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.

In today’s Oscar episode, movie maven Hoffman gives us a Jewy recap of this year’s Academy Awards. We learn about the surprising Jewish roots of some winners and how a person we thought was a sure thing came home with nothing.

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We then turn to the most recent installment of “Superman” and discuss the hero’s Jewish roots and the film’s political overtones. (Check out Hoffman’s review of the film here.)

Stick around to see who got the “oy,” the “meh” and the “not bad” marks in this week’s The Reel Schmooze.

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