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
FilmHolding Liat review: ‘A loving family rent apart by October 7’ ★★★★This documentary reveals the anguish and shock of a family torn asunder by the massacre, and its attempt to reconcile the horror with their politics of peaceful coexistenceBy John Nathan2 min read
Boycotts‘They’re targeting the wrong people’: Israeli filmmakers hit back at ‘profoundly misguided’ Hollywood boycottThe boycott is backed by actors including Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Cynthia NixonBy Siam Goorwich1 min read
reviewThe Smashing Machine review: A sweat-and-blood sports drama without the Rocky-style finale ★★★Benny Safdie’s first solo project about MMA fighter Mark Kerr’s drug-addled ascent to early UFC fame simmers but never boils, despite Dwayne Johnson’s stand-out performanceBy James Mottram2 min read
FilmThe Roses review: Colman and Cumberbatch are at their very British best in this fizzy comedy ★★★★A British married couple descend into barbarity against the backdrop of stunning California in this thrilling adaptationBy John Nathan1 min read
reviewOrphan review: ‘Impressive cinematography can’t quite redeem a muddled narrative’ ★★★Jewish Hungarian director László Nemes’ artfully filmed post-war drama about a wayward boy in Budapest misses the mark in its final actBy James Mottram2 min read
FilmSelf-confessed neurotic Jew Ari Aster on why he made Eddington, his Western set in the pandemicThe New York film director explains how the Covid madness he witnessed in America inspired him to assemble an all-star cast for his new black comedyBy James Mottram6 min read
FilmSavages review: ‘diminished by preachy tone’ ★★★The environmental issues behind this film about an adopted orangutan are certainly urgent, but it wears its campaigning heart on its sleeve and it doesn’t helpBy John Nathan1 min read
Jewish starsTimothée Chalamet stars as Jewish ping pong legend in new Safdie film Marty SupremeThe trailer for Jewish director Josh Safdie’s semi-fictional sports drama based on ping pong champion Marty Reisman dropped on WednesdayBy Eliana Jordan1 min read
FilmModi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness – Johnny Depp’s film about Modigliani is all about him ★★As director of this film about the Jewish Italian painter’s life, Depp fails to get to the soul of the artistBy John Nathan2 min read
Theodor HerzlTheodor Herzl – the man behind Israel documentary review: A deep dive into a man you probably don’t know that much aboutDavid Baddiel narrates this deeply researched and fascinating portrayal of Zionism’s founding fatherBy Josh Kaplan3 min read
FilmSuperman review: ‘You don’t get more Jewish’ ★★★★★The superhero’s Yiddishe soul forged by the experience of being an immigrant is on full display in this stirring rebootBy John Nathan2 min read
FilmHot Milk review: ‘delicately adapted for the screen’ ★★★In her directorial debut, Rebecca Lenkiewicz establishes the characters of Deborah Levy’s 2026 Booker-nominated novel with care and admirable economyBy John Nathan1 min read
