 3, 2024
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Between the Temples (2024)
85%
6/10
“Young cantor's debilitating depression is relieved by his lively new bat mitzvah student - his former music teacher. The cameras and people around them are oppressive. Judaic lessons are incomplete, but something else is learned. ” –
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Aug 24, 2024
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