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Nora Lee Mandel
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Film & TV Critic - NY Film Critics Online http://MavensNest.net/movies.html
Authentic Jewish mother watching Jewish women on film & TV
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French dir Pascal Bonitzer’s AUCTION reveals rarely publicly seen world of colorfully well-played ensemble around discovered Nazi-stolen art
My review mavensnest.net/Lilithflicks...
Now @FilmForumNYC 11/21 more cities via @MenemshaFilms
www.menemshafilms.com/auction
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November 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Polish dir Jan Komasa: ANNIVERSARY is “social apocalypse”, Writer Lori Rosene-Gambino: it’s “political zeitgeist” Diane Lane is matriarch, Kyle Chandler patriarch in Twilight Zone/It Can Happen soon – Dylan O’Brien is scary convert @Lionsgate In U.S. theaters
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October 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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COEXISTENCE, MY ASS Canadian director Amber Fares shadowed comedienne Noam Shuster Eliassi over 5 tumultuous years as she develops comedy peace activism in Israel for entertaining and emotionally insightful documentary. My review: mavensnest.net/Lilithflicks... Now @ifccenter.bsky.social Nov +cities
October 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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QUEENS OF THE DEAD Debut director Tina Romero draws on her father’s legacy with drag queens, comedy and contemporary flair @Shudder @ifcfilms Now @ifccenter.bsky.social with Q &As
My review: mavensnest.net/TFF2025Women...
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October 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Closer @NewFest was knock out! Dir David Michôud’s CHRISTY co-writer Mirrah Foulkes bring true story to vivid life w/riveting ensemble Sydney Sweeney, Ben Foster, Merritt Wever+ makes us see how domestic abuser controls boxer champ Theaters 11/7 Black Bear Pics
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October 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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TRUTH & TREASON Writer/Director Matt Whitaker expands his documentary on Mormon teen defier of Nazi rule Helmuth Hübener in 1941 with truths from BBC & banned books and buddies’ help. Rupert Evans plays his Gestapo nemesis in Hamburg. Now theaters @angel
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October 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Wr/Dir Elliott Hasler’s VINDICATION SWIM is like sequel to Trudy Ederle bio-pic “ Young Woman & Sea” about Brit Mercedes Gleitze in 1927 outfits also battling, sexism, snobs, press & beautiful ocean across REAL Eng Channel. Opens 10/17 @quadcinema
https:freestyledigitalmedia.tv/film/vindication-swim
October 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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IF THAT MOCKINGBIRD DON’T SING Astoria, Queens’ Sadie Bones wrote/directed 1st movie at age 18 – Amusing, practical JUNO/”Teen Mom” for Gen Zers with talented cast Now VOD via @Tribeca Films
tribecafilm.com/tribecafilms
October 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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@amongneighbors American dir @yoavpotash adroitly, emotionally counters rising conservative nationalism that whitewashes past with last victims & witnesses to during/after Holocaust in Poland. Now NYC 10/17 LA then nat’l Via @8.above
My review: mavensnest.net/Lilithflicks...
www.amongneighbors.com
October 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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In Writer/Director @HarrisDickinson debut URCHIN, Frank Dillane completely embodies the no-easy-answers struggles of homeless addict in London escaping into dreams Envisioned by Canadian DP Josée Deshaies via @PicEntFilms 1-2 Special 10/3 NYC @IFCCenter L.A. More 10/17
October 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Jakubowicz's SOUL OF A NATION
Confusing edit contextual look at Israeli politics pre/post 10/7/23 w/news clips, interviews w/activists, non/elected figures esp secular women. If you know nothing re: Israeli politics Review mavensnest.net/Lilithflicks...
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October 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Ned Crowley’s violent KILLING FAITH is post-pandemic philosophizing/ religious hysteria transposed to dark Olde AZ w/Guy Pearce’s ether-soused Dr-widower, DeWanda Wise as freed slave mom of mysterious girl vs Bill Pullman’s wily preacher @shout_studios
www.shoutstudios.com/killing-faith
October 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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For 10/7 terror-versary Dir Barry Avrich’s ROAD BETWEEN US: ULTIMATE RESCUE is like post-apocalyptic action flick of kibbutz family’s heroism helping victims, wounded soldiers "Grandpa's coming to save us" Melbar Entertainment Grp My review: mavensnest.net/Lilithflicks...
www.theroadbetweenus.com
October 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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October 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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On Demand 9/26: DEATH OF A LADIES' MAN - Canadian/Irish co-production with Gabriel Byrne hallucinating dance and musical numbers of Leonard Cohen's songs, 7 songs plus poems are heard. Wr/dir Matthew Bissonnette producer @celluloiddreams_ @buffalo8pro
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September 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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@CamdenIFF premiere 9/14 Dir Andrés Livov embeds in century of Quebec summers: THE BLUEBERRY BLUES indigenous and rural families gather wild berries in post-fire forests, to mechanized farms with long-time Mexican workers, blooming a community musical spirit
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September 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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SRO @camdeniff Canadian Director Julien Elie's
SHIFTING BASELINES wonders & wanders thru fans of Space X's satellite & Mars rockets, impacts on TX wildlife & beaches, from Mexico to Caribbean to Canada, Moon, night sky unregulated space
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September 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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After NY+ theater run filmmaker Reid Davenport's LIFE AFTER, on issues of disabled rights vis a vis right to die thru eyes of famous '80s case of CA woman til now, was SRO @camdeniff 9/12 @pbs @independentlens 11/3 repeats & streams
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September 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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@camdeniff 9/12 French Director Gaspard Hirschi’s I AM NIGHT AT NOONDAY imagines Don Quixote riding into Marseille now tilting at gated communities and searching for Dulcinea among poor immigrants like his Sancho Panza on a bike
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September 12, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Aussie dir Dan Goldberg THE JEWISH NAZI? Seeking his real name and family amid the nightmares, survivor gets manipulated on the way to unusual documentable truth
9/12 VOD @greenwichentertainment
My review: mavensnest.net/Lilithflicks...
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September 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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September 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Director Connie Field’s DEMOCRACY NOIR is inspired by 3 Hungarian women activists trying since 2014 to thwart Viktor Orbán's manipulative authoritarianism that U.S. is now closely following.
Now @angelikafilmny 9/12 Seattle & Portland 9/19 @laemmletheatres
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September 8, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Debut Dir @nimshap Nim Shapira TORN: THE ISRAEL-PALESTINE POSTER WAR ON NYC STREETS With high emotional quotient, in-depth look at 1st reactions is a useful reminder of the shock and initial confrontations.
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9/5 NYC @cinema_village 9/12 LA @laemmle
www.torn-film.com
September 7, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Director Uta Briesewitz’s debut film AMERICAN SWEATSHOP scarily looks at what awfulness U.S. tech has wrought online through the distraught, impacted eyes of content moderator @lilireinhart Lili Reinhart & stressed co-workers 8/29 theaters VOD 9/19
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August 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Welcome into dreams & psyche of Bruno Schulz via Quay Brothers’ 1st film in 20 yrs stop animation puppets/live action of dying in SANATORIUM UNDER THE SIGN OF THE HOURGLASS 8/29 @filmforumnyc 9/5 @laemmletheatres More cities @kimstim_films
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August 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM