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Josh Howie

Josh Howie is a stand up comedian, screenwriter and father of five children

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The Trouble With Kanye review: A thorough timeline of a rapper's descent

A new BBC documentary tackles the fall of a once-great rapper

By Josh Howie

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The Trouble With Kanye review: A thorough timeline of a rapper's descent

Kate Box as Dulcie Collins, Madeleine Sami as Eddie Redcliffe, Tom Ballard as Sven Alderman, Nina Oyama as Abby Matsuda & Naarah as Sharelle Muir

Deadloch review: Guffaws aplenty in a down-under drama

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Picture released on September 6, 1986 of Pan Am Flight 73, after a 16-hour siege of the Boeing 747-121, hijacked on September 5, 1986, at Karachi airport, in Pakistan, by four armed men of the Abu Nidal Organization, as it headed out of Mumbai to Karachi en route to Frankfurt . (Photo credit should read KRAIPIT PHANVUT/AFP via Getty Images)

Hijacked: Flight 73 review

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Poker Face review: Murder mystery with a winning 1970s hand

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More from Josh Howie

'I was at shul but the problem was the rabbi wasn’t'

Entry requirements for parents with children at a Jewish primary are four synagogue visits. So I dust off my yarmulke and set my alarm for Saturday morning

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June 1, 2023 14:08

Blue alarm clock on white background. Time and deadline concept

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel review series 5 review: Housewife superstar relishes her moment

A tale of a comic's meteoric rise told with spiffy dialogue and wacky supporting characters

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June 1, 2023 08:51

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel review series 5 review: Housewife superstar relishes her moment

Jury Duty review: The verdict’s in for this sweet piece of genius

Ground-breaking, utterly cynical and knowing courtroom drama with a delicious twist

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May 24, 2023 14:41

Jury Duty review: The verdict’s in for this sweet piece of genius

Storyville: In the Name of the Father review - Abuse in a secret sect

Documentary about a strictly Orthodox community set up in the 1980s is an uncomfortable watch for Jews, Charedi or not

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May 18, 2023 15:43

Storyville: In the Name of the Father review - Abuse in a secret sect

A Small Light TV review: A new perspective on the horror of the Shoah

New drama manages to centralise the tragedy of the Frank family but from an exterior perspective

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May 12, 2023 09:56

Bel Powley as Miep Gies in A SMALL LIGHT. (Credit: National Geographic for Disney/Dusan Martincek)

How I've become totally addicted - to board games

I tell myself my new game is all about the Pesach meal - this is because I’m an addict and addicts are good at rationalising their harmful actions

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May 4, 2023 12:45

How I've become totally addicted - to board games

Rough Diamonds review: A new Belgian Shtisel that doesn't deliver

Full marks for their research but does the story actually deliver? To a point

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May 4, 2023 10:31

Rough Diamonds review: A new Belgian Shtisel that doesn't deliver

Jewish Matchmaking review: Thank Hashem you're not still out there

The unique world of modern Jewish dating is explored in a new Netflix show

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May 3, 2023 16:48

Jewish Matchmaking review: Thank Hashem you're not still out there

TV review: Transatlantic - Allo, Allo, this true story gets it all wrong

Netflix seven-parter fails to do full justice to the heroic actions of those who saved between 2,000 and 4,000 Jews and German dissidents in Marseilles in 1940

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April 21, 2023 19:25

Deleila Piasko as Lisa Fittko, Ralph Amoussou as Paul Kandjo, Lucas Englander as Albert Hirschmann, Gillian Jacobs as Mary-Jayne Gold, Cory Michael Smith as Varian Fry and Amit Rahav as Thomas Lovegrove in Transatlantic, Courtesy of Netflix © 2023

TV review: The Power - Charged up women... but with a short circuit

Lessons bought home by Naomi Alderman's book - the impact of physical difference between the sexes, how power corrupts - are at risk of dilution in screen version

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April 5, 2023 12:34

What will we do without the kids?

A child-free break in Marrakesh offered a glimpse into the future

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April 4, 2023 16:35

Main square of Marrakesh in old Medina. Morocco.

TV review: Reboot - In this sitcom about a sitcom, we’re central

Modern Family creator creator Steven Levitan has a new show about this dilemma: is it possible to make something great that’s all things to all people?

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March 30, 2023 14:24

TV review: Reboot - In this sitcom about a sitcom, we’re central