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January 22, 2021 Share Ready for a documentary about three decades of agonizing fits and starts of the Mideast peace process, from the perspective of U.S. negotiators? You’re probably thinking that doesn’t sound too enticing right about now. But there’s a reason “The Human Factor,” by Israeli filmmaker Dror Moreh, escapes what would seem a likely fate of being interesting only to policy wonks and those with a direct stake in the issue, and it has something to do with the title. It’s a reference to a line from Dennis Ross, the best-known negotiator of the bunch.

10 shares Then US President Bill Clinton, center, looks on as Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, left, and PLO leader Yasser Arafat shake hands in the East Room of the White House after signing the Middle East accord in Washington on September 28, 1995. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File) AP — Ready for a documentary about three decades of agonizing fits and starts of the Middle East peace process, from the perspective of US negotiators? You’re probably thinking that doesn’t sound too enticing right about now. But there’s a reason “The Human Factor,” by Israeli filmmaker Dror Mor...

‘The Human Factor’ Review: In Peace Talks Trust Is Vital and Elusive Negotiators recall their advances and missteps in a quest for an Israeli-Palestinian peace. From left, Yitzhak Rabin, the Israeli prime minister, and President Bill Clinton as seen in the documentary ”The Human Factor."Credit...William J. Clinton Presidential Library/Sony Pictures Classics When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. “The Human Factor” presents a cogent and involving view of the Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts, mai...

Photo: Vertical Entertainment Chloë Grace Moretz fights off fighter planes and CGI gremlins in the fun, pulpy WWII dogfight movie Shadow In The Cloud (select theaters, VOD, and digital platforms 1/1). The military action continues with Redemption Day (select theaters 1/8; VOD and digital platforms 1/12), about a marine, played by Gary Dourdan, who infiltrates a terrorist cell to save his wife. Meagan Good steps in front of and behind the camera for the drama If Not Now, When? (VOD and digital platforms 1/8), about a group of estranged high school friends reunited through tragedy. Based on...

Ukrainian producer and director Valentyn Vasyanovych’s  drama Atlantis  has won best film at the 37th edition of the Jerusalem Film Festival (JFF), which is running as an online event December 10-20 due to Israel’s ongoing Covid-19 lockdown. Set in war-torn eastern Ukraine in the near future, the film revolves around a former soldier suffering from PTSD, who is trying to rebuild his life against the backdrop of his environmentally devastated homeland.   It is Vasyanovych’s third feature and Ukraine’s submission to the best international film category of the 2021 Oscars. Another...