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The coming of age film is a nuanced exploration of the way both lesser and better angels exist in all of us.

In James Gray’s recent drama “Armageddon Time,” a Jewish family from Queens goes to see “Private Benjamin.” That 1980 comedy

Two new films remind us that the experiences of U.S. Jews don’t often get the Hollywood treatment. When they do, depictions range from shticky to subtle.

Here’s a holiday banquet of cinematic offerings for all tastes and viewing companions.

Armageddon Time and Bones and All

New movies from Steven Spielberg, James Gray, Joanna Hogg, and Alejandro González Iñárritu ask tough questions about their own pasts—and remind us of cinema’s power as a medium for memories.

In "The Fabelmans" and "Armageddon Time," Steven Spielberg and James Gray tell their Jewish origin stories. But are the movies Jewish?

The best new movies to watch at home this weekend, including The Woman King, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Armageddon Time, Black Adam, and more.

BRIAN VINER: The Menu, a dark comedy or, if you prefer, mirthful horror film, set in a ridiculously high-end restaurant on a small island, isnt what youd call hugely original.

Was it lockdown that did it? Forcing filmmakers to sit at home, contemplate their lives, and conclude that just as soon as the masks came off, it was time to shine a light on their youth? Since Covid struck, we’ve seen Kenneth Branagh’s growing-up-in-the-Troubles memoir Belfast, Richard Linklater’s nostalgic animation Apollo 10 1/2 : A Space Age Childhood, and The Souvenir Part II, in which Joanna Hogg mines her film student days yet again.