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EVENT: The Oscars are hosted this year at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood

LIVE BLOG: The Oscars with Zach Helfand and Jacob Joseph Lefkowitz Brooks

By Jacob Joseph Lefkowitz Brooks and Zach Helfand
February 9, 2020
TOGETHER: These year's Best Picture nominees are (left to right) Little Women, 1917, Ford v Ferrari, Joker, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Parasite, The Irishman, Jojo Rabbit and Marriage Story

The Nine: Short reviews of the 2020 Best Picture nominees

By Jacob Joseph Lefkowitz Brooks, Molly Litvak, Zach Helfand, Nicholas Fields, and Jolie Wineburgh
February 9, 2020
DIFFERENT: Three decades after Rebecca arrives in the US, her friends and family from different backgrounds gather to light the menorah on the third night of Hanukkah in ‘Eight Nights,’ at the Antaeus Theater last month.

New play explores trauma’s impact across generations and cultures

By Jacob Joseph Lefkowitz Brooks, Editor-in-Chief
January 8, 2020
FRIEND: Waititi portrays Jojo’s imaginary version of Adolf Hitler, a father figure to Jojo, whose own father went missing.

Jojo Rabbit: Sparks of love in a world of hate

By Jacob Joseph Lefkowitz Brooks, Editor-in-Chief
December 15, 2019
REVIEW: Making violence funny in Tarantino’s 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'

REVIEW: Making violence funny in Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’

By Molly Litvak, Community Editor
October 13, 2019
WOW: Freddy Freeman, played by Jack Dylan Glazer, is amazed by Billy Batson’s transformation from boy to superhero.

‘Shazam’ spins a superhero fantasy into an appreciation of chosen families

By Yishai Thau, Staff Writer
May 29, 2019
MODELS: The exhibit uses recreations of important objects from GInsburg's life to illustrate the moments that turned Ginsburg into the icon she is now. Photo by Robert Wedemeyer

Not just her initials: Skirball exhibit explains why RBG is ‘notorious’

By Jacob Joseph Lefkowitz Brooks, Community Editor
March 5, 2019
INFLUENCE: Oz’s 40 books, including his memoir A Tale of Love and Darkness, have been translated into 45 languages, the most among any Israeli author. BP Photo by Uzi Varon from amoz-oz.net

Amos Oz, father of Israeli fiction, dies at 79

By Clara Sandler, Co-Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2019
BP Photo Illustration by Gilad Spitzer

The Eight: Short reviews of the 2019 Best Picture nominees

By Jacob Joseph Lefkowitz Brooks, Nicholas Fields, Molly Litvak, and Tobey Lee
February 24, 2019
INSPIRATION: Members of the leading K-pop group BTS addressed the United Nations General Assembly Sept. 24.

South Korean boy band BTS speaks for – and to – a generation

By Adina Ackerman, Staff Writer
November 18, 2018
Rachel Chu, right, played by Constance Wu, spends most of the movie trying to gain the approval of her boyfriend’s mother Eleanor, left, played by Michelle Yeoh.

Heartfelt and funny, cultures clash in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’

By Jacob Joseph Lefkowitz Brooks, Community Editor
September 13, 2018
ART: The exhibit displays various paintings and artifacts pertaining to the history of the Jewish people.

Skirball’s ‘Visions and Values’ exhibit is a journey through all of Jewry across all of time

By Abby Blumofe, Staff Writer
May 17, 2018
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