Review
Amy Hack as yeshivah student Anshl in Yentl.Photo: Jeff Busby
March 7, 2024, 1:25 pm
Yentl play follows a darker path
Based on Isaac Bashevis Singer's 1962 Yiddish short story titled Yentl the Yeshiva Boy, it was staged by Kadimah Yiddish Theatre in 2022 to wide acclaim, winning four Green Room Awards, and returns for an encore season.
By Danny Gocs
Robbie Fairchild and Ashleigh Rubenach in An American in Paris.
March 29, 2022, 2:42 pm
Love blossoms as Paris emerges from war
The AJN reviews An American in Paris.
By Danny Gocs
Emily Nkomo, Maggie McKenna performing in Jagged Little Pill. Photo: Daniel Boud
January 31, 2022, 1:05 pm
A night of rock’n’roll grandeur
Far from just another jukebox musical, Jagged Little Pill – The Musical is a modern production inspired by Canadian rock icon Alanis Morrissette’s 1995 album of the same name that will not only bring veteran theatre lovers to tears, and a new legion of fans to their feet.
By Belle Kwan
November 16, 2020, 9:00 am
The Freedom Circus
By Lily Steiner
Hezbollah flags in southern Lebanon. The UK will be banning Hezbollah in its entirety, not just its military wing. Photo: John Grummet/Dreamstime.com
February 14, 2019, 12:37 pm
Australia’s government should ban Hezbollah
There is strong evidence that Hezbollah is active in Australia – in the local criminal underworld and from the pulpits of some mosques.
Victoria Nadel (left) and Sylvia Deutsch.
May 23, 2018, 11:11 am
Gett submission to Law Reform Commission
The National Council of Jewish Women of Australia (NCJWA) and Unchain My Heart have lodged a joint submission on gett (Jewish bill of divorce) to the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC), which is conducting the first comprehensive review into the family law system since the commencement of the Family Law Act in 1976.
Gal Gadot as Diana in the action adventure movie Wonder Woman.
June 8, 2017, 3:28 pm
Superhero to the rescue
Israeli model-turned-actress Gal Gadot stars as an Amazonian princess in the $150 million superhero adventure Wonder Woman, based on the classic story by DC Comics. Film reviewer Don Perlgut gives her a four-star rating.
February 8, 2017, 11:13 am
Saroo’s heartfelt family saga
When the history of Australian film of the early 21st century is written, Lion will take its place as one of the best of its era, with its story of childhood loss, displacement and search for identity. Read Don Perlgut's review.
Isaac Amin (Adrien Brody), his wife Farnez (Salma Hayek) and daughter in Septembers of Shiraz.
July 20, 2016, 10:07 am
Terror of the Iranian revolution
The powerful film Septembers of Shiraz is set in Iran during the early days of the Iranian Revolution as a wealthy Jewish diamond and gem merchant gets caught up in the chaos. Read Don Perlgut’s review.
Geza Rohrig stars in Son of Saul.
March 1, 2016, 11:27 am
Harrowing Oscar-winning drama
The Hungarian film Son of Saul won the Academy Award for best foreign language film this week. AJN film critic Don Perlgut rates it as one of the finest Holocaust dramas ever made. Read his review.
Michael Fassbender stars as visionary Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in the film Steve Jobs.
February 18, 2016, 11:50 am
Brilliant life of Steve Jobs
A new film on visionary Apple co-founder Steve Jobs focuses on three technology launches in 1984, 1988 and 1998 to give an insight into the charismatic man. See film critic Don Perlgut’s review.
Ronald Zehrfeld and Nina Hoss star in Phoenix
December 11, 2015, 12:07 pm
Wartime search for identity
The German movie Phoenix, set in immediate postwar Berlin, raises important questions of personal identity, collaboration and betrayal. Read AJN critic Don Perlgut’s review (4 stars).
Lola Kirke (left) and Greta Gerwig in Mistress America.
November 11, 2015, 9:53 am
New York whirlwind
Writer-director Noah Baumbach’s latest film, Mistress America, is set in New York City and revolves around a college student whose life needs fulfilment. Read AJN critic Don Perlgut’s review (3.5 stars).
December 17, 2014, 9:43 am
Bible story on a grand scale
November 12, 2014, 2:42 pm
Sitting shiva tests a zany family
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