FilmJacob Elordi ‘in talks’ to star opposite Scarlett Johansson in Jewish director’s A24 thrillerThe award-winning actors are reported to have signed on for Ari Aster’s Scapegoat, with filming set to begin later this yearBy Gabrielle Apfel1 min read
October 7October 7 drama ‘Our Loves’ set for Toronto Film Festival despite boycott demandsThe recognition comes after a controversy around an honour for a similar film at last year’s festivalBy Gabrielle Apfel1 min read
FilmSpider-Man: Brand New Day review: Oh, what a very tangled web he weaves ★★★★The movie has bucked the trend of diminishing returns at the box officeBy John Nathan2 min read
FilmAward-winning director Mike Leigh says next film will be his last after health strugglesLeigh was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that causes chronic pain and weakness last yearBy Gabrielle Apfel1 min read
FilmTeenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma review: ‘Schoenbrun’s most assured film yet’ ★★★★As with the filmmaker’s previous works this one wallows pleasingly in 1980s schlock-horror and is also a love letter to the genreBy John Nathan2 min read
Jewish datingWe’re dating – here’s what we think of the ultimate Jewish rom-comTo celebrate Tu B’Av, the Jewish day of love, we sat down to watch Crossing Delancey again. Our contrasting verdicts might surprise youBy Viola Levy6 min read
FilmThe Odyssey review: Christopher Nolan turns Homer’s epic poem into movie magicThe film’s three tense hours elapse with the speed of a riptideBy John Nathan2 min read
FilmThe Invite review: An excruciating sex-com ★★★★The copious amount of tension in the film is derived from an open relationship encountering the emotions and instincts of tightly closed oneBy John Nathan2 min read
Jewish ComedyWho is the successor to the world’s funniest Jew?As Mel Brooks reaches his century, who will fill the legendary comic’s shoes?By Mark Solomons3 min read
Mel Brooks‘Blazing Saddles’ named funniest film of all time in honour of Mel Brooks’ 100th birthdayThe 1974 satirical comedy overtook ‘Some Like It Hot’ to claim the top spotBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
FilmA Private Life review: Jodie Foster intrigues as Jewish shrink in clever murder mystery ★★★★Foster gives a strong bilingual performance as psychiatrist who suspects her client may not have killed herselfBy John Nathan1 min read
PhotographyThe Jews who made Marilyn Monroe into an iconShe was the twentieth century’s brightest star – and many of the photographers who framed her image were JewishBy Melanie Abrams 6 min read
Steven SpielbergET never went home: Spielberg claims aliens ‘are here’ on EarthThe multi-award-winning Jewish director suggested beings from other worlds may live among us while promoting his new sci-fi epic, Disclosure DayBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
FilmDisclosure Day review: Emily Blunt is superb in Spielberg’s fun but derivative return to the alien thriller ★★★The Jewish director’s follow-up to ‘Close Encounters’ is a classic Spielberg sci-fi, eminently watchable if not somewhat trope-yBy John Nathan2 min read
FilmPower Ballad review: ‘star-powered comedy’ ★★★★Washed-up wedding singer and boyband star make sweet music2 min read
FilmMeet the director who made Dustin Hoffman an irresistible offerCould young Canadian Daniel Roher tempt the 88-year-old legend into acting in his first feature film?By James Mottram and Susan Hornik6 min read
FilmOrphan review: Life in the wake of two era-defining historical events ★★★★Director László Nemes’s new film is a powerful exploration of what came after the Shoah and the Hungarian anti-Soviet uprising – through the eyes of a childBy John Nathan2 min read
FilmLászló Nemes: From Son of Saul to Orphan – my father’s own storyThe Oscar-winning director is back with a new filmBy James Mottram6 min read
FilmMortal Kombat II review: Cage fights on repeat in silly game-to-screen re-bash ★★How to describe this action fantasy iteration of the video game franchise? Fight, after fight, after fight, after….By John Nathan1 min read
FilmThe Devil Wears Prada 2 review: The Devil goes digital – but loses none of its icy sheen ★★★★The original cast star in this iPhone-era remake, bringing back the best of the classic 2006 film without feeling like a reheatBy John Nathan1 min read
FilmMichael review: The real Jackson? The insights stop long before we get enough ★★This ‘biography’ about the king of pop presents a bland, sanitised version of Jackson, played by his real-life nephewBy John Nathan2 min read
FilmThe 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, thankfullyBy John Nathan2 min read
BBCNice Jewish boy Tom Brook celebrates 50 years as BBC’s film guruThe face of ‘Talking Movies’ is finally a star in his own right in a new documentary marking his half a century at the BeebBy Jenni Frazer4 min read
