Love, laughter, latkes: Hanukkah rom-coms are having a moment
With a new Hallmark film and multiple new romance novels out this year, American Jews have a greater chance of seeing the Festival of Lights reflected in popular culture
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With a new Hallmark film and multiple new romance novels out this year, American Jews have a greater chance of seeing the Festival of Lights reflected in popular culture
Here's where Candace Cameron Bure and some other Hallmark stars will show up next!
Wonder Woman 1984: Who Is the New Steve Trevor? ✖ Wonder Woman 1984 made its triumphant debut over the weekend, with audiences being able to check it out both in theaters and on HBO Max. The DC blockbuster has no shortage of surprising moments and head-scratching questions, especially with regards to its ensemble of new and returning characters. One of the most unexpected plotlines was with regards to Steve Trevor (Chris Pine), the fighter pilot and love interest of Diana Prince/Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), who returned despite being dead for decades. As those who have seen the film know, ther...
was very important to me in sixth grade. Even in my fairly Jewish Boston suburb, Christmas culture was not just dominant but default. So when Sandler, our most visible Jewish comedy hero, gave us a holiday movie with a Hanukkah hook, me and my friends lost our minds. I’ll always remember when my Hebrew school class grilled a film critic who belonged to our synagogue about whether he liked Eight Crazy Nights, and we all yelled at him when he told us he hated it. We didn’t care about the dismal reviews. We were just excited to see Hanukkah on the big screen, which made it feel like we were...