FilmBabygirl review: ‘follow your heart’s desire’Nicole Kidman’s character appears to have it all, but her sex life is not what she needs it to beBy John Nathan1 min read
FilmRumours review: Cate Blanchett and Charles Dance in G7 satireWorld leaders take on zombies and a giant brain in this genre-defying filmBy John Nathan1 min read
FilmNightbitch review: ‘it’s a film for mums’Bullied by a two-year-old’s tears, a woman’s fire extinguished in a pool of wee-wee and need, there is a kind of catharsis in this tale about the spirit-sapping reality of bringing up childrenBy John Nathan1 min read
ChanukahWe previewed Hallmark’s schmaltzy Chanukah movies so you don't have toHere comes the Chanukah cringeBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
FilmWicked review: ‘it’s a Grande entrance’Pop star Ariana Grande’s narcissistic Galinda turns spoilt vacuity into artBy John Nathan2 min read
FilmGladiator II review: ‘a swashbuckler that slays expectations’Ridley Scott’s sequel is not the Hollywood boot-filling exercise you might expectBy John Nathan1 min read
FilmThe enduring appeal of Nora Ephron, and the golden age of rom-comsA new book about the Jewish writer and director’s filmography brings nostalgia for the era of When Harry Met Sally style rom-comsBy Eliana Jordan3 min read
FilmAnora review: ‘Romeo and Juliet with more sex and drugs’This delve into the underbelly of Manhattan sex clubs and Brooklyn’s Russian émigré community has been compared to ‘Pretty Woman’, but it’s better than thatBy John Nathan1 min read
FilmMidas Man review: ‘Epstein entrances in sympathetic biopic’Jacob Fortune-Lloyd rehabilitates the young svengali’s reputation with charm in this film, but the Fab Four fall curiously flatBy John Nathan2 min read
UKJFFThe Jewish Film Festival is back: Here are the must-see moviesTracy-Ann Oberman and daughter Anoushka star in their first film project together, and two Charedi movies explore a community changing with the timesBy Nicole Lampert and Gaby Koppel10 min read
FilmVenom review: ‘it’s not Marvel-lous’This is the Last Dance of his three-deal franchise and I suspect Tom Hardy is feeling rather relievedBy John Nathan2 min read
Film‘The Holocaust was the biggest smash and grab job in history’A new film, due for its British premiere at next month’s UK Jewish Film Festival, uncovers the ongoing fight for justice over the art the Nazis stole from the JewsBy Gaby Koppel4 min read
FilmSmall town life and casual racism in 1960s IsraelA study in the differences between Indian and Moroccan Israeli communities set against the ochre colours of the Negev desertBy John Nathan1 min read
Kibbutz Be'eriOctober 7 documentary shares heart-wrenching new insights into Kibbutz Be’eri massacreDan Reed’s new Channel 4 documentary One Day in October features moving testimonies from survivors including Emily HandBy Eliana Jordan3 min read
NetflixNobody Wants This: well, ain’t that the truthThe Netflix hit does a disastrous disservice to Jewish and non-Jewish women alike. It is nothing short of the Madonna-whore complex updated for our ageBy Karen Glaser2 min read
FilmA Good Jewish Boy review: ‘elegiac paean to a fading community’This first feature by director and co-writer Noé Debré could so easily have ended up as a kosher kitchen sink drama. Instead, it’s a gemBy John Nathan1 min read
