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Netflix slammed for portraying Jews as 'white, privileged and racist' in hit rom-com ‘You People’

The film has faced backlash for reinforcing ‘painful’ stereotypes and ‘playing the Holocaust for laughs’

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Netflix slammed for portraying Jews as 'white, privileged and racist' in hit rom-com ‘You People’

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Babylon Film review:A Hollywood saga that's a bit too pleased with itself

Brad Pitt stars as an ageing silent-film leading man but despite some stellar performances, director Damien Chazelle's new movie looks unlikely to live up to the hype

By Linda Marric

1 min read

January 19, 2023 17:02

Margot Robbie, center, in "Babylon." Scott Garfield/Paramount Pictures

More Than Ever Film review: Norwegian wisdom in end-of-life drama

Franco-German director Emily Atef’s latest offering seeks to be life-affirming and philosophical about a terminal diagnosis, but often feels bleak

By Linda Marric

1 min read

January 19, 2023 15:49

More Than Ever Film review: Norwegian wisdom in end-of-life drama

How the Fabelmans screenwriter brought Spielberg's childhood to life

Tony Kushner has worked side-by-side with the director for decades

By Linda Marric

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January 19, 2023 12:10

How a film helped a reporter to mourn murdered grandmother he never knew

Groundbreaking documentary took Robin Lustig to spot in Lithuania where his mother's mother was murdered by the Nazis

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January 19, 2023 11:25

How a film helped a reporter to mourn murdered grandmother he never knew

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Enough with the gloom, Jewish art should be more joyous

On stage and screen, Jews just wanna have fun

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January 19, 2023 10:01

My Unorthodox Life: Season 1. Episode 5, Secular in the City. Pictured: (L-R) Miriam Haart and Julia Haart. c. Courtesy of Netflix © 2021

Breakout Jewish actress to star as Amy Winehouse in new biopic

BBC actress Marisa Abela has an uncanny likeness to Winehouse

By Nicole Lampert

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Breakout Jewish actress to star as Amy Winehouse in new biopic

Tár film review: A conductor's misconduct

Cate Blanchett is phenomenal as a fictional classical conductor in the midst of a career crisis

By Linda Marric

1 min read

January 13, 2023 10:16

M3GAN Film review: An AI doll develops self-awareness

With in-jokes galore and some hilariously over-the-top one-liners, this feels like a horror comedy that's likely to run and run

By Linda Marric

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January 12, 2023 17:59

M3GAN and Cady (Violet McGraw) in M3GAN, directed by Gerard Johnstone.

On a night when Spielberg triumphed, other Jewish nominees missed out

The veteran director took home two of the night's biggest prizes

By Linda Marric

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January 11, 2023 17:21

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 10: Steven Spielberg, winner of Best Director - Motion Picture and Best Picture - Drama for "The Fabelmans", poses in the press room during the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 10, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

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Netflix slammed for portraying Jews as 'white, privileged and racist' in hit rom-com ‘You People’

Portrait of a marriage, by a neurotic spouse

The Whale film review: Obesity in the post-Covid era

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You People Film review: Entertaining portrait of a mixed marriage

The Fablemans Film review: Rise of a cinema legend

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