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By M. Faust (314) for The Public (Buffalo) (288) on 04 Sep 2017

Some viewers may have trouble with the fact that Menashe doesn't simply abandon this world that treats him with so little respect, but that's…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 30 Aug 2017

Poignant, but shot through with welcome touches of humor, it opens a door to an unfamiliar culture, and does so with honesty and heart…

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By Nathaniel Rogers (250) for Film Experience (395) on 30 Aug 2017

Though Menashe is modest in both presentation and power (it's essentially a character study with a very tight narrative arc, 'one week in the…

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By Mark Sommer (24) for Buffalo News (278) on 30 Aug 2017

[It] raises questions about religion and conformity but never challenges them directly…

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By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 30 Aug 2017

The end result? Compassion for the (literally) poor schmuck conjoined with a genuine sympathy toward his right-minded bunglings, noodle kugel and all…

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By Josh Bell (1,421) for Las Vegas Weekly (1,340) on 30 Aug 2017

The movie is such an immersive portrayal of an insular world rarely seen onscreen that the thin story isn't a major problem…

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By Tvjerry (1,783) on 29 Aug 2017

This film is unique because it was shot entirely in a Hasidic Jewish community in New York (often in secret) and is one of few films spoken…

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By Martha K. Baker (133) for KDHX (St. Louis) (284) on 28 Aug 2017

This film, running under 90 minutes, rightly deserves to be slotted in the category slice of life…

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By Jacob Knight (117) for Birth.Movies.Death. (774) on 28 Aug 2017

A neorealist take on Hasidic life that is fascinating, if slightly repetitive…

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By Ira W (5) on 28 Aug 2017

Potato Kugel ! thats all I thought about when movie ended. This was a trip to Boro Park and beyond. Great family movie…

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By Daniel Barnes (335) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 24 Aug 2017

The Yiddish-language Menashe wants to highlight the universality of thorny family dynamics, but it's better at highlighting the universality…

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By Sofie N (8) on 24 Aug 2017

Menashe is a fascinating movie that immerses the viewer in the secretive Hasidic community in Brooklyn…

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By Ned Lannamann (49) for The Stranger (Seattle, WA) (891) on 23 Aug 2017

[Joshua Z. ] Weinstein's Menashe succeeds in doing what many good films do; it opens the door to a world most of us don't really know…

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By Bob Bloom (1,124) for Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (1,017) on 22 Aug 2017

Menashe' could have used a bit more fire and spirit…

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By Al Alexander (533) for The Patriot Ledger (721) on 19 Aug 2017

It leaves you feeling touched, and just a bit more enlightened. To that, all I can say is mazel tov…

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By John Urbancich (394) for Your Movies (cleveland.com) (472) on 18 Aug 2017

Delicate laughs ensue ... with some meaningful moments of emotion popping up as needed in this unusually framed, slice-of-life tale…

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By Michael Heaton (182) for Cleveland Plain Dealer (828) on 17 Aug 2017

I don't want to give anything away, but eventually audience members who are paying attention might conclude that Menashe isn't simply having…

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By Alison Gillmor (124) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 17 Aug 2017

[Director Joshua] Weinstein, one feels, comes to Borough Park not to judge but to quietly observe…

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By Adam Graham (720) for Detroit News (2,682) on 17 Aug 2017

Menashe is a little slice of life, delivered with a knowing sense of truth…

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By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 16 Aug 2017

The curious are welcome, but this one fits snugly in the category of You Don't Have to Be Jewish, But…

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