Current sectionArt & CultureMoviesShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeLana Condor and Will Forte in "Coyote vs Acme," which gives us so much to enjoy. Credit: Ketchup Entertainment /APLike many other film industry figures, director of the moment Pedro Almodóvar likes to talk about Israel-Palestine, just not in his movies. Will we ever see his perspective on the big screen? Meanwhile, if you're looking for a good time, 'Coyote vs. Acme' provides live-action animation geniusAdrian Hennigan05:36 PM • August 31 2026 IDTLast year, one story dominated the global news cycle above all others: the war in Gaza.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Movie reviewIsrael-PalestineIsrael boycottanti-Israel Pop CultureCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIran-U.S.E1 West BankBritish AcitivistEl-Sayed NetanyahuNBC CrewRoger WatersPollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAliza Auerbach Photographed a Jerusalem That No Longer ExistsWhy a Planned Mikveh Has Tel Aviv Residents WorriedWhy Did an Israeli Fashion Brand Halt Sales on the Holy Day?By Playing Wagner in Israel, This Swiss Director Broke Two Boycotts at OnceA Hot Mess: I Spent the Summer in Switzerland. Who Knew It Could Turn Into Hell?Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With Israel'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'Israeli Court Acquits Man of Assaulting Nun in Jerusalem's Old CityPoll: Likud Sinks to 19 Seats as New Right-wing Party Falls Below ThresholdJewish Space Lasers? Israel Wants 'Rods From God'Ben-Gvir's Ambush Shook Netanyahu – and Unleashed a War for Right-wing Votes