FilmThe Last Showgirl review: ‘Pamela Anderson dazzles’The former Baywatch star’s tender portrayal of a Las Vegas performer in her middle years reveals serious acting talentBy John Nathan1 min read
shoah‘My film finally tells the story of the first escape from a Nazi death camp’Israeli director Lior Geller on his new movie The World Will TrembleBy John Nathan4 min read
FilmAll I Had Was Nothingness review: ‘you will never see a more haunting road movie’Guillaume Ribot’s film has been culled from unseen footage that Claude Lanzmann’s filmed for his epic documentary, ShoahBy James Mottram2 min read
first personThe Jewish reason I took up smoking again...aged 60To hell with all those health risks. The day I lit up again was the day my worries went up in smokeBy Mark Solomons4 min read
FilmI’m Still Here review: ‘it feels timely’As we enter an era of strong-men politics, this Brazilian film is a reminder of the price they exactBy John Nathan1 min read
FilmBaftas 2025: Glory for Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison as Jewish talent leads awardsBrody’s Holocaust survivor epic The Brutalist was the pick of the night as it swept four gongsBy Ellie Grant2 min read
Anti-Israel protestsDemonstrators heckle Israeli superhero with ‘kid killer’ slogans at new Captain America premiereProtesters called for boycott of Captain America: Brave New World over the inclusion of character played by Shira HaasBy Eliana Jordan1 min read
FilmBridget Jones: ‘perfect for Valentine’s Day’This is the moving comedy we all need to watch on 14 FebruaryBy John Nathan1 min read
By Nicole LampertIt was thrilling to see Jewish stars standing up to Kanye West – if only they had really done itA viral video of the campaign, which transpired to be AI-generated, only serves to highlight the deafening silence of the celebrity class2 min read
Jewish filmThe Brutalist and A Complete Unknown sweep 2025 Baftas nominationsJewish actors and creatives are in the hunt for gongs across almost every category of this year’s awardsBy Eliana Jordan1 min read
FilmSeptember 5 isn’t about the hostages or terrorists of the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre, it’s about journalismThe director and Jewish actors in the new movie on the questions it raises about the reporting of terrorism… liveBy James Mottram6 min read
FilmThe Brutalist review: ‘so what if the Holocaust survivor at its centre is fictional?’The complainants have got it all wrong. This Oscar-nominated movie is not about Adrien Brody’s Hungarian-Jewish architect, it’s an argument for cultureBy John Nathan1 min read
FilmFlight Risk review: ‘more plot holes than a sieve’Mel Gibson’s thriller is set almost entirely in the cabin of a plane as it flies over the bleak Alaskan mountains, and that is the best thing about itBy John Nathan1 min read
FilmThe Jewish musicians who were forced to play for the NazisTo mark 80 years since Auschwitz’s liberation, a new BBC film commemorates the 15 orchestras of AuschwitzBy Elisa Bray7 min read
FilmThe Brutalist director on why he made a film now set for Oscar gloryBrady Corbet’s new movie stars Adrien Brody as a mid-century designer and a Shoah survivor and pays tribute to the beauty of architecture, a discipline rarely celebrated on the screenBy James Mottram4 min read
FilmA Complete Unknown review: ‘Timothée Chalamet does Bob Dylan justice’As its title promises, the film perpetuates a messianic-like mystery about the troubadour, but if you want to see an actor at the top of his game you are in for a treatBy John Nathan2 min read
