FilmMy visit to the set of the upcoming TV series of The Tattooist of AuschwitzJulia Wagner reflects on her behind-the-scnes trip to the set of a television series based on the bestselling novelBy Julia Wagner6 min read
FilmDispatches from AmsterdamSteve McQueen’s new film tells the story of the Holocaust through more than 100 buildings in the Dutch capitalBy Linda Marric3 min read
FilmFilm review: Occupied City : Steve McQueen’s documentary on Amsterdam’s Shoah memoriesThe horrors of the past that lurk in the shadowsBy John Nathan1 min read
FilmFilm review: The Zone of Interest: ‘Hopefully it will win Oscars’Capturing the ordinariness of atrocityBy John Nathan1 min read
The HoldoversThe Holdovers review: A beautifully wrought comedy that took me back to 1970Twenty years after Sideways, director Alexander Payne reunites with Oscar-nominated Paul GiamattiBy John Nathan1 min read
FilmMean Girls review: What’s the point of the rehash? It’s hilariousYou’ve already seen the film, but Tina Fey’s version is so funny you never lose interestBy John Nathan2 min read
Poor ThingsFilm review: Poor Things – ‘A tornado of a performance from Emma Stone’Sex in the cinema need not be exploitativeBy John Nathan1 min read
Fool Me OnceTV review: Fool Me Once ‘Am I the fool here?’Yet another Harlan Coben blockbuster on NetflixBy Josh Howie2 min read
One LifeOne Life review: ‘The question that hovers is why’Motivation is missing from this stirring biopicBy John Nathan2 min read
Josh HowieDefending My Life review: A love letter to the other Albert EinsteinIt’s incredible that none of these deconstructionist set-pieces were rehearsedBy Josh Howie2 min read
PRIPriscilla review: how Elvis shook up her lifeThe film maps out the young woman’s emotional life much better than his songsBy John Nathan1 min read
Limmud 2023Can drugs bring you closer to God?If psychonaut and observant Jew Madison Margolin had her way she’d be leading Limmudniks in a mushroom ceremonyBy Simon Rocker5 min read
Nicholas WintonLegacy of a hero: making the new feature film about the British man who saved 669 Jewish children from the NazisJames Mottram meets the director of One Life, and one of the refugees rescued by Nicholas WintonBy James Mottram7 min read
FilmWhat Happens Later review: Not much sparkle for this stranded coupleMeg Ryan and David Duchovny have just about enough on-chemistry for the film’s 100 minutes to pass tolerablyBy John Nathan1 min read
MusicRapping my identityMusician Noah Shufutinsky is proudly Black, Jewish and Zionist - and he uses rap to examine his identityBy Alma Green3 min read
