Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg Critic Reviews
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Kempner once again educates and entertains with unexpected tidbits and just plain good old-fashioned filmmaking.Read the full review
Berg was the pioneer for an indie TV entrepreneur like Lucille Ball.Read the full review
As is, this generally excellent portrait does much to fill the void, restoring an unfortunately forgotten figure to her rightful place among broadcasting's trailblazers.Read the full review
Entertaining, nostalgic and well-organized documentary.Read the full review
The film could be described as Exhibit A in a study of media celebrity and collective forgetfulness in the age of information overload.Read the full review
Kempner has done everything right by organizing her bountiful material into a fascinating portrait of a worthy personality and her era and touching upon related issues like the impact of the blacklist and the alchemy of celebrity.Read the full review
The documentary, like the series, is haimish in the extreme - cozy, warm, homey.Read the full review
Director-producer Aviva Kempner's well-researched but unchallenging docu, like "The Goldbergs" itself, has cross-cultural appeal for Jews and goyim alike.Read the full review
Listening to Berg's characters talk so naturally, honestly, and colorfully about the small, surmountable problems of their daily life is so engaging that whenever Kempner cuts away to another dry historian or fervent fan, it's doubly aggravating.Read the full review
