The Times of Israel

The Reel Schmooze

Comedy EN ↓ 30 episodes

Jordan Hoffman brings all the entertainment news and film reviews a Jew can use.

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Scarlett Johansson's 'Eleanor the Great' lives up to its name 04.12.2025 51:31

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. This week, the pair speaks about two films, "Eleanor the Great," directed by Scarlett Johansson, and the documentary, "Son of a Seeker," by first-time filmmaker Kai Balin. But first, we hear in this week's "Jangle" segment,...

Chewing over the 1990 Thanksgiving classic 'Avalon' 27.11.2025 46:14

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. This week, the pair speaks about two films, a feminist independent Iranian documentary called "Cutting Through Rocks," which won an international documentary award at the Sundance Film Festival in January, and the 1990 Thank...

How everything going wrong makes 'Bad Shabbos' so right 20.11.2025 45:19

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. This week, the pair speaks about two films -- the new-ish, Jewish, "Bad Shabbos," and the classic Mel Brooks's "History of the World, Part I." But first, we turn to the segment, "What's the Jangle," in which we discuss two t...

Natalie Portman’s ‘Arco’ – An art film for kids 15.11.2025 36:18

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. This week, the pair introduces the concept of the new show, including the segment, “What’s the Jangle,” in which they discuss two tidbits of Jewish entertainment news. We hear how “T...

The new Hollywood buddy flick, 'Nuremberg' 11.11.2025 41:03

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 this episode zero, the duo beta-tests their soon-to-be-launched podcast series — so new it did not yet have a name — in which they will deliver entertainment news from a Jewish angle (aka Jangle) and rev...