Welcome to The Reel Schmooze with ToI film reviewer Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan, where we bring you all the entertainment news and film reviews a Jew can use.

Movie maven Hoffman begins with a tribute to master documentarian Frederick Wiseman, who died this week, aged 96.

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We then hear about the Israeli film “Children No More: Were and Are Gone,” directed by Hila Medalia, which is nominated for Best Documentary Short Film. The film documents a vigil that began in March 2025 in Tel Aviv, as a handful of left-wing protesters held photos of children killed in Gaza.

And in the final segment, the pair rewind the 50-year-old masterpiece, “All the President’s Men.” In addition to appreciating the film’s 1976 fashions and antiquated good manners, they note parallels to today’s deep exploration into the trove of documents connected with the Epstein case.

Check out the “oy,” the “meh” and “not bad” marks given to films in this week’s The Reel Schmooze.

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