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A Man Called Otto Film review: Hanks warms the heart

Truman Hanks, son of Hollywood Mr Nice Guy Tom, is the revelation in second adaptation of Fredrik Backman’s 2012 novel

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Tom Hanks is Otto Anderson in Columbia Pictures A MAN CALLED OTTO. Photo by: Niko Tavernise

Olivia Colman and Tom Brooke in EMPIRE OF LIGHT. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. Â© 2022 20th Century Studios

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Empire of Light Film review: Mendes falls flat

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Will the next James Bond be a Zionist?

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(from left) Aaron (Luke Macfarlane) and Bobby (Billy Eichner) in Bros, co-written, produced and directed by Nicholas Stoller.

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The JC Awards 2022: Films A father’s last days make a case for change

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The Pale Blue Eye film review: A military mystery

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Corsage Film review: The corseted empress breaks free

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40 years ago this month, the most Jewish film ever came out

Pretty much every aspect of Steven Spielberg’s ET resonates with Jews, making it a parable of our story, told by one of us, for us

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December 22, 2022 15:30

40 years ago this month, the most Jewish film ever came out

Stutz Film review: A therapist saviour

Judd Apatow collaborator Jonah Hill chronicles the career of the counsellor he credits for rescuing him from a lifetime of anxiety

By Linda Marric

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December 15, 2022 14:54

Stutz. (L to R) Jonah Hill and Phil Stutz in Stutz. Cr. Netflix © 2022

Avatar: The Way of Water film review: A 3-hour sci-fi action adventure on a grandiose scale

Avatar: The Way of Water does exactly what is expected from it

By Linda Marric

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December 13, 2022 16:30

Nocebo Film review: A maid story mixes classic horror with socio-political issues

Director Lorcan Finnegan returns with dark and understated thriller

By Linda Marric

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Nocebo Film review: A maid story mixes classic horror with socio-political issues

Matilda the Musical Film review: Thrilling if overlong version of a classic

Successful RSC musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1988 tale gets the big-screen treatment

By Linda Marric

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December 8, 2022 14:54

Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical. Alisha Weir as Matilda Wormwood in Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical. Cr. Dan Smith/Netflix © 2022

Painting her life — the tragic story of Charlotte Salomon

Keira Knightley stars in a new animated biopic of the extraordinary artistic talent who died aged 26 in Auschwitz. We meet the makers...

By Stephen Applebaum

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December 8, 2022 13:10

Painting her life — the tragic story of Charlotte Salomon

Belgian Jewish filmmaker's film voted greatest of all time by British critics

Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles is the first by a female director to win the accolade

By JC Reporter

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December 4, 2022 13:38

Belgian Jewish filmmaker's film voted greatest of all time by British critics

Lynch/Oz Film review: - A director’s obsession with the Wizard of Oz

Director Alexandre O. Philippe's latest documentary takes on the relationship between David Lynch and 1939 film The Wizard of Oz- and it's a must-see for movie buffs

By Linda Marric

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Lynch/Oz Film review: - A director’s obsession with the Wizard of Oz

White Noise Film review: A family flees danger

Marriage Story star Adam Driver puts in a tour de force turn in Noah Baumbach's latest

By Linda Marric

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December 1, 2022 14:00

WHITE NOISE - (L-R) Greta Gerwig (Babette), May Nivola (Steffie), Adam Driver (Jack), Samuel Nivola (Heinrich) and Raffey Cassidy (Denise). Cr: Wilson Webb/NETFLIX © 2022

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A Man Called Otto Film review: Hanks warms the heart

Empire of Light Film review: Mendes falls flat

Will the next James Bond be a Zionist?

The JC Awards 2022: Films A father’s last days make a case for change

Book review: Elizabeth, the queen of celebrities

The Pale Blue Eye film review: A military mystery

Corsage Film review: The corseted empress breaks free

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