This wonderful first feature by Ra’anan Alexandrowicz hinges on Jesus’s adage that “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.”

| Jun 29, 2022

James' Journey to Jerusalem is a lively and intelligent film. It is strongest when most concrete-the relations between the three principal ... , the images of Israeli urban society, the facts of economic life.

| Feb 16, 2021

Story of a devout Zulu Christian who makes a pilgrimage to Israel, only to discover that it is more like hell than heaven.

| Aug 27, 2007

A personal film that examines unabashedly the previaling mores in contemporary Israeli society

| Original Score: B- | Nov 9, 2006

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 22, 2005

A pointed and funny allegory about a clash of values.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 20, 2004

It works as a message movie about the evils of capitalism, but could have been a much richer film if it ever strayed off message.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 17, 2004

A deceptively gentle social satire brimming with likable performances and smart humor.

| Original Score: B+ | Jun 10, 2004

| Original Score: 4/4 | Jun 4, 2004

One of those disarming little films like No Man's Land that touches and amuses, all the while sneaking up on you with a message that lingers.

| May 29, 2004

Plain and human and profoundly warmed by the appealing James of Siyabonga Melongisi Shibe.

| May 28, 2004

Alexandrowicz manages to express most of his ideas without getting too heavy-handed, and the low-key tone is refreshing -- not just the humor but also the characterizations and story developments.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 28, 2004

A gentle and moving parable.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 28, 2004

There's genuine tragedy in watching James tumble down the spiritual ladder from missionary to mercenary... Shibe plays the arc beautifully.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | May 22, 2004

An intriguing fable.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 22, 2004

A sly and insightful fable about a religious pilgrimage derailed.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 14, 2004

An engaging and poignant film, one that could only be done by an insider.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 14, 2004

A fluid and often funny morality tale.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 29, 2004

| Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 15, 2004

Searing little parable.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 2, 2004