Tag Archives: Israel

Review: No Other Land (2024)

Posted on November 1, 2024 by sheila

A very tough challenging watch. But it should be watched. (In my review for Ebert I mention Green Border, directed by Polish master Agnieszka Holland, released earlier this year. See it. One if fictional – but barely – it’s really … Continue reading →

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Review: Oslo (2021)

Posted on May 28, 2021 by sheila

On HBO: a film adaptation of the hit Broadway play Oslo, about the wheelings-and-dealings leading up to the Oslo Peace Accords. I reviewed for Ebert.

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Best Films of 2019: Film Comment

Posted on December 11, 2019 by sheila

The results of the Film Comment poll are in: the best films of 2019. For someone who doesn’t like lists – (I still recognizes their value!) – I sure participate in a lot of them. If nothing else, lists points … Continue reading →

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November 2017 Viewing Diary

Posted on December 2, 2017 by sheila

This viewing diary may be tough going for those of you who are not Supernatural fans. But there’s a lot more mixed in there that is not that damn show. I was on a viewing tear, in general, to get … Continue reading →

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September 2017 Viewing Diary

Posted on October 4, 2017 by sheila

Nightcrawler (2014; d. Dan Gilroy) Such a good film. I wrote about it here. Rancho Notorious (1952; d. Fritz Lang) Marlene Dietrich rules. I totally buy her as that ranch owner. It makes no sense but she makes it make … Continue reading →

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Review: Bobbi Jene (2017)

Posted on September 22, 2017 by sheila

You ever get the uneasy feeling that you’re supposed to love something? And you … don’t? Especially if you’re a woman … at least that’s been my experience. You’re a woman, of COURSE you loved such-and-such. You’re a woman, of … Continue reading →

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May 2017 Viewing Diary

Posted on June 2, 2017 by sheila

Chuck (2017; d. Philippe Falardeau) A movie about the “real life Rocky,” the “bleeder from Bayonne” Chuck Wepner, starring Liev Schreiber. My review for Ebert. Take Me (2017; d. Pat Healy) God, I loved this movie. Please seek it out. … Continue reading →

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Review: The Women’s Balcony (2017)

Posted on May 26, 2017 by sheila

An enormous box-office smash in Israel (and other points overseas, but since it’s an Israeli film I figured I’d mention it), The Women’s Balcony opens in the US today. I absolutely loved this movie. My review is now up at … Continue reading →

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Review: The Wedding Plan (2017): An Israeli rom-com, Orthodox-style

Posted on May 5, 2017 by sheila

I reviewed Rama Burshtein’s latest film, a rom-com with an Orthodox Jewish setting, for the May/June issue of Film Comment. And this time, the review is also online. You can read my review here. It’s for the “short takes” section. … Continue reading →

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March 2017 Viewing Diary

Posted on April 3, 2017 by sheila

The Goddess (1958; d. John Cromwell) Written by Paddy Chayevsky. Starring Kim Stanley and Lloyd Bridges. Stanley plays a character clearly based on Marilyn Monroe, rather extraordinary when you consider Monroe was still alive. It’s a brutal movie about stardom … Continue reading →

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