FilmThe Critic review: ‘acidic revenge plot in 1930s London’Ian McKellen’s stone-faced critic is a delicious embodiment of cruelty and witBy John Nathan1 min read
FilmVogue model and war journalist Lee Miller’s Jewish friends and loversA film released this week tracks her astonishing story – and the cast of high-profile Jews who played crucial roles in building her careerBy Melanie Abrams 4 min read
FilmFirebrand review: ‘Jude Law’s Henry VIII’The actor is on terrifying form in this film which uses poetic licence to excellent effectBy John Nathan1 min read
FilmBlink Twice review: ‘men are the enemy of women’Revenge is best served on a toxic male tycoon’s private island in this film which starts as a rom-com but which becomes a thrillerBy John Nathan1 min read
Jewish ComedyFilming a Jewish nonprofit workplace comedyFilm student Elizabeth Leff wrote and directed the comedy short Nonprofit based on her experience working for a Jewish nonprofit in Washington DCBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
FilmThe Jewish rom-com that tells you everything you ever wanted to know about platonic loveI talk to writer-director Nathan Silver about his new film Between the Temples, featuring a cantor who’s losing his voice and faith until his old teacher saves himBy James Mottram6 min read
FilmBetween the Temples review: ‘excruciating in the best way’This comedy is based on the kind of ineffectual and hapless Jew that gentiles have long liked most, but it’s Jewish plea to live life to the full is one we can all get behindBy John Nathan2 min read
How Jewish is Justin Baldoni?The actor was raised in an interfaith household, and has been on pilgrimage to IsraelBy Hannah Gillott 2 min read||August 15, 2024 12:20
Widow Cliquot review: ‘more prosecco than champagne’Cliquot’s corporate story has been deemed big screen fare so I wish the film had dived into the mysterious alchemy of how the sparkling wine is madeBy John Nathan1 min read||August 14, 2024 16:45
‘The Holdovers’ Dominic Sessa to star in Anthony Bourdain biopicMatt Johnson will direct the feature film about the late writer and chef, whose mother was JewishBy Eliana Jordan1 min read||August 13, 2024 13:49
Deadpool & Wolverine, review: There’s hope for Marvel yetBy John Nathan1 min read||July 31, 2024 16:51
First trailer for Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothée Chalamet releasedTimothée Chalamet stars as the legendary Jewish American folk singer-songwriter Bob DylanBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read||July 24, 2024 17:16
By Josh KaplanIs When Harry Met Sally the perfect non-Jewish Jewish film?In the 35 years since the film came out, it’s only got more Jewish with age2 min read||July 22, 2024 14:54
Film review: Twisters, ‘A spectacle but as memorable as a breeze’After George Clooney’s Perfect Storm and 1996’s Twister, here is yet another tornado movieBy John Nathan1 min read||July 18, 2024 17:30
Review: The Commandants’s Shadow, The dark legacy of Höss is a real zone of interestDaniela Völker’s feature-length documentary The Commandant’s Shadow follows the journey of Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of history’s most prolific mass murdererBy Yael Green2 min read||July 17, 2024 12:13