It’s hard to mix melodrama and farce but somehow this tale of dueling secular Israeli Talmudic scholars pulls it off. One of the best endings to a film I’ve seen all year – and if you like 1960s architecture, well, welcome to Israel.
Welcome
Jordan Hoffman is a New York-based writer and film critic working for The Guardian, Vanity Fair, Thrillist, Times of Israel, NY Daily News and elsewhere.
He is the host of ENGAGE: The Official Star Trek Podcast, a member of the New York Film Critics Circle and challenges you to a game of backgammon.
