Reel Jewish

Rating:
Summary: I wish it were better
Review: Joel Samberg has done some fine research here, but his writing struck me as being not up to the task at hand. He's fine with his plot descriptions but overly prone to wrapping up each little discussion with a cutesy comment. He also tends to rely way too heavily on the Academy Awards as a barometer of quality, and he sprinkles in all sorts of material that really should be attributed, such as casting gossip and generic remarks about what kind of reviews the movies received. As a reference book, Reel Jewish has value but I can't say I thought the world of it.