FilmDisclosure Day review: Emily Blunt is superb in Spielberg’s fun but derivative return to the alien thriller ★★★The Jewish director’s follow-up to ‘Close Encounters’ is a classic Spielberg sci-fi, eminently watchable if not somewhat trope-yBy John Nathan2 min read
Natalie PortmanNatalie Portman among 350 film stars backing Israeli director forced out of French festivalNadav Lapid is one of the most outspoken Israeli critics of the Netanyahu government but has still become a target for BDS campaignersBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
FilmThe jazz gig in Germany that struck a real chord with an Israeli film-makerDirector Ido Fluk on why he has brought the story of pianist Keith Jarrett’s legendary 1975 concert in Cologne to the screen in new film Köln 75By James Mottram5 min read
Holocaust Survivor TestimoniesAnimated biopic of Holocaust survivor launches with Parliament screeningIvor Perl worried film might ‘make the Holocaust into Mickey Mouse,’ but said it has made his experience accessible ‘for a whole new generation’By Jane Prinsley2 min read
FilmPower Ballad review: ‘star-powered comedy’ ★★★★Washed-up wedding singer and boyband star make sweet music2 min read
FilmMeet the director who made Dustin Hoffman an irresistible offerCould young Canadian Daniel Roher tempt the 88-year-old legend into acting in his first feature film?By James Mottram6 min read
Film‘When the Night Falls’ review: Daniel Auteil returns to Vichy France ★★★★The French director also stars in the Holocaust drama that premiered in Cannes and which shines the spotlight on the unsung heroes who saved 108 Jewish childrenBy James Mottram2 min read
Orphan 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||May 20, 2026 12:11
László Nemes: From Son of Saul to Orphan – my father’s own storyThe Oscar-winning director is back with a new filmBy James Mottram6 min read||May 15, 2026 16:04
Mortal Kombat II review: Cage fights on repeat in silly game-to-screen re-bash ★★How to describe this action fantasy iteration of the video game franchise? Fight, after fight, after fight, after….By John Nathan1 min read||May 13, 2026 12:37
War? Ebola? No, campus anti-Israel protests are most dangerous story I’ve covered, says acclaimed filmmakerRic Esther Bienstock’s brilliant new documentary ‘Speechless’ is streaming on BBC iPlayerBy Daniel Ben-David4 min read||May 12, 2026 19:59
The Devil Wears Prada 2 review: The Devil goes digital – but loses none of its icy sheen ★★★★The original cast star in this iPhone-era remake, bringing back the best of the classic 2006 film without feeling like a reheatBy John Nathan1 min read||May 1, 2026 11:17
Michael review: The real Jackson? The insights stop long before we get enough ★★This ‘biography’ about the king of pop presents a bland, sanitised version of Jackson, played by his real-life nephewBy John Nathan2 min read||May 1, 2026 11:05
The Wizard of the Kremlin review: Magnificent Will gives us Berezovsky the man, not Boris the Jew ★★★★This engrossing film about the oligarch behind Putin’s rise to power ignores his Jewishness, thankfullyBy John Nathan2 min read||April 28, 2026 10:53
Nice Jewish boy Tom Brook celebrates 50 years as BBC’s film guruThe face of ‘Talking Movies’ is finally a star in his own right in a new documentary marking his half a century at the BeebBy Jenni Frazer4 min read||April 24, 2026 16:39
Shunned by commercial cinemas, Israeli film festival Seret launches in a Westminster conference roomAll the movies will be shown in privately hired screening rooms or at JW3By Nicole Lampert3 min read||April 24, 2026 12:49
