Hannah Brown

Hannah Brown covers culture and has been the movie critic for The Jerusalem Post since 2001. Born and raised in New York City, she was a movie critic at The New York Post , as well as a columnist and an editor in the business section there. Her first novel, If I Could Tell You , inspired by her experiences raising a son with autism, was published by Vantage Point Books in New York in March 2012. Her short fiction has appeared in Commentary , The Jerusalem Post Magazine and Short Story Quarterly .Two of her short stories were included in the anthology Israel Short Stories , published by Ang-Lit Press in Tel Aviv in February 2011. She has published articles, essays and reviews for Newsweek , The Forward , and The Jerusalem Report . From 2007-2008, she hosted a weekly radio show about movies on the RAM FM station. She lives with her two sons in Jerusalem.

WATCHING YEHORAM GAON and rising star Meshi Kleinstein bring out the best in each other, despite some initial misunderstandings as they bridge the generation gap, is at the heart of this enjoyable comedy.

Mystery at the Jerusalem YMCA pool drives Yehoram Gaon’s first film in nearly a decade

ADAM BRODY as Noah and Tovah Feldshuh as mother Bina share a moment on screen in ‘Nobody Wants This,’ while Joanne, played by Kristin Bell, looks on.

‘Nobody Wants This’ season 3 is charming enough to forget the Adam Brody controversy

Patrick Stewart in Hunting Elephants.

Looking back at Patrick Stewart's Israeli movie, 'Hunting Elephants'


How the Cinema South Festival has survived and thrived in Sderot for 25 years

After years of rocket fire and the trauma of October 7, Sderot's Cinema South Festival marks its 25th anniversary.

THE SDEROT CINEMATHEQUE.

Hit series ‘Save the Date’ headed for the big screen

The first season of the Israeli rom-com was released in 2024 and later streamed on Netflix.

ADI HAVSHUSH in ‘Save the Date.'

'Eretz Nehederet' tackles Israel's election-night drama with Gal Gadot, political satire

Eretz Nehederet’s quick-thinking writers tried to make people smile after a divisive campaign’s grim end, despite continued uncertainty.

A superhero in every field. Gal Gadot.

Israeli Hollywood star Gal Gadot votes in 26th Israeli Knesset elections

No matter how famous she is in Hollywood, Gadot proved her heart is still blue and white as she joined an estimated 70,000-plus Israelis living abroad who returned home to vote.

A superhero in every field. Gal Gadot.

Election Day picks, programs, and discounts

Make the most of your Election Day off on October 27 by catching a movie or heading outdoors.

Kochav Hayarden National Park will offer bird migration tours, kite-making and flying workshops, and family activities.

Hard-hitting Ali G is back, leading new group of idiots in 'Ali G: Who Iz I?'

Sacha Baron Cohen's Ali G character snuck into theaters in Israel and around the world for the new movie Ali G: Who Iz I?, which was set for a two-day release on Friday and Saturday.

The movie starts with a quote from Voltaire, 'Those who can make you believe absurdities can also make you commit atrocities,' and it’s key to understanding the movie.

Camille Cottin elevates French family drama 'Out of Love' as it opens in Israeli theaters - review

Out of Love presents a soothing universe where things fall into place in the end, perhaps a little more neatly than they do anywhere but in a TV-style movie.

‘Out of Love’ presents a soothing universe where things fall into place in the end.

Cinema of the South Festival in Sderot to celebrate 25 years

The festival's closing ceremony will launch Negba, a new incubator for young southern filmmakers.

Guy Amir (left) and Hanan Savyon in season two of the Netflix series, Bros, which will premiere at the Cinema of the South Festival.

Israeli films, TV series that got our vote

Ahead of this week’s election, immerse yourself in these political dramas and comedies.

‘SWEETIE’S PARTY’ is a series that tells the story of a naive influencer who becomes a Knesset member.

What to watch on TV this week: Israeli election satire and a Hersh Goldberg-Polin tribute

TV Time: An election-night battle of comedy shows, plus sea creatures and a celebrity divorce.

'Below' is about a small community in Newfoundland that is menaced by a mysterious giant squid.