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Marvel Animation’s X-Men ’97, now streaming on Disney+, is a reboot/sequel to the X-Men animated series that was beloved by older Millennials who gr…
1 year, 10 months ago
Are the Rabbis STILL Cray-Cray for Tay-Tay?
The third installment in PopTorah’s ongoing conversation about Taylor Swift, our resident rabbinic Swifties discuss her latest album, “The Tortured …
1 year, 11 months ago
Does Bustin’ Make You Feel Good?
The new film, ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,’ a sequel to the ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ is a thing that exists. But should it? Rabbis Knopf and Olitz…
2 years ago
‘Manhunt’ and the Pursuit of Justice
The new AppleTV+ series ‘Manhunt’, adapted from James L. Swanson’s eponymous book, follows the 12 day search for Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, John Wi…
2 years ago
The Poppys: PopTorah 2024 Oscars Special!
The 96th Academy Awards are behind us, and Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky are here to talk about the Torah of this year’s nominees. In this special episod…
2 years, 1 month ago
Making the Old ’Daily Show’ New, and Making the New Holy
Jon Stewart’s back, baby! The influential Jewish comic who made ‘The Daily Show’ a cultural juggernaut before leaving in 2015 has returned, for a li…
2 years, 1 month ago
A Pretty, Pretty…Pretty Good Episode
HBO’s long-running comedy series, Curb Your Enthusiasm, starring legendary comedian and ‘Seinfeld’ co-creator Larry David as a slightly fictionalize…
2 years, 1 month ago
What’s ‘Good’ about ‘Grief’?
The new Netflix film ‘Good Grief,’ written, directed, and produced by star Daniel Levy, explores how we pick up the pieces in the wake of tragic lo…
2 years, 2 months ago
Don’t Passover ’The Holdovers’
Alexander Payne’s newest film, ‘The Holdovers,’ stars Paul Giamatti as a prickly, demanding teacher at an elite northeastern boarding school who get…
2 years, 2 months ago
A Golden Ticket to ‘Wonka’
The new musical ‘Wonka,’ a prequel of sorts to the beloved Roald Dahl novel “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and the classic Gene Wilder film bas…
2 years, 3 months ago