Shazam! The Heeb Review
The filmmakers did a good job of taking the classic story--Billy Batson, orphan who gets the ability to become a superhero with mythical powers--and give it a modern update without losing its basic charm.
Captain Marvel: The Heeb Review
Jewdar is happy to announce that not only has the movie had a solid opening weekend, but it has deserved one.
Comic Con-glomerate–Comic Con, Stan Lee, and the Aquaman and Titans Review
As we do every year, we attended the NY Comic Con with the little Jewdars
Lyin’ of Judah–Review of Nur Masalha’s Palestine A Four Thousand Year History
After Palestinian academic Nur Masalha’s new exercise in historical denial and borderline antisemitism, Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History, suffice it to say, the Kraken has been released.
Comics the Chosen Should Choose
another way in which the comic book universe tends to fail in diversity while it pretends to care is that characters seem to be various versions of the same physical type--in shape, when in fact, just looking around the country, it seems pretty likely that were an average, random American to get super powers, he or she would be a bit on the doughy side of things.
The Abu Dhabi Mitzvah–the Heeb Review
Levinson gives an engaging depiction of both people and places, and one can understand, both in his humor and outlook, how he would have inspired so many people along the way to participate one way or another in his meanderings.
Eli Roth’s “Death Wish” and “White Supremacy”
Jewdar normally does not involve himself in critiquing cultural critics, but every now and then, somebody writes something so egregiously awful that our voice must be heard.
Dissecting the President’s Transgender Military Ban
Jewdar has said it before, and we'll say it again--the US military is not a social experimentation lab.
Memorial Day Edition–Jewdar Welcomes Women to the Infantry
when Jewdar read that the military had opened up combat arms to women, we were glad, and having just read about the graduation of the first class of infantry soldiers with female recruits, we were delighted,
Diversity in the Comic Book Universe
Because as a Jew who always wanted to see Jewish characters, we get it. We don’t claim to be in the same position, because as a white guy, we could still see plenty of white guys to identify with or dream about being like, but we get it enough to want black kids or latino kids or gay kids to pick up a comic book and read stories about people like them.
NY-Comic Con Report: Wonder Woman Galaxy Gets a New Star
As the Wonder Woman display at Comic Con this past weekend shows, Israeli sheyna punim Gal Gadot (in the old country, that was pronounced "Greenstein") has been given a place front and center as the current brightest star in the Amazon princess' galaxy.
You Think Your Father is Awful? What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy–the Heeb Review
Let Jewdar be upfront about this---What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy was not our cup of tea, but that doesn't mean it isn't worth watching.
