CULTURE

By Bessy ADUTI was invited to a private screening of A Letter to David by the Jewish Storytellers community, whom I had the pleasure of meeting throug...

By Bessy ADUTAt this year’s Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, audiences will have the opportunity to discover a moving and heartfelt documentary...

The 20th Annual Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival (LAJFF) returns May 12–19 with major premieres, Hollywood guests, and powerful stories

By Bessy ADUTPersonal ReviewI heard there were some harsh criticisms and bad reviews about this movie. I personally grew up playing Super Mario on my ...

By Bessy ADUTI saw the trailer, and as I like sci-fi, I wanted to see it. A man goes to space to save the world. A simple idea on the surface, but wha...

By Bessy ADUTThere are films you watch… and then there are films that quietly stay with you long after the credits roll. Sentimental Value is o...

By Bessy ADUTHorror has been one of my favorite genres growing up, and I remember how happy I was a few years back when Get Out broke through at the O...

By Bessy ADUTThe 2026 Academy Awards celebrated the very best of cinema, honoring films that pushed artistic boundaries and delivered powerful, lastin...

By Bessy ADUTOpening ChordI watched K-Pop Demon Hunters last week. What really impressed me was the idea of fighting evil with music. That idea immedi...

By Bessy ADUTExpectation Versus InstinctThis was the best horror-comedy film I have seen in a while. As someone who regularly writes about film and th...

By Bessy ADUTRating: 4 out of 5IntroductionI was drawn to A Private Life primarily because I have long admired Jodie Foster as both an actress and a s...

By Bessy ADUTSpoiler AlertThis week, I had the opportunity to watch The Secret Agent, a film that had already captured my attention through its remark...

With ´Hamnet´ recognized for its leading performance and ´One Battle After Another´ winning awards in multiple categories, the Globes offered a clear read on Hollywood´s current creative priorities and emerging trends.

In this personal reflection, writer and creator Bessy Adut explores why Stranger Things became more than a nostalgic hit. Blending cultural critique with lived experience, she examines the series´ emotional intelligence, its vision of collective courage, and the values of unity and empathy that continue to resonate beyond the screen.

By Bessy ADUTBessy’s Initial ThoughtsThis was the most powerful film I have seen this year and one that feels destined for major awards recognit...

By Bessy ADUTScreening and Q&A in Los AngelesThis week, I had the opportunity to attend the screening and Q and A of SHTTL at Laemmle Theaters in ...

By Bessy ADUTHaving adored the original Zootopia, with its unforgettable DMV sloth, one of the funniest characters in the film, and incisive humor, I ...

By Bessy ADUTFrankenstein (2025) is one of my favorites in the horror genre, along with Dracula. I have always loved the gothic genre. In fact, w...

By Bessy ADUTIntroduction Good Fortune is one of my favorite movies of 2025. I went to see it after watching the trailer because it featured some of m...

By Bessy ADUTIn One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson delivers a masterful adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's Vineland, transforming the 1990 nov...