Tag Archives: Menashe Noy

beyond the edge of the society (film: Life Without Credit – Tom Shuval, 2025)

‘Life Without Credit‘, the film written and directed by Tom Shoval, is powerful and uncomfortable, and it is precisely this refusal to offer any refuge, even momentary, in ‘feel good’ that makes it a unique film in the landscape of … Continue reading

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the Israeli comedy of the summer (film: Hummus Full Trailer – Asaf Kobrovsky, 2022)

The local cinematheque screened in a preview session one of the Israeli films that has a good chance of becoming the summer hit of 2022. The title is ‘Hummus Full Trailer‘, an action comedy that gathers in its cast some … Continue reading

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a techno-thriller in the Middle East (TV series: Tehran – Niv Sultan, 2020)

‘Tehran‘ is one of the most ambitious productions of Israeli television in recent years. Israeli series have not shied away from subjects related to the conflicts in the Middle East, and ‘Fauda‘ is the best (but not the only) example … Continue reading

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an Israeli Me Too story (film: Working Woman – Michal Aviad, 2018)

‘Working Woman‘, released in 2018, belongs to the category of films addressing the delicate and painful problem of sexual harassment, films that probably waited a long time to be made, and which the Me Too movement and its famous cases … Continue reading

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