Simi Horwitz is a feature writer and film reviewer based in New York City. In 2022, she received first place for film criticism from the Society for Feature Journalism, and in 2023, a New York Press Club Award for an Entertainment News feature; and three Los Angeles Press Club Awards, including first place for film criticism — all for pieces published in the Forward.
Simi Horwitz
By Simi Horwitz
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Art His art is chock-full of American pop culture references, so why is it more popular abroad?
Jonathan Horowitz uses icons like Madonna and Michael Jackson to take on authoritarianism and antisemitism
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Film & TV In a heart-wrenching film about life after the Holocaust, the makings of a taboo relationship
Set in Budapest, 'Those Who Remained' focuses on the friendship between a middle-aged man and a teenage girl
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Art A nuanced and disquieting vision of Europe after the Holocaust
Thirty years ago, photographer Jill Freedman sought to document sites of destruction and the resurgence of Jewish life
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Film & TV In a brilliantly performed film, a great Jewish narcissist seeks death with dignity
François Ozon's 'Everything Went Fine' is an unnerving account of assisted suicide
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Film & TV In a gripping new thriller series, neutral Switzerland isn’t so neutral after all
Superbly acted, 'Labyrinth of Peace' explodes myths about World War II
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Film & TV From Israel, a thriller series so improbable that it has to be true
'Embezzlement' is based on the real-life story of the downfall of a bank and a family
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Film & TV In a quartet of memorable films, an acclaimed Israeli director navigates between hope and despair
Eran Kolirin exposes absurdity and nuance within a world of seemingly intractable conflict
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Culture When a Holocaust denier is actually living right downstairs
In the thriller 'The Man in the Basement,' antisemitism hits extremely too close to home
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