FilmNuremberg review: ‘It all feels too sexy, glamorous even’ ★★★This crowd-pleaser about the first post-war international war crimes tribunal hits some wrong notesBy John Nathan2 min read
Pope LeoPope Leo names Holocaust film among his all-time favourite filmsThe pontiff’s revealed his top film four film choices ahead of his meeting with a group of Hollywood A-listersBy Siam Goorwich2 min read
FilmNancy Spielberg on her bold new October 7 documentary: ‘It’s an exploration of cinema versus reality’The Jewish producer of the famous Spielberg family discusses ‘A Letter to David’, a documentary about twin brothers David and Eitan Cunio whose lives were both torn apart and captured on screenBy Eliana Jordan4 min read
ShowbizScarlett Johansson: ‘People make antisemitic comments and just assume you feel the same way’The actor discussed the ‘dilemma’ she faces between speaking up or staying quiet for fear of putting herself in dangerBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
NorwichOffensive material about the original blood libel removed from Norwich Cathedral after Jewish Film Festival projectNarrative linking William of Norwich to the Holy Innocents removed from medieval cathedral in home of original blood libelBy Jane Prinsley6 min read
FilmTurn up the volume on this wartime yarn of death and Elgar ★★★Nicholas Hytner’s production of Alan Bennett’s First World War drama in the Yorkshire Dales is quietly moving, but maybe too quietBy John Nathan1 min read
Film‘How I mixed Jodie, Jewish jokes and AI to make my thriller’Director Rebecca Zlotowski on the Oscar winner’s role in her new filmBy James Mottram4 min read
FilmFantasy Life review: ‘I think I suffer from internalised antisemitism’ ★★★In this neurotic and funny film, Matthew Shear plays a failed tax lawyer who’s ashamed of being JewishBy John Nathan1 min read
FilmHow bad can a Friday night dinner get? How long you got?New York film director Daniel Robbins on his comedy about having your future Catholic in-laws over for ShabbatBy John Nathan5 min read
UK Jewish Film Festival 2025Why is this UK Jewish Film Festival different from all other years?Eliana Jordan speaks to the film-makers behind seven prize-winning shorts portraying weird and wonderful facets of everyday Jewish life in BritainBy Eliana Jordan7 min read
FilmAfter The Hunt review: Julia Roberts at her superb best in campus thriller ★★★★The actor shines as a lecturer caught in the crossfire of a culture war showdownBy John Nathan2 min read
documentary‘It’s a way of processing grief – and connecting’: Ben Stiller on making a documentary about his famous parentsThe movie star shares his inspiration for creating ‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’ about parents Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara - and what it revealed about his relationship with his own kidsBy James Mottram5 min read
FilmGood Boy review: Woof! Woof! A four-legged star is born ★★★★The director and his producer wife’s dog is the star of this supernatural horror filmBy John Nathan1 min read
Israeli film‘This TV series is a document of what actually happened on October 7’‘We promised the survivors accuracy, no propoganda, just their truth’By Eliana Silver3 min read
Israeli filmIsrael’s national film awards face funding cuts after win for Palestinian-perspective pictureThe Sea by Shai Carmeli-Pollak, which tells the story of a Palestinian boy trying to get to Tel Aviv, was labelled a “slap in the face” by Culture Minister Miki ZoharBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
FilmThe Long Walk: ‘call it the Dystopian State Teen Killing genre’★★★★One hundred young men compete in an endurance event until there is only one is left. Those who are moving too slowly are shot in the head in this tough-to-watch movie adapted from Stephen King’s first novelBy John Nathan2 min read
