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Between the Temples

2024

Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane, Dolly De Leon, Robert Smigel ...

Comedy A cantor in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student.

	Media	Author	Review
		Ariana Martinez The Wrap	"'Between the Temples' is not solely about organized and labeled relationships and religion, but the humility behind that faith and the ways in which it is intricately shared, like birds of a feather flocking together"
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"A spiky, hilarious, and thoroughly unorthodox screwball comedy"
		Guy Lodge Variety	"The warmest work to date from microbudget auteur Nathan Silver (...) There's a sweetness here to Silver's typically jaundiced humor that feels both new and entirely natural to his work"
		Bilge Ebiri Vulture	"Two iconic oddballs from different eras of American cinema suddenly find each other (...) their combined chemistry sends the movie into surprising emotional directions."
		Valerie Complex Deadline	"It’s not just a story about overcoming grief but a testament to the power of self-belief, the importance of accepting support and the transformative potential of unexpected relationships."
		Graeme Guttmann Screen Rant	"Jason Schwartzman & Carol Kane make the perfect odd couple in director Nathan Silver's 'Between the Temples', an off-kilter comedy about finding faith (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Nikki Baughan Screendaily	"It should resonate with audiences looking for sincere, uncomplicated drama (...) It is a delight to to see Kane in such a substantial role"
		Jordan Raup The Film Stage	"Williams’ cinematography lends a personality as strong as these leads, exuding the feel of a gritty 1970s character study even more than the likes of Alexander Payne’s latest"
		Rodrigo Perez The Playlist	"A dexterously comic but moving examination of a life interrupted (...) clashing, colliding, and perhaps finding a tender togetherness that suggests second chances and no term limits on coming of age"
		Jourdain Searles IndieWire	"[It] has director Nathan Silver in a different mode. Maintaining his acidic sense of humor, he’s penned a screenplay that is surprisingly optimistic"
		Chuck Bowen Slant	"A wealth of contrasting stimulation gives the film a singular and intimate atmosphere (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

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