‘The New Black’ does with comedy what ‘Shtisel’ and ‘Srugim’ did with drama
If there was an award for a most surprising opening scene, the Israeli hit comedy “The New Black”—in Hebrew, “Shababnikim”—would win it by a mile. The series, which finished its second season in Israel...
Does Netflix’s ‘Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’ live up to the hype?
When Michael Aloni’s agent told him about “The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem,” he was a bit confused. “Since when is there a beauty pageant in Jerusalem?” Aloni recalled asking at the time, at an...
FDR not as portrayed in ‘Plot Against America’
In HBO’s recent adaptation of the Philip Roth novel The Plot Against America, American Jews are coerced by President Charles Lindbergh to move to rural parts of the country so they will become “Americanized” and...
Netflix announces release date for ‘Fauda’ season 3
Season 3 of the Israeli series “Fauda” will begin streaming on Netflix on April 16.
It will be available in April everywhere except France and French-speaking territories (June 4) and Israel (June 25), according to Deadline.
The thriller tells...
The Kominsky Method Is a Strange, Slapdash Show
Acting, Sandy Kominsky (Michael Douglas) tells his students in the second episode of The Kominsky Method, is how we explore what it means to be human. “Experience the feelings that come up, no matter how...
‘Tehran’ pumps up the adrenaline for a show worth watching
Being a Mossad operative in Iran isn’t a job for the faint of heart. Viewers get a sense of such intensity watching “Tehran” on Apple TV+, a show that will keep them on the...
‘Unorthodox’ wins prestigious Peabody Award
The highly acclaimed miniseries “Unorthodox,” starring Israeli actress Shira Haas, won the prestigious Peabody Award on Tuesday in recognition of the most “compelling and empowering stories released across broadcast and streaming media in 2020.”
“Unorthodox”...
Should Jews be over the moon for Disney series?
Jews kvell when an athlete is Jewish. When it’s a superhero, even better.
Disney’s mesmerizing series “Moon Knight” features what is believed to be the first overtly Marvel Jewish character in a major film or...
Ramadan TV series about Gulf Jews draws controversy
A Ramadan TV series aired by the private Saudi-owned satellite channel MBC that shows Jews in a positive light has drawn the ire of some in the Arab world, who say it promotes the normalization with...
‘Pray Away’ Reveals Religious Fraud
John and Anne Paulk were the public faces of the “ex-gay” movement. Married with children, they did the talk-show circuit (Oprah, Springer, 60 Minutes) asserting that Divine Intervention had “delivered” them from their “sexually...