Movies

21 Jewish Facts About ‘Friends’ You Should Know

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By Arielle Kaplan (Kveller) – Editor’s note: This piece was originally published on February 26, 2020, when the “Friends” reunion was first announced. It may have not been this highly-anticipated special’s day, or week, or month, […]

A New ‘Clueless’ Show Starring Alicia Silverstone Is Coming

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By Lior Zaltzman (Kveller) – Editor’s note: This piece originally ran in 2025. In April of 2026, Variety announced that the show would not be moving forward at Peacock. On July 30, 2026, the show was picked up […]

As Christopher Nolan revives ‘The Odyssey,’ a scholar finds links between Homer and the Hebrew Bible

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By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) – Even before its release on Friday, buzz over Christopher Nolan’s much-anticipated film adaptation, “The Odyssey,” is introducing a new generation to Homer’s tale of shipwrecks, monsters, gods and the long road […]

16 Summer Camp Movies, Ranked By Jewishness

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By Evelyn Frick (Hey Alma) – Editor’s Note: This article originally published on Aug. 8, 2024. We are republishing it on July 6, 2026 with updates. Summer camps are the platonic ideal movie setting. You’ve […]

EJFF continues this week with more films and activities

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(AJNews) – The Edmonton Jewish Film Festival started on May 3 and has enjoyed wonderful community participation and great reviews of the three films that have screened to date. This coming week will showcase some of the […]

Chai There! Podcast Episode 1 – Bar Lavy, Edmonton Jewish Film Festival Coordinator

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Shalom and welcome to the first episode of the Chai There! Podcast Chai There! is a culturally Jewish Podcast powered by AJN Hosts Addison Borhaven and David Sklar and their guests discuss cultural aspects of […]

The Parents in Sadie Sandler’s ‘Roommates’ Remind Me of My Own Jewish Parents

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By Avital Dayanim (Hey Alma) – This past weekend, my roommate and I settled into our couch to take part in what has become a customary 45–minute, typically fruitless scroll through Netflix. After a mad search […]

A lost film by Israeli B-movie director Sam Firstenberg gets a new life

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By Stephen Silver (JTA) – Sam Firstenberg, the Israeli-raised director behind cult B-movie staples like “American Ninja” and “Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo,” is getting an unexpected career revival — thanks to one of his most overlooked […]

In ‘Yes!,’ Israeli director Nadav Lapid skewers his country’s ‘moral abyss’ after Oct. 7

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By Andrew Lapin (JTA) In November 2023, as much of the Jewish world was still reeling from the Oct. 7 attack, a newly formed Israeli organization called The Civil Front released a hair-raising video. The short film […]