Eric places an online ad in the Village Voice for a roommate to share his spacious Soho apartment in Manhattan that overlooks downtown. It is September 10, 2001. What happens the next day is legend. What happens to Eric during his roommate search after he and others are allowed to return is a roller coaster ride of emotions that will make you laugh and reflect with hope.
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New York Jewish Film Festival Review: ‘The Mystery of Happiness’
Daniel Burman's "The Mystery of Happiness" is in sync with his very solid body of work. The director and actors craft an intriguing film replete with humor.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Poker Night’ Starring Ron Perlman and Giancarlo Esposito
Feels like a sillier version of Seven, but "Poker Night" is good enough to warrant at least a rental.
Read More »New York Jewish Film Festival Review: ‘Natan’
At the New York Jewish Film Festival, the documentary "Natan" profiles one of France's most brilliant entrepreneurs and innovators in the film industry.
Read More »Interview With ‘1971’ Director Johanna Hamilton
Sometimes people have to do things that are courageous and even controversial in order to stimulate conversations about checks and balances that are the lifeblood of democracy.
Read More »Sundance 2015 Movie Reviews: ‘Racing Extinction,’ ‘DRUNK STONED BRILLIANT DEAD: The Story of the National Lampoon,’ ‘Hot Girls Wanted!’ and ‘Pervert Park’
Sundance 2015 documentaries: two worth seeing, two worth taking a bath afterward.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘The Price of Following Your Dreams’
'My Way' and 'Kumiko': Two new films that explore the beauty and consequences of following your dreams.
Read More »Sundance 2015: ‘It Follows,’ ‘Reversal,’ ‘The Nightmare,’ and ‘Hellions’
A round up of films from the Park City at Midnight section of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.
Read More »New York Jewish Film Festival Movie Review: ‘The Dune’
In the film "The Sand Dune" Director Yossi Aviram tantalizes his viewers with just enough information and visual interest to create vitality in a work that completely engages from beginning to end.
Read More »Movie Review: Amos Gitai’s ‘Tsili’ at the New York Jewish Film Festival
In crafting a worthy adaptation of Aharon Appelfield's Tsili, Amos Gitai's attempts are appreciable in translating the novel's power and beauty.
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