The elements explored are of great interest, and the layers peeled back are revealing in a way that illuminates an arduous process that's fascinating to explore.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jun 5, 2022

I am not sure if this is Academy Award-worthy just yet, but I highly recommend it. At the very least, a conversation will be started after leaving the theater.

| Original Score: B+ | Jun 12, 2021

It feels as if, at this delicate time, we need to pay special heed to the lessons of other conflicts.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 11, 2021

A sharp and commendably detailed account that is likely to shed some light on the current situation in the Middle-East.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 28, 2021

The Human Factor should be required viewing for students of international relations or even those struggling to understand the current state of Israeli-Palestinian relations.

| May 26, 2021

Dror Moreh's new documentary is an intimate study of the talks' top negotiators and what they missed.

| May 24, 2021

Does for behind-the-scenes statecraft and diplomacy what Errol Morris's 2003 film The Fog of War did for military strategy.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 23, 2021

Moreh, who also made the excellent The Gatekeepers, compiles his interviews masterfully, and all the diplomats he talks to make the point that, without trust, there can be no lasting peace.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 21, 2021

Required viewing.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 21, 2021

[A] quietly devastating, grimly well-timed new documentary.

| Original Score: 5/5 | May 19, 2021

[A] gripping, intellectually vigorous documentary...

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 19, 2021

This eye-opening - at times eye-rolling - documentary is essential viewing for anyone interested in learning about America's role as self-appointed peacemaker in the Israeli- Palestinian conflict following the end of the Cold War in 1991.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 19, 2021

Does a great job of detailing the major issues in a chronological, comprehensive and entertaining fashion.

| May 19, 2021

The title of the film refers to the requisite diplomacy to enter into such a high-stakes game and keep the cards being dealt. The film offers no solutions, just underscores what was and what still is.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 17, 2021

It's a worthy watch, even if you can't help but feel that a more vividly involved human factor is precisely what it lacks.

| May 17, 2021

The Human Factor takes us behind the scenes and delivers a must-watch film about the attempts at reaching peace.

| May 14, 2021

For this viewer, the most "human" factor of the film comes with the shock over Rabin's death, especially from Ross himself.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 13, 2021

For experts in the field, who this is most undoubtedly aimed at, this is a rare and incisive look at one party's stance on one of the most important diplomatic initiatives of our time.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 13, 2021

An engrossing if incomplete postmortem on one of the most frustrating and consequential failures in modern US diplomatic history.

| Original Score: B | May 13, 2021

This is an ancient story that remains ongoing with no end in sight, and Moreh takes care to make sure his reach does not exceed his grasp.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 13, 2021