Currently Browsing: July 2015
Berlin 1945. A woman returns from Auschwitz with only one goal: Find her husband. Despite being told that he was the one who betrayed her hiding place to the Nazis–she is Jewish, he is not–she still loves him. To say I hated Phoenix–a film as subtle as its title–would be an understatement. (JLH: 2/5) ************************* Phoenix […]
A moving and emotional documentary by Asif Kapadia about exceptionally talented jazz singer Amy Winehouse. The film follows her music and struggles, as her rise to fame ultimately becomes too much to handle. (JEP 3.5/5) Review by Contributing Editor Jessica E. Perry Directed by Asif Kapadia, Amy is artfully constructed using home video footage, photos, […]
Congratulations to my friend David Chack for successfully shepherding the second annual Chicago Jewish Film Festival team. Below is my post for the JUF. This was the first post of mine–in almost 5 years–that hit the top position in the JUF’s list of “Most Popular Articles,” so I call this a win/win/win/win/win for the CJFF & […]
I am so wrapped up in seeing new films since my move to Brooklyn that I rarely get the chance–or even have the desire–to do much else. But a visit from our friends Mary Lou & George was just the excuse I needed to check an item off my Bucket List… I live by a […]