J. Robert Oppenheimer’s legacy is deeply complicated, but viewing the Nolan film through the lens of his Jewish guilt may help us understand him better.
Author: Jason Flatt
Jason Flatt
Jason is the Sr. Editor at But Why Tho? and producer of the But Why Tho? Podcast. He's usually writing about foreign films, Jewish media, and summer camp.
The fifteen movies shortlisted for the Best International Feature Film at the 2024 Oscars are all about love, war, survival, and discovering ones’ self.
Sixty Minutes creatively sets a movie timer for MMA fighter Octavio to get to his daughter’s seventh birthday or risk losing her.
The Teacher’s Lounge is a treatise on the inevitability of flawed role models, as the German-language school drama deals with students accused of theft.
Society of the Snow is an unbelievable testament to human determination and a survivalist thriller for the ages.
Close Your Eyes is a good reminder that life’s in-between moments are just as important as the big, thrilling ones.
Through some family-building and revenge, The Promised Land pulls together its seemingly rogue elements for an entertaining film.
The entirety of Fallen Leaves hinges upon its subtle, bone-dry humor and the incredibly awkward love that buds between its lonely characters.