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  TV review: Those About to Die: ‘an overblown mess of hammy dialogue and bloody fights’

  The Jewish Chronicle - Felix Pope

  Blood, chariots, swords, sandals. The appeal of Amazon Prime’s new Roman epic, Those About to Die, to the modern viewer is about as simple as that of …

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  Film review: Twisters, ‘A spectacle but as memorable as a breeze’

  The Jewish Chronicle - John Nathan

  Reviewed by John Nathan I am a sucker for natural disasters in cinema. George Clooney’s Perfect Storm was one. Remember that tiny boat valiantly …

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  Theatre review: Slave Play, ‘An evening primed to cause tension and offence’

  The Jewish Chronicle - John Nathan

  Slave Play Noël Coward Theatre | ★★★★✩ Reviewed by John Nathan Everything about Jeremy O. Harris’s play is a provocation. The title itself is enough to …

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  3 days ago

  My secret tip for a happy marriage…spend time apart

  The Jewish Chronicle - Claire Calman

  The Husband and I have been invited to an aufruf. It turns out that this is not a traditional haimishe foodstuff, though clearly that’s what it …

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  Review: The Commandants’s Shadow, The dark legacy of Höss is a real zone of interest

  The Jewish Chronicle - Alma Green

  The Commandant’s Shadow Out now | ★★★★★ Reviewed by Alma Green Daniela Völker’s feature-length documentary The Commandant’s Shadow follows the journey of …

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  4 days ago

  Meet ancient Rome’s real life Jewish princess: Berenice, star of new TV series Those About to Die

  The Jewish Chronicle - Nicole Lampert

  Traitor or heroine? Pious Jew or harlot? Perhaps Queen Berenice is a mixture of all; the Jewish world’s own version of Cleopatra. And now the story …