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
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
