FilmFilm review: Beau Is Afraid - A middle-aged mummy’s boyAri Aster's alt-reality, distopian film is a wonderful take on Oedipal misery and the horror of drug abuseBy Linda Marric1 min read
FilmHow Benny Safdie stepped in front of the cameraBenny Safdie, half of the Safdie brothers directing duo, stars in Are you There God? It’s Me, Margaret, which is out this weekBy Linda Marric5 min read
FilmBrainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power The male gaze exploredAcclaimed Jewish American filmmaker Nina Menkes delves deep into what this term represents in a post #metoo film industryBy Linda Marric1 min read
FilmThe Subtle Art of Not Giving A F***! review: Debunking the self-help cultureLife-affirming documentary feature from director Nathan Price, based on Mark Manson’s bestselling book, is a good watch, especially for young adultsBy Linda Marric1 min read
TerrorismMeeting the other Spielberg siblingThe great director's sister Nancy is behind a new film about the lasting trauma suffered by witnesses to terrorist atrocitiesBy Stephen Applebaum5 min read
FilmName Of The Father: New film on sins of a Charedi cult leader shown on BBCA documentary about abuse in a sect that sparked outrage in Israel is to be shown on the BBCBy Nicole Lampert3 min read
FilmFilm review: Love According to Dalva - Depraved parentingBelgian director Emmanuelle Nicot takes on the thorny subject of family abuse with sensitivity and skillBy Linda Marric1 min read
Film review: Guardians of The Galaxy Volume 3 - A fond farewellThe last instalment of this series is far more engaging and coherent than most post-endgameBy Linda Marric1 min read||May 5, 2023 10:33
Film review: To Catch a Killer - DramaJewish Argentinian director Damián Szifron’s latest has an interesting premise, but is let down by disjointed executionBy Linda Marric1 min read||April 28, 2023 11:42
Film review: Big George Foreman - Heavyweight biopic fails to deliver knockoutPassable, if a little one-sided, account of boxer's life and enduring rivalry with Muhammad AliBy Linda Marric1 min read||April 28, 2023 11:41
Theatre review: Retrograde - A dilemma for Sidney PoitierHot playwright Ryan Calais-Cameron's latest drama focuses on what went down when America’s first African American Oscar winner was on the cusp of fameBy John Nathan2 min read||April 28, 2023 11:40
Film review: The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan - 'All for one'... is one for allFrench cinema reclaims one of its best and enduring stories in fast-paced and hugely engaging interpretationBy Linda Marric1 min read||April 20, 2023 09:46
Film review: Evil Dead Rise -Sisters fail to scareFifth installment in Evil Dead franchise just doesn't add upBy Linda Marric1 min read||April 20, 2023 09:45
Film review: One Fine Morning - Heartbreak of a daughterOutstanding piece of filmmaking tells poignant story of a woman attempting to navigate life after a huge lossBy Linda Marric1 min read||April 17, 2023 11:41
Film review: The Portable Door - A Potteresque mysteryAdaptation of the first book of Tom Holt’s J.W. Wells & Co. book series is fun but has too much going on all the time to fully workBy Linda Marric1 min read||April 17, 2023 11:33
My mother was a fantasist. Schindler’s List helped me understand who she really wasMax Friedman, the son of two Holocaust survivors, was reluctant to see Steven Spielberg’s film when it came out in 1993. But when he did, it changed his lifeBy Karen Glaser4 min read||April 14, 2023 08:58
