‘Ahed’s TV Series’ Review: A Filmmaker’s Suffering in the Desert

“Ahed’s Serial” is Israeli director Nadav Lapid’s fourth feature film. The first three – “Police” (2014), “Kindergarten Teacher” (2015) and “Synonyms” (2019) – are social criticism studies in different forms. By focusing on characters whose personal suffering reflects the national crisis, they target what Lapid sees as the political, moral, and spiritual shortcomings of modern …

The ‘I Am Here’ Review: A Holocaust Survivor Calculates His Suffering

“I Am Here” begins with a promise that he completely fails to keep. Jordy Sank’s documentary about Holocaust survivor Ella Blumenthal concludes the opening montage, which depicts anti-Semitic acts, with a radio host telling the audience about Blumenthal’s open letter to a social media Holocaust denier. “Rather than condemning the person who posted this,” Blumenthal …

Brandi Carlile, The Bigger Than Life and The Suffering Person

2020 quarantine and isolation did not succumb Brandi Carlile. The exact opposite. Her seventh album “In These Silent Days” challenges the extremes of Carlile’s songwriting. He empathizes, apologizes and makes accusations. He is right and self-doubt. She sings joyous lullabies and screams with her mouth full. The album reaffirms and polishes his ambitions. Carlile’s music …