FilmThe Ballad of Wallis Island review: ‘hits the sweet spot’ ★★★★★This gently strummed folk take will make your heart singBy John Nathan1 min read
documentary‘They would call me a Jewish dog, a Jewish pig and spit on me’Former hostage Omer Shem Tov on a new film documenting his ordeal in GazaBy Nicole Lampert6 min read
October 7‘We both broke down together’: Montana Tucker grieves with October 7’s youngest survivors in new documentaryDirector Asaf Becker’s ‘The Children of October 7’ features searing testimonies from children who endured the unthinkableBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
FilmThe Salt Path, review: ‘Jason Isaacs in touching tale of homelessness’The Jewish star is the tent born in this feel-good film about the sanctuary of a good marriageBy John Nathan2 min read
FilmThe Phoenician Scheme, review: ‘Wes Anderson’s latest absurd comedy’It’s an enjoyable romp with a succession of big star cameos, but you leave unsure if your time was well spentBy John Nathan1 min read
FilmYes, review: ‘This Israeli filmmaker’s voice is unmeasured’Nadav Lapid’s latest movie is unapologetically in your face and it doesn’t help its caseBy James Mottram1 min read
FilmThe Disappearance of Josef Mengele, review: ‘long and necessarily sombre’This portrait of the Angel of Death played by German actor August Diehl cuts very deepBy James Mottram1 min read
BBC‘Towering figure in British broadcasting’ Alan Yentob dies aged 78Yentob was responsible for bringing Absolutely Fabulous and Have I Got News For You to our screensBy JC Reporter2 min read
Jewish Culture MonthBritain’s first Jewish Culture Month launched’This will be more ‘joy’ and less ‘oy’, said Board of Deputies PresidentBy Gaby Wine1 min read
CannesIranian dissident film-maker wins Palme d’Or at Cannes‘The important thing now is the freedom of our country’ said director Jafar PanahiBy Gaby Wine1 min read
FilmEleanor the Great, review: Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut takes on Holocaust survivor traumaThe Hollywood star’s hotly anticipated film will please the crowds, but despite its material it feels lightweightBy James Mottram1 min read
TelevisionThe French sitcom about a woman rabbiThe rabbinical comedy Reformed is loosely based on a book by the leader of France’s Progressive movementBy Susan Hornik2 min read
FilmThe film-maker revered by Hitler...and Quentin TarantinoThe director of a new documentary about the Nazi propagandist Leni Riefenstahl explodes the myth that she was more than a mere witness to Third Reich crimesBy John Nathan5 min read
FilmHallow Road, review: ‘Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys in car-crash nail-biter’Babak Anvari’s psychological thriller is shot almost entirely from within the confines of a carBy John Nathan1 min read
Stamford HillRabbi Gluck’s life captured in touching new filmThe Stamford Hill figure is renowned for his interfaith workBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
FilmThunderbolt review: ‘not even Florence Pugh can fire this up’The action sequences are excellent, but this film is proof that Marvel’s glory days are overBy John Nathan1 min read
