FilmDownton Abbey: A New Era Film review: 'Often the film feels like a parody of itself...but it works'A return for the much-loved TV spin offBy Linda Marric1 min read
FilmThe Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent film review: Tediously pleased with itself and is deeply unfunnyNicholas Cage fans will be disappointed to see such a great talent go to wasteBy Linda Marric1 min read
Holocaust educationHollywood giant relents over $1m demand to stage Holocaust operaMiramax has agreed to waive a demand from a young British composer to secure the rights to set The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas to music, following the JC’s interventionBy Nic North2 min read
AcademiaPlayground film review: Trauma at schoolan unflinchingly honest, heartbreaking and gorgeously acted tale of schoolyard-bullyingBy Linda Marric1 min read
MusicOn her 80th birthday, a celebration of Barbra Streisand's glittering career in showbizFrom her first screen role in William Wyler’s 1968 film Funny Girl to her hilarious turn in 2004's Meet the Fockers, few can rival the success of this global icon, who grew up in a Jewish family in BrooklynBy James Mottram3 min read
FilmOperation Mincemeat film review: 'This is the spy story we’ve been waiting for.'Based on a true story, this Second World War drama is full of exciting twistsBy Linda Marric1 min read
FilmThe Northman film review: 'Genuinely thrilling from start to finish'Don't miss this Viking sagaBy Linda Marric2 min read
Julia film review: 'playful, engaging and deftly executed portrait of a real American icon'After their Oscar-nominated documentary feature RBG, Julie Cohen and Betsy West return to deliver a playful, informative and utterly joyous portraitBy Linda Marric1 min read||April 7, 2022 13:18
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore film review: 'An undeniably welcome return to form'Unlike its predecessors,The Secrets of Dumbledore feels more anchored in the Harry Potter folkloreBy Linda Marric1 min read||April 5, 2022 15:44
The Bubble film review: “Overlong and excruciatingly unfunny”Linda Marric reviews this pandemic-themed comedy from writer-director Judd ApatowBy Linda Marric1 min read||April 1, 2022 13:21
The Novice film review: "An engaging thriller which delves deep into the destructive nature of obsessive-compulsive behaviour"Linda Marric reviews director Lauren Hadaway's impressive debut featureBy Linda Marric1 min read||March 31, 2022 16:33
Jewish nominees missed out on Oscars in a ceremony marred by controversyHans Zimmer was the only Jewish nominee to win an awardBy Linda Marric1 min read||March 28, 2022 11:51
The Tinderbox review: Thought-provoking but out-of-its-depth look at the Israeli-Palestinian conflictA chance encounter in her teens with a Muslim Palestinian gay man led British-American filmmaker Gillian Mosely to question everything she had ever been told about IsraelBy Linda Marric1 min read||March 25, 2022 10:25
Deep Water Film review: A flawed, but undeniably watchable erotic thrillerBased on a 1957 novel by Patricia Highsmith, Deep Water, starring Ana de Armas and Ben Affleck, marks Adrian Lyne’s return to filmmaking after an absence of two decadesBy Linda Marric1 min read||March 25, 2022 10:24
Ambulance film review: Jake Gyllenhaal chews up scenery in Michael Bay's dumb, fun movieCheck your brain in at the door for this heist action thrillerBy Linda Marric1 min read||March 25, 2022 09:55
The Jewish Omar SharifThe Canadian actor talks carving out a career in the shadow of his namesake grandfatherBy Jonathan Sacerdoti6 min read||March 24, 2022 13:52
