FilmA new way of telling Anne Frank's storyA new animated film makes sure viewers know Anne's tragic fateBy Linda Marric6 min read
FilmEiffel film review: Tall story with a sugar-coated finishThere is more swooning and less science in this saccharine account of how the iconic Paris landmark was builtBy Linda Marric1 min read
FilmNope film review: Dark UFO comedy struggles to lift offWriter-director Jordan Peele returns with a Spielbergian sci-fi thriller with an M Night Shyamalan-esque twistBy Linda Marric1 min read
FilmOlivia Newton-John, 'Grease' actress and Grammy-winner, dies at 73Her Jewish grandfather - Nobel Prize-winning physicist Max Born - fled the Nazi regime in 1933By Ben Bloch1 min read
FilmThirteen Lives Film review: Brilliantly executed dramatisation of Tham Luang cave rescueRon Howard's portrayal of infamous 2018 near-tragedy is a tale of hope, togetherness and solidarityBy Linda Marric1 min read
FilmNorse god – or nice Jewish boy? The surprising origins of superhero ThorNew York-based writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby were behind the famous superheroBy Joel Meadows4 min read
FilmPrey film review: 'One of the strongest, most original and most welcome prequels of any franchise out there.'A completely new approach pays offBy Linda Marric1 min read
The Offer TV review: Entertaining drama about the making of The GodfatherA charismatic cast tells the tale of how Jewish and Italian filmmakers came together to create the cinema classicBy Josh Howie2 min read||July 28, 2022 09:55
Death of a Ladies Man film review: Lothario professor sees his world start to crumbleLeonard Cohen's songs and Gabriel Byrne's central performance light up this drama comedyBy Linda Marric1 min read||July 28, 2022 09:49
Joyride film review: A small but perfectly formed drama comedy about a mum on the runOlivia Colman stars in a story that is full of heart that could have easily relied on cheap laughsBy Linda Marric1 min read||July 28, 2022 09:45
Meet the 'lion spy' who went undercover to expose the trophy huntersRogue Rubin took drastic risks to expose bogus claims about lion conservationBy Stephen Applebaum6 min read||July 28, 2022 09:38
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time film review - A thrilling account of a man who stood for more than many give him creditCurb your Enthusiasm director Robert B. Weide spent four decades of his life attempting to make a documentary about his friend and mentor. That film is finally being released, and not a second too soon.By Linda Marric1 min read||July 21, 2022 14:28
Where the Crawdads Sing film review: A sanitised adaptation of Delia Owens's 2018 bestsellerNormal People's Daisy Edgar-Jones puts in a good performance but it can't rescue a movie that fails to truly grasp both the era and the region it is set inBy Linda Marric1 min read||July 21, 2022 14:22
The Railway Children Return film review: Old-fashioned offering of delightful nostalgiaJenny Agutter, Tom Courtenay and Sheridan Smith lead the cast in this much-anticipated follow-up to a British screen classicBy Linda Marric1 min read||July 14, 2022 13:42
The Gray Man Film review: an enjoyable romp slightly let down by its meandering screenplayThere is a lot about the film that feels both old fashioned, but it is definitely entertainingBy Linda Marric1 min read||July 14, 2022 13:00
By Dominic GreenNever mind The Godfather: these are the James Caan classics you need to watchThe son of refugees from Nazi Germany, he played up his bruising apprenticeship in the pool halls and played down his career as a college football player and acting student2 min read||July 14, 2022 10:53