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.
This year's festival features a wide variety of films, mixing classics with contemporary films and star-studded casts.
It’s appropriate that the movie opened just in time for International Women’s Day, although of course Rypp never imagined it would be released during wartime.
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