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The Jewish Advocate

The Jewish Advocate is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Daniel M. Kimmel.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
Famous Nathan (2014) Daniel M. Kimmel "Famous Nathan" is an attempt to preserve something of the past before it's lost forever.
Posted Oct 01, 2015  Edit critic review
Welcome to Kutsher's: The Last Catskills Resort (2012) Daniel M. Kimmel If you remember the Catskills of old, or want to see what it was all about, then check in to Welcome to Kutsher's.
Posted Jun 18, 2015  Edit critic review
Woman in Gold (2015) Daniel M. Kimmel The film lets us see the tensions and sadness that are inevitable in a story like this, but also offers some wry humor.
Posted Apr 01, 2015  Edit critic review
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) Daniel M. Kimmel In attempting to turn the story into another version of Gladiator he's only shown he has no real idea what the story is about or what point he's trying to make.
Posted Dec 11, 2014  Edit critic review
Wish I Was Here (2014) Daniel M. Kimmel He understands the secret that parents keep from their children: We're making it up as we go along... a sweet film that reminds us that we're not alone on the journey.
Posted Jul 17, 2014  Edit critic review
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014) Daniel M. Kimmel Aaron Swartz's life story is a tragedy, but not for the reasons the makers of The Internet's Own Boy would have you believe.
Posted Jun 26, 2014  Edit critic review
Obvious Child (2014) Daniel M. Kimmel It is an awkward, cynical film that clearly knows little about the romantic comedies its main character says she despises.
Posted Jun 12, 2014  Edit critic review
Ida (2013) Daniel M. Kimmel ...those willing to appreciate finely etched character studies of two women, trying to make sense of a discovered or rediscovered Jewish past, will find this both engaging and moving.
Posted Jun 04, 2014  Edit critic review
Walking With the Enemy (2013) Daniel M. Kimmel Like "Defiance" (2008), which dramatized the resistance efforts led by the Bielski brothers, this is that rare Holocaust drama about Jews fighting back.
Posted Apr 28, 2014  Edit critic review
Bethlehem (2013) Daniel M. Kimmel A disturbing and engrossing film, it offers a dark, pessimistic vision of the difficulties in the region, leaving viewers wondering anew what it will take to find a way out.
Posted Mar 07, 2014  Edit critic review
The Book Thief (2013) Daniel M. Kimmel In the larger scheme of Holocaust movies, The Book Thief is decidedly safe and middlebrow.
Posted Nov 27, 2013  Edit critic review
Yossi (2012) Daniel M. Kimmel Fox understands that the joys and tears of looking for love are not unique to gay Israeli men...viewers can relate to the emotional conflicts regardless of one's orientation.
Posted Mar 07, 2013  Edit critic review
The Day I Saw Your Heart (2011) Daniel M. Kimmel ...one of those movies that will engage you while you are watching it, but you might have trouble remembering much about it afterward.
Posted Aug 23, 2012  Edit critic review
Portrait of Wally (2012) Daniel M. Kimmel Portrait of Wally reminds us that nearly 70 years after the war, some lessons of the Holocaust have yet to sink in.
Posted Jul 02, 2012  Edit critic review
The Matchmaker (2010) Daniel M. Kimmel [It] takes us back to an age when we start trying to make sense of the adult world, and reminds us of just how complicated a process that can be.
Posted Jun 13, 2012  Edit critic review
In Darkness (2011) Daniel M. Kimmel ...an important contribution to the cinematic library on the Shoah.
Posted Feb 29, 2012  Edit critic review
Barney's Version (2010) Daniel M. Kimmel It's Giamatti's performance that makes the film work because Barney is not an easy man to like.
Posted Aug 16, 2011  Edit critic review
Nuremburg Trials (1946) Daniel M. Kimmel This restoration brings an important historic and cinematic document to American viewers at last.
Posted Aug 16, 2011  Edit critic review
Miral (2010) Daniel M. Kimmel Schnabel is free to make a film sympathetic to the Palestinians, of course, but such distortions and selective history make this little more than an arty propaganda film.
Posted Apr 08, 2011  Edit critic review
Ajami (2009) Daniel M. Kimmel Hollywood [may]think that Ajami is making a political statement... given the partnership of the directors. Unfortunately, it's not enough to make this a memorable film.
Posted Mar 03, 2010  Edit critic review
A Serious Man (2009) Daniel M. Kimmel It's fair to ask - even beyond the gargoyles and caricatures who pass for Jewish people in the film - what the point of it all was.
Posted Oct 09, 2009  Edit critic review
Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh (2008) Daniel M. Kimmel It is impossible not to be moved and inspired by this story, and saddened by a life cut short.
Posted Aug 11, 2009  Edit critic review
Arranged (2007) Daniel M. Kimmel Maybe real life isn't as neat as portrayed here. In that case, the drawback is with reality, not the movie.
Posted Aug 11, 2009  Edit critic review
The Quarrel (1991) Daniel M. Kimmel [T]wo characters [who] care deeply about finding meaning and goodness in a world where a Holocaust could take place.
Posted Aug 11, 2009  Edit critic review
Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg (2009) Daniel M. Kimmel Although not forgotten in the broadcast history books, Berg's immense impact on mid-twentieth century American popular culture needs a fresh examination.
Posted Aug 11, 2009  Edit critic review
Lemon Tree (2008) Daniel M. Kimmel It ought to be noted that Lemon Tree is an Israeli co-production...When a Palestinian can make a movie like [this]then perhaps we will be ready for peace.
Posted May 01, 2009  Edit critic review
The Reader (2008) Daniel M. Kimmel ...it is a movie of incredible moral obtuseness.
Posted Feb 22, 2009  Edit critic review
Sixty Six (2006) Daniel M. Kimmel ...the sort of Jewish film that the whole family can enjoy without feeling they're fulfilling an obligation to see it.
Posted Aug 22, 2008  Edit critic review
My Father My Lord (2007) Daniel M. Kimmel As sparse as a Torah narrative, it raises profound theological and emotional questions.
Posted Jun 27, 2008  Edit critic review
Beaufort (2007) Daniel M. Kimmel In the end [it] isn't about victory or defeat... It's about surviving another day, doing one's job, and getting back to family.
Posted May 29, 2008  Edit critic review
Surfwise (2007) Daniel M. Kimmel Okay, you think your family is meshuggah? Just meet the Paskowitz clan.
Posted May 23, 2008  Edit critic review
Fugitive Pieces (2007) Daniel M. Kimmel ...a drama about good people struggling to make the right choices in life.
Posted May 09, 2008  Edit critic review
The Champagne Spy (Meragel Ha-Shampaniya) (2007) Daniel M. Kimmel ...not only a fascinating story, but further proof that Israeli cinema is coming of age.
Posted Apr 11, 2008  Edit critic review
The Band's Visit (2007) Daniel M. Kimmel ...a hopeful film that looks forward to the day when Israelis and Arabs are at peace and can focus on the little victories and setbacks of everyday life.
Posted Feb 23, 2008  Edit critic review
Sweet Mud (2006) Daniel M. Kimmel If the film is an indictment of anything it is how the collective experience of the kibbutz is at odds with family loyalties.
Posted Nov 09, 2007  Edit critic review
O Jerusalem (2006) Daniel M. Kimmel The need to touch on pivotal events makes this at times seem like history's 'greatest hits,' although the personal stories provide a narrative thread tying it all together.
Posted Oct 26, 2007  Edit critic review
Singing Blacksmith (1938) Daniel M. Kimmel ...a fun slice of Jewish movie history that can still be enjoyed today. They really don't make them like this any more.
Posted Oct 21, 2007  Edit critic review
Free Land (2007) Daniel M. Kimmel It's to the credit of [director] Christophe Malavoy... that the focus remains on ordinary people trying to survive in extraordinary circumstances.
Posted Oct 21, 2007  Edit critic review
Tevye (1939) Daniel M. Kimmel One would have to have a heart of stone not to be moved.
Posted Oct 17, 2007  Edit critic review
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