Film

‘If I can make people realise I’m telling the story of real people – my family – that’s what’s important’

As the number of Holocaust survivors and refugees is becoming fewer, it is left to their descendants to share their stories

The colour cure: Can embracing the rainbow ease menopause mood swings?

Colour consultant Gabbie Greenberg encourages women to ditch black and grey for bold colours, extolling their power to enhance wellbeing and mood

Meet Dame Polina Bayvel – the trailblazing scientist, whose Jewish faith requires no proof

Bayvel was recognised in the King’s New Year Honours List for her pioneering work in optical fibre engineering, but the Jewish scientist remains reverent to her academic idols

Hamnet review: ‘needs a middle ground between modern and Elizabethan English’ ★★★

The film’s climax is stunning, but producers Steven Spielberg and especially Sam Mendes have directed enough Shakespeare on stage to make the archaic language accessible to a contemporary audience

How Jewish is Marty Supreme star Odessa A’zion?

The actress who plays Marty Mauser’s married – but unscrupulous – childhood friend is on the rise, and might be just as Jewish as her star-making character

Rental Family review: Secrets, lies and life lessons in wryly touching Tokyo dramedy★★★★

Marty Supreme review: ‘Timothée Chalamet is monumental’ ★★★★★

The Jewishness of Chalamet’s Marty is both defining and lightly worn in Josh Safdie’s classic American fable

2025 in review: Film

From a superhero to the very worst Friday night dinner – John Nathan picks his favourite Jewish representations on the silver screen

Christmas Schmistmas: the top 10 Yuletide films made by Jews

From ‘Elf’ to ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’, we bring you the season’s most iconic Yiddishe movies

Peter Hujar’s Day review: ‘a hymn to the wet process of photography’ ★★★★

The Jewish, gay and fearless independent film-maker Ira Sachs turns an interview with the renowned photographer Peter Hujar into a captivating film

The all-singing, all-dancing Limmud Festival 2025

The JC previews some of the musical highlights of the forthcoming Jewish cultural jamboree

Scarlett Johansson interview: ‘My film represents where I am in my life now’

Hollywood’s outspoken superstar on her directorial debut Eleanor the Great and finding empathy for its main character, an elderly Jewish woman who lies about surviving the Holocaust

Marty Supreme reviews round-up: Timothée Chalamet tipped for Oscars glory with comparsions made to De Niro and Pacino

Rave reviews have been pouring in for the Jewish star’s performance as Marty Mauser in Marty Supreme

OPINION: Turning off the music is not a pathway to peace

The artists blocking their music being streamed in Israel are doing more harm than good

Blue Moon review: ‘Ethan Hawke turns in a superb performance’ ★★★★

The actor’s portrayal of the waspish, Jewish lovelorn lyricist Lorenx Hart is excellent

Wicked: For Good: Pitch-perfect escapism that surpasses the smash-hit original ★★★★★

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are superbly matched in the roles of Elphaba and Glinda in this film version of Stephen Schwartz’s musical