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Exodus on Screen (REVIEW)
JNS.org - The story of the Exodus from Egypt is a tale as old as time itself, to borrow a turn of phrase. It's...
‘Fury’ a Blistering Account of World War II—Sans the Holocaust
JNS.org - Going into a World War II film, audiences expect to see 70-year-old battle scenes play out on the big screen, in sometimes...
‘The German Doctor’ Reveals the Same Inhumane Mengele
JNS.org - Seven decades after the Holocaust, Josef Mengele is still a difficult name to stomach, as the repercussions of his medical experiments echo...
‘Jewish Cardinal’ Film Examines Dual Religious Loyalty
JNS.org - Believe it or not, the recently canonized Pope John Paul II had a Jewish Cardinal as an occasional adviser in the 1980s. The...
Darren Aronofsky Adds Psychological Depth, Little Else to ‘Noah’
JNS.org - Has the era of large-scale biblical epics returned? Not since "The Ten Commandments" has there been so much torrential water on...
‘Monuments Men’ Find Art, But Little Historical or Emotional Resonance (REVIEW)
JNS.org - After its release was pushed back two months from prime Oscar-nomination territory, "The Monuments Men," based on Robert M. Edsel's nonfiction...