Theatre Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Soho Place, review: Billy Crudup delivers one of the performances of the year ★★★★★With Gillian Anderson as Martha, this production directed by Marianne Elliott is up there with the best of Edward Albee’s 1962 classicBy John Nathan1 min read
FilmDigger review: Tom Cruise’s latest is much more interesting than the usual disaster movie ★★★★★The twist in director Alejandro G Iñárritu’s film allows a nuanced side to the Hollywood star’s performance to emergeBy John Nathan1 min read
FilmBeing Heumann review: A triumph of a film about the mother of the disability rights movement ★★★★While the movie does a fantastic job bringing Judy Heumann to life, curiously absent is any mention of her JudaismBy Barry Levitt1 min read
FilmThe Liberation review: An astonishing portrait of a troubled Holocaust survivor drawn into a cult ★★★★Set in 1980s New Jersey, the film is based on the story of Israeli director Guy Nattiv’s own grandmotherBy Barry Levitt2 min read
FilmOrphan review: Life in the wake of two era-defining historical events ★★★★Director László Nemes’s new film is a powerful exploration of what came after the Shoah and the Hungarian anti-Soviet uprising – through the eyes of a childBy John Nathan2 min read
Jewish theatreNIUSIA review: ‘it increasingly feels as if we’re listening to the wrong story’ ★★★Beth Paterson’s journey to her Jewishness is a worthy story, but her Holocaust survivor grandmother steals the showBy John Nathan2 min read
TheatreThe Price review: ‘If this is Henry Goodman’s swansong, he’s going out on a high’ ★★★★The actor’s performance is a career highlight in this sure-footed production of the Arthur Miller playBy John Nathan2 min read
Les Liaisons Dangereuse review: ‘why revive it?’★★Lesley Manville’s predictably superb performance is not enough to redeem a new stage production of the sexually exploitative 18th century novelBy John Nathan1 min read||April 15, 2026 17:23
Project Hail Mary review: Gosling brings substance to this alien-buddy sci-fi ★★★★It’s no ‘Interstellar’, but a fun, odd-couple space romp doesn’t need to be – so long as it’s got Ryan Gosling piloting the spaceshipBy John Nathan2 min read||March 31, 2026 18:06
Summerfolk review: The feckless middle classes on the brink of a rude awakening ★★★★Maxim Gorky’s 1905 full-frontal attack on the demographic is a searing depiction of helplessness in the face of violent changeBy John Nathan2 min read||March 27, 2026 14:04
Wuthering Heights review: ‘This sex-heavy new interpretation never feels as daring as the old’Emerald Fennell’s take on the classic literary love story is sure to leave film audiences as unsatisfied as diehard Brontë fansBy John Nathan1 min read||February 25, 2026 15:04
All My Sons review: Bryan Cranston is terrific in this new Arthur Miller revival ★★★★Ivo van Hove’s direction of the author’s 1955 hit peels back the central family’s secrets with cinematic vigourBy John Nathan1 min read||November 26, 2025 15:07
La Fille Mal Gardée review: A perfect antidote to the winter blues ★★★★This sunny ballet by Frederick Ashton, brought to life at the Royal Opera House, is a skilfully choreographed delightBy Joy Sable1 min read||October 27, 2025 16:45
The Land of the Living review: ‘Fatally wears its messaging on its sleeve’ ★★★Based on interviews with journalist Gitta Sereny, this new play about child victims of war spans 45 years – but still takes too long to answer its main mysteryBy John Nathan1 min read||October 9, 2025 16:13
The 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||September 2, 2025 12:22
Juniper Blood review: A topical warning of what’s to come ★★★★Mike Bartlett’s latest play grapples with the issue of environmentalism and sustainability through a group of people ideologically dividedBy John Nathan1 min read||August 29, 2025 15:06
