Anne Joseph

Anne Joseph is a freelance journalist who writes about Jewish arts and culture. She has a special interest in film, particularly Israeli cinema.

Latest from Anne Joseph

Why we still love Fiddler on the Roof

A new documentary analyses the enduring appeal of the much-loved musical

4 min read

A life saved and then destroyed

4 min read

‘I’m not an entertainer — I care about life’

4 min read

Entering the the mind of a killer

2 min read

Dr Ruth at 91, still the goddess of good sex

The world-renowned sex therapist Dr Ruth Westheimer has lost none of her energy, she tells Anne Joseph

6 min read

September 5, 2019 10:14

Dr Ruth at 91, still the goddess of good sex

The Gospel according to Richard Zimler: demons, dreams and Yeshua

Richard Zimler's new book, The Gospel According to Lazarus, has been named one of the best books of the year so far. So what was his inspiration?

5 min read

July 4, 2019 14:00

The Gospel according to Richard Zimler: demons, dreams and Yeshua

Nathan Englander 'My book's like JDate for death'

What if you could use the internet to get someone to say kaddish for you? That's the premise of American literary star Nathan Englander's new book

6 min read

March 28, 2019 10:15

Nathan Englander 'My book's like JDate for death'

Film review: On the Basis of Sex

This bio pic of Ruth Bader Ginsburg gets bogged down in legalese, says Anne Joseph

1 min read

February 21, 2019 12:34

Film review: The Front Runner

When presidential hopeful Gary Hart was exposed as having an affair it sparked a political scandal.

2 min read

January 14, 2019 13:15

Film review: RBG

Anne Joseph enjoys a documentary about Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg

1 min read

January 2, 2019 15:22

Film review: Life Itself

This melodrama is a mess, says Anne Joseph

1 min read

January 2, 2019 15:19

Film review: Disobedience

Rachel Weisz stars in this film about forbidden love among frummers

2 min read

November 29, 2018 11:44

Being a working woman - on and off screen

Life imitates art in this film about the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace. “It’s fascinating. If it had been made two years ago, nobody would have understood all the nuances," filmmaker Michal Aviad tells us of her UKJFF feature film Working Women.

5 min read

November 1, 2018 15:41