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festive cheer: the closest I could get to a decent Hanukkah movie
festive cheer

festive cheer: the closest I could get to a decent Hanukkah movie

don’t get your hopes up — it’s not very close

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MaryAnn Johanson
Nov 29, 2021
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This is it, the closest I could get to a reasonably good Hanukkah-themed movie: Seth Rogen in a Star of David holiday sweater, bringing the Jewish representation to the traditional Christmas bromantic comedy.

In 2015’s The Night Before, best buds Rogen, Anthony Mackie, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt go in search of a legendary New York City underground holiday…

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