reviewOrphan 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
FilmCaught 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
FilmSelf-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
Gal GadotGal 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
FilmSavages 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
FilmToronto 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
FilmThe Naked Gun review: Liam Neeson is perfectly cast in this hoot of a reboot ★★★★Akiva Schaffer has revived the franchise with Pamela Anderson as Beth DavenportBy John Nathan2 min read
Activist featured in No Other Land reportedly killed by sanctioned settlerThe team behind the Oscar-winning documentary claimed that Awdah Hathaleen was attacked by Yinon Levi, who was recently removed from the US sanctions listBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||July 29, 2025 15:44
Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness – Johnny Depp’s film about Modigliani is all about him ★★As director of this film about the Jewish Italian painter’s life, Depp fails to get to the soul of the artistBy John Nathan2 min read||July 25, 2025 10:58
The Fantastic Four: The First Steps review – style only gets a superhero film so far ★★★There is an unexpected Jewish sub-plot twist in Marvel’s revampBy John Nathan2 min read||July 24, 2025 10:26
‘Hollywood has no spine’: The Jewish director fighting antisemitism through filmWendy Sachs was horrified by the support Hamas received after October 7 and created a documentary to change the narrative.By Yishai Kiczales2 min read||July 21, 2025 14:31
David Corenswet is the first Jew to play Superman – but how Jewish is he?Created by comic book writer-artists Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Superman has a very Jewish historyBy Elisa Bray3 min read||July 10, 2025 09:48
Superman review: ‘You don’t get more Jewish’ ★★★★★The superhero’s Yiddishe soul forged by the experience of being an immigrant is on full display in this stirring rebootBy John Nathan2 min read||July 9, 2025 20:21
Hot Milk review: ‘delicately adapted for the screen’ ★★★In her directorial debut, Rebecca Lenkiewicz establishes the characters of Deborah Levy’s 2026 Booker-nominated novel with care and admirable economyBy John Nathan1 min read||July 8, 2025 12:42
Jurassic World Rebirth review: ‘Scarlett Johansson breathes new life into dinosaurs’ ★★★The Jewish Hollywood star helps make this as good as a Jurassic movie can beBy John Nathan2 min read||July 1, 2025 13:11
28 Years Later review: ‘flips our national psychology on its head’ ★★★★In this horror movie, the British Isles is infected and full of zombies – and the sea that surrounds us no longer protects us from those on the continent, it protects them from usBy John Nathan1 min read||June 25, 2025 11:30
