February 25, 2021
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February 23, 2021
‘The Crossing’ is a WWII Fairytale Adventure Set in the Enchanted Forests of Norway
Photo: ‘The Crossing’/Menemsha Films ‘The Crossing’ – Children of the Holocaust It’s a daunting task, creating a film about the Holocaust that can be enjoyed by audiences both young and old. Attempting to adapt such a horrifying historical event in a way that is...
February 21, 2021
‘Kiss Me Kosher’: Sparks Fly When an Israeli Woman and a German Woman Fall in Love in this Cross-Cultural Farce
Photo: ‘Kiss Me Kosher’/X Verleih ‘Kiss Me Kosher’, the directorial debut of Venezuela-born, Israel-raised, German-based director Shirel Peleg, is a film with layers. On its surface, the film is a cute rom-com about an Israeli woman and a German woman...
February 15, 2021
‘Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind’: A Haunting Sci-Fi Allegory that Established Miyazaki as an Environmentalist Icon
Photo: ‘Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind’/Toel Company Insect Apocalypse We haven’t seen a quarter of known bee species since the 1990s. Western monarch butterfly populations have dropped by ~97% between the 1980s and mid-2010s. Ants, bees, butterflies,...
February 13, 2021