FilmGal Gadot returns to London set after disruption by anti-Israel activistsThe star was reportedly considering abandoning filming in the capital altogether due to harassment by protestersBy JC Reporter1 min read
FilmGood Boy review: Woof! Woof! A four-legged star is born ★★★★The director and his producer wife’s dog is the star of this supernatural horror filmBy John Nathan1 min read
Israeli film‘This TV series is a document of what actually happened on October 7’‘We promised the survivors accuracy, no propoganda, just their truth’By Eliana Silver3 min read
FilmJewish Hollywood heavyweights ‘embracing the challenge’ of producing next James Bond filmAmy Pascal produced ‘Skyfall’ while David Heyman produced all eight Harry Potter filmsBy Eliana Jordan1 min read
FilmThe Long Walk: ‘call it the Dystopian State Teen Killing genre’★★★★One hundred young men compete in an endurance event until there is only one is left. Those who are moving too slowly are shot in the head in this tough-to-watch movie adapted from Stephen King’s first novelBy John Nathan2 min read
FilmOctober 7 Film briefly excluded from Toronto film festival wins People’s Choice AwardBarry Avrich's The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue follows IDF general Noam Tibon as he rescued family from kibbutz Nahal Oz after October 7By Elisa Bray1 min read
FilmHolding Liat review: ‘A loving family rent apart by October 7’ ★★★★This documentary reveals the anguish and shock of a family torn asunder by the massacre, and its attempt to reconcile the horror with their politics of peaceful coexistenceBy John Nathan2 min read
Honey Don’t! – Ethan Coen on his latest lesbian detective caperThe younger Coen brother says the second instalment in his lesbian genre film trilogy normalises sex – and sex toysBy James Mottram6 min read||September 5, 2025 18:26
The Smashing Machine review: A sweat-and-blood sports drama without the Rocky-style finale ★★★Benny Safdie’s first solo project about MMA fighter Mark Kerr’s drug-addled ascent to early UFC fame simmers but never boils, despite Dwayne Johnson’s stand-out performanceBy James Mottram2 min read||September 2, 2025 11:22
The Roses review: Colman and Cumberbatch are at their very British best in this fizzy comedy ★★★★A British married couple descend into barbarity against the backdrop of stunning California in this thrilling adaptationBy John Nathan1 min read||August 29, 2025 13:50
Orphan review: ‘Impressive cinematography can’t quite redeem a muddled narrative’ ★★★Jewish Hungarian director László Nemes’ artfully filmed post-war drama about a wayward boy in Budapest misses the mark in its final actBy James Mottram2 min read||August 28, 2025 14:59
Caught Stealing review: ‘Darren Aronofsky’s most enjoyable romp in years’ ★★★★★This grimy time-capsule of film takes us back to the Jewish director’s early yearsBy James Mottram2 min read||August 27, 2025 15:46
Self-confessed neurotic Jew Ari Aster on why he made Eddington, his Western set in the pandemicThe New York film director explains how the Covid madness he witnessed in America inspired him to assemble an all-star cast for his new black comedyBy James Mottram6 min read||August 20, 2025 10:37
Gal Gadot: Anti-Israel protests behind Snow White box office flop‘There’s pressure on celebrities to speak against Israel,’ says Wonder Woman starBy Jane Prinsley2 min read||August 17, 2025 11:35
Savages review: ‘diminished by preachy tone’ ★★★The environmental issues behind this film about an adopted orangutan are certainly urgent, but it wears its campaigning heart on its sleeve and it doesn’t helpBy John Nathan1 min read||August 15, 2025 16:47
Toronto film festival backtracks after banning October 7 film because Hamas didn’t give permissionThe screening was reportedly cancelled after Hamas refused to grant the festival ‘legal clearance’ to use the videos its terrorists took of the massacresBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||August 14, 2025 09:39
