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Theatre

The Estate, National Theatre, review – ‘skilfully melds family and party politics’ ★★★★

In Shaan Sahota’s play, Indian Sikh patrimony is the writer’s focus

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The Estate at the National Theatre (Photo: Helen Murray)

Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness – Johnny Depp’s film about Modigliani is all about him ★★

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Rosamund Pike (Jessica) 'superbly embodies' an impossible dilemma in Inter Alia at the National Theatre (Photo: Manuel Harlan)

Inter Alia, Lyttelton Theatre, review – ‘Rosamund Pike triumphs with a quick-silver performance’ ★★★

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Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing, Pedro Pascal as Mr Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as The Invisible Woman and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch in The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Photo: Marvel Studios)

The Fantastic Four: The First Steps review – style only gets a superhero film so far ★★★

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‘Giant shows us what it’s like to be British and Jewish’

Elliot Levey on playing Roald Dahl’s real-life Jewish agent in the West End play

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July 18, 2025 10:39

Refreshingly honest: Elliot Levey as Tom Maschler in Giant (Photo: Johan Persson)

Noughts & Crosses review: ‘Star-crossed love story shines through in joyless production’ ★★

The extraordinary vision of Marjorie Blackman’s classic race story struggles to take flight in this lacklustre theatre adaptation

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July 16, 2025 14:33

Alec Boaden as Jude and Chanel Waddock as Lynette in Noughts & Crosses. (Photo: Manuel Harlan)

Superman review: ‘You don’t get more Jewish’ ★★★★★

The superhero’s Yiddishe soul forged by the experience of being an immigrant is on full display in this stirring reboot

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July 9, 2025 20:21

Jewish soul: David Corenset as the superhero

Hot Milk review: ‘delicately adapted for the screen’ ★★★

In her directorial debut, Rebecca Lenkiewicz establishes the characters of Deborah Levy’s 2026 Booker-nominated novel with care and admirable economy

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July 8, 2025 12:42

Vicky Krieps and Emma Mackey in Hot Milk

Evita review: ‘Rachel Zegler’s star quality shines’ ★★★★★

Every Evita is defined by its Eva and the clarity, accuracy and power of this one’s voice is astonishing

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July 2, 2025 17:43

Rachel Zegler as Eva Peron and James Olivas as Juan Peron in Evita (Photo: Marc Brenner)

Jurassic World Rebirth review: ‘Scarlett Johansson breathes new life into dinosaurs’ ★★★

The Jewish Hollywood star helps make this as good as a Jurassic movie can be

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July 1, 2025 13:11

He's behind you: Scarlett Johansson and a mutant dinosaur in the seventh Jurassic movie

Intimate Apparel review: ‘Beautifully performed revival’ ★★★

The suppressed passion between black seamstress Esther and immigrant Jew Mr Marks makes this plot feel freshly hatched

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June 30, 2025 16:03

Samira Wiley and Nicola Hughes in Intimate Apparel (Photo: Helen Murray)

28 Years Later review: ‘flips our national psychology on its head’ ★★★★

In this horror movie, the British Isles is infected and full of zombies – and the sea that surrounds us no longer protects us from those on the continent, it protects them from us

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June 25, 2025 11:30

Run for your life: Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Alfie Williams

Who is Claude Cahun? review: ‘The subject is endlessly fascinating’ ★★★

The achievements of this French Jewish lesbian living a non-conformist life under Nazi occupation is filtered through our 21st century obsession with gender politics – at the expense of conveying her bravery

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June 24, 2025 16:48

Subversive campaign: Rivkah Bunker (left) and Amelia Armande in Who is Claude Cahun? (Credit: Paddy Gormley)

Review: F1 ★★★ A Pitt stop for Brad

This film about Formula One fails to pick up speed despite great action sequences

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June 18, 2025 16:43

Review: Stereophonic ★★★★★ ‘Everything about this play is miraculous’

This play is a mesmerising dissection of the creative process

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June 18, 2025 16:35

So Seventies: Eli Gelb and Andrew R. Butler in Stereophonic (Photo: Marc Brenner)

The Ballad of Wallis Island review: ‘hits the sweet spot’ ★★★★★

This gently strummed folk take will make your heart sing

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June 12, 2025 15:49

Sweet melodies: Tim Key (left) and Tom Basden

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John Nathan

Latest from John Nathan

The Estate, National Theatre, review – ‘skilfully melds family and party politics’ ★★★★

Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness – Johnny Depp’s film about Modigliani is all about him ★★

Inter Alia, Lyttelton Theatre, review – ‘Rosamund Pike triumphs with a quick-silver performance’ ★★★

The Fantastic Four: The First Steps review – style only gets a superhero film so far ★★★

More from John Nathan

‘Giant shows us what it’s like to be British and Jewish’

Noughts & Crosses review: ‘Star-crossed love story shines through in joyless production’ ★★

Superman review: ‘You don’t get more Jewish’ ★★★★★

Hot Milk review: ‘delicately adapted for the screen’ ★★★

Evita review: ‘Rachel Zegler’s star quality shines’ ★★★★★

Jurassic World Rebirth review: ‘Scarlett Johansson breathes new life into dinosaurs’ ★★★

Intimate Apparel review: ‘Beautifully performed revival’ ★★★

28 Years Later review: ‘flips our national psychology on its head’ ★★★★

Who is Claude Cahun? review: ‘The subject is endlessly fascinating’ ★★★

Review: F1 ★★★ A Pitt stop for Brad

Review: Stereophonic ★★★★★ ‘Everything about this play is miraculous’

The Ballad of Wallis Island review: ‘hits the sweet spot’ ★★★★★