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PJ Grisar is the Forward’s culture reporter. He can be reached at [email protected].

Helen Mirren as Golda Meir in "Golda." (Photo/Sean Gleason-Courtesy of Bleecker Street-ShivHans Pictures)
Posted inFilm

Helen Mirren’s Golda is golden — but the film merely glitters

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar August 24, 2023August 24, 2023
(From left) Adam Sandler, Sarah Sherman and Dan Bulla with director Sammi Cohen on the set of “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah.” (Photo/Scott Yamano-Netflix)
Posted inFilm, TV & Film

‘You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah’ director wants to normalize queer Jewish experiences

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar August 23, 2023August 24, 2023
Director William Friedkin at the 2017 Stiges Film Festival in Stiges, Spain. (Photo/Wikimedia-GuillemMedina CC BY-SA 4.0)
Posted inObituaries

How William Friedkin, a Jewish kid from Chicago, made us fear the Catholic devil

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar August 8, 2023
Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman in the 2016 movie "Pee-wee's Big Holiday."
Posted inObituaries

Paul Reubens, son of a founding Israeli Air Force pilot and father of Pee-wee Herman, dies at 70

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar July 31, 2023
In a key scene in "Oppenheimer," the physicist embarrasses Strauss before the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, prompting Strauss’ crusade to humiliate Oppenheimer. (Photo/Courtesy NBC Universal)
Posted inFilm

At the core of ‘Oppenheimer,’ a debate about how to be Jewish

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar July 19, 2023
Stan Lee with racks of Marvel comics in New York, June 15, 1978. (Photo/JTA-Santi Visalli-Getty Images)
Posted inFilm

The real story buried in Disney’s new Stan Lee documentary

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar June 29, 2023June 29, 2023
Eli Roth plays Andrew Finkelstein in HBO's "The Idol." (Photo/Eddy Chen-HBO)
Posted inTV

Is ‘The Idol’ good for Hollywood Jews or ‘torture porn’?

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar June 6, 2023June 6, 2023
Sarah Silvermans is back with the toilet humor, but over the lectures. (Photo/Courtesy HBO)
Posted inComedy

Sarah Silverman’s new special is her best argument yet for loving Jews (with digestive issues)

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar May 25, 2023May 25, 2023
Promotional art of Sebastian the crab, voiced by Daveed Diggs, as he appears in Disney's new live action remake of "The Little Mermaid."
Posted inTV & Film

Daveed Diggs is playing a crab in ‘The Little Mermaid’ — is that kosher?

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar May 23, 2023
Armen Nahapetian as a young Beau and Zoe Lister-Jones as a young Mona in "Beau Is Afraid." (Photo/Courtesy of A24)
Posted inFilm

‘Beau Is Afraid’ isn’t Jewish ‘Lord of the Rings’ — it’s way worse

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward April 19, 2023

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