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The Wizard of the Kremlin review: Magnificent Will gives us Berezovsky the man, not Boris the Jew ★★★★

This engrossing film about the oligarch behind Putin’s rise to power ignores his Jewishness, thankfully

2 min read

Ladder of power: Jude Law (left) and Paul Dano in The Wizard of Kremlin

Between the River and the Sea review: An Israel far too complex for the keffiyeh-wearing hordes ★★★★

4 min read

The Price review: ‘If this is Henry Goodman’s swansong, he’s going out on a high’ ★★★★

2 min read

Exclusive interview: Henry Goodman on Arthur Miller, mental health and his own ‘Swansong’

5 min read

The Drama review: Zendaya and Robert have chemistry in a very dark climate ★★★

The wedding is less a car crash and more a multiple pile-up

2 min read

April 16, 2026 12:32

Past indiscretion: Robert Pattinson and Zendaya

Les Liaisons Dangereuse review: ‘why revive it?’★★

Lesley Manville’s predictably superb performance is not enough to redeem a new stage production of the sexually exploitative 18th century novel

1 min read

April 15, 2026 17:23

Lesley Manville as Marquise de Merteuil and Aidan Turner as Vicomte de Valmont in Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the National Theatre. (Photo: Sarah Lee)

Project Hail Mary review: Gosling brings substance to this alien-buddy sci-fi ★★★★

It’s no ‘Interstellar’, but a fun, odd-couple space romp doesn’t need to be – so long as it’s got Ryan Gosling piloting the spaceship

2 min read

March 31, 2026 18:06

Ryan Gosling in 'Project Hail Mary.' (Photo: MGM)

The Producers review: Richard Kind dazzles in a show more urgent and less indulgent than ever ★★★★★

The smash hit musical by Mel Brooks is revived with a raw and dangerous production starring one of the world’s funniest performers as Max Bialystock

2 min read

March 27, 2026 16:09

Richard Kind (Max Bialystock) and the company of 'The Producers' on the West End. (Photo: Manuel Harlan)

Summerfolk review: The feckless middle classes on the brink of a rude awakening ★★★★

Maxim Gorky’s 1905 full-frontal attack on the demographic is a searing depiction of helplessness in the face of violent change

2 min read

March 27, 2026 14:04

Yentl review: ‘Isaac Bashevis Singer would be pleased’ ★★★★

The writer was not impressed with the Barbra Streisand adaptation of his short story, but this performance captures its mysticism and humanity so well, he would surely approve it

1 min read

March 13, 2026 16:53

Amy Hack (centre) in Yentl at Marylebone Theatre

The Yentl I play does not identify as male or female

The star of a new production of the shtetl tale on why she sees the protagonist as non-binary

4 min read

March 11, 2026 18:33

The Holy Rosenbergs review: ‘Craig tackles head on the anxiety of being Jewish’ ★★★★

‘The sight of a Jewish family being ripped apart by conflicting opinions about Israel and Gaza is more of a thing than it ever was’

3 min read

March 10, 2026 16:37

Dorothea Myer-Bennett as Ruth Rosenberg and Adrian Lukis as Stephen Crossley (Photo: Manual Harlan)

The Testament of Ann Lee review: ‘an unexpected use of movement and music’ ★★★★

Brilliant score and choreography breathes life into this haunting tale of vision and faith

1 min read

March 5, 2026 16:34

Suffering and stoicism: Amanda Seyfried (centre) as the late 18th century Shaker evangelist Ann Lee in Mona Fastvold's film

Our film October 8 was rejected by every major festival

Jewish American filmmaker Wendy Sachs discusses her new documentary about tackling campus antisemitism

4 min read

March 5, 2026 15:44

Documenting hate: Ethiopian-Israeli activist Ashager Araro

Broken Glass review: There’s an urgency to Arthur Miller’s most explicitly Jewish play today ★★★★

American director Jordan Fein is back on a London stage after a triumphant revival of Into the Woods

2 min read

March 4, 2026 17:43

Pearl Chanda as Sylvia Gellburg 'ignites the simmering potential' of Broken Glass at the Young Vic

Wuthering Heights review: ‘This sex-heavy new interpretation never feels as daring as the old’

Emerald Fennell’s take on the classic literary love story is sure to leave film audiences as unsatisfied as diehard Brontë fans

1 min read

February 25, 2026 15:04

Wuthering Heights review: ‘This sex-heavy new interpretation never feels as daring as the old’

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John Nathan

Latest from John Nathan

The Wizard of the Kremlin review: Magnificent Will gives us Berezovsky the man, not Boris the Jew ★★★★

Between the River and the Sea review: An Israel far too complex for the keffiyeh-wearing hordes ★★★★

The Price review: ‘If this is Henry Goodman’s swansong, he’s going out on a high’ ★★★★

Exclusive interview: Henry Goodman on Arthur Miller, mental health and his own ‘Swansong’

More from John Nathan

The Drama review: Zendaya and Robert have chemistry in a very dark climate ★★★

Les Liaisons Dangereuse review: ‘why revive it?’★★

Project Hail Mary review: Gosling brings substance to this alien-buddy sci-fi ★★★★

The Producers review: Richard Kind dazzles in a show more urgent and less indulgent than ever ★★★★★

Summerfolk review: The feckless middle classes on the brink of a rude awakening ★★★★

Yentl review: ‘Isaac Bashevis Singer would be pleased’ ★★★★

The Yentl I play does not identify as male or female

The Holy Rosenbergs review: ‘Craig tackles head on the anxiety of being Jewish’ ★★★★

The Testament of Ann Lee review: ‘an unexpected use of movement and music’ ★★★★

Our film October 8 was rejected by every major festival

Broken Glass review: There’s an urgency to Arthur Miller’s most explicitly Jewish play today ★★★★

Wuthering Heights review: ‘This sex-heavy new interpretation never feels as daring as the old’