The Holocaust provides the backdrop for a spate of new movies coming to theaters soon. While The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and The Reader just premiered, they're closely followed by Defiance, Valkyrie, Adam Resurrected, and Good. Can we chalk up this trend to some grand artistic need? Critic Andrew Wallenstein says no — the timing of these releases indicates the real reason: the Holocaust is Oscar bait.
Romance, romance? Not quite. Our critic explains, in a Monkey See sneak peek at his annual preview.
Faced with the prospect of solitude, a cipher is forced — and given a chance — to define herself.
Yoav Shamir's film is a bracing inquiry into arguments about the prevalence of anti-Semitism today.
The Road changes the idea of "being the good guys" as a father and son fight to survive.
Zac Efron will draw the audiences, but it's Christian McKay as Orson Welles who's the crowd-pleaser.
Nonsensical, but fun for martial-arts fans, it's an edgy alternative to saccharine seasonal fare.
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