Beth Webb
The Independent
United Kingdom
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‘Young people have an amazing sense of humour, because the world is ridiculous’: How Rocks is revolutionising British cinema
First came ‘Attack the Block’; now two new releases are redrawing how we see young inner-city kids on screen. The directors tell Beth Webb why it’s time to see teenagers differently → Read More
‘Life is long, and this is one event’: Films like Saint Frances are finally getting abortion right
As women’s reproductive rights remain under constant threat, Beth Webb speaks to actor and filmmaker Kelly O’Sullivan about the importance of showing abortions on-screen → Read More
‘Life is long, and this is one event’: How films like Saint Frances are finally getting abortion right
About 30 minutes into Chicago-set indie comedy Saint Frances, Kelly O’Sullivan’s Bridget undergoes a medical abortion. In-between forcefully vomiting and sitting uncomfortably on the toilet, the 34-year-old waitress spends the day in the arms of her lover, watching nature documentaries and reading chapters from Harry Potter. → Read More
Eight cult movie characters channelling Hot Girl Summer energy
From New York punk Wren in Smithereens to Wild at Heart’s Lula Pace Fortune, we’ve put together a list of the characters epitomising what it means to be young, fearless, and feeling themselves → Read More
Drop Dead Gorgeous at 20: The cult teen movie 1999 wasn’t ready for
How the “most smartest” comedy overcame a box office bashing to find a devoted fanbase. → Read More
Unpacking the rise and fall of forgotten American fashion icon Halston
From dressing the Studio 54 crowd to working with Andy Warhol, Frédéric Tcheng’s new film dissects the designer’s life and legacy → Read More
The Dead Don’t Die: lots of zombies, lots of A-listers, lots of politics
Jim Jarmusch’s star-studded apocalyptic comedy is a chaotic commentary on the state of America → Read More
The best friends and breakout stars of coming-of-age rave film Beats
Cristian Ortega and Lorn Macdonald become ‘Johnno’ and ‘Spanner’ in ‘Beats’, a hedonistic journey into Glasgow’s club scene in the mid-90s → Read More
Costuming High Life, Claire Denis’ claustrophobic sci-fi thriller
Costume designer Judy Shrewsbury on creating spacesuits for Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, and André 3000 → Read More
Go at 20 – How this teen movie captured LA rave culture at its best
Doug Liman’s film exists as a perfect time capsule of youth at the end of a decade. → Read More
Director Bing Liu on how he made a skate film that unpacks real trauma
Oscar-nominated documentary Minding the Gap digs into generations of abuse – against the escapist backdrop of skateboarding → Read More
My Neighbour Totoro at 30: In praise of Hayao Miyazaki’s gentle giant
How this great grey tree-dweller became the Studio Ghibli co-founder’s most beloved creation. → Read More
Shoplifters review – A spirited, lilting delight from Hirokazu Koreeda
Hirokazu Koreeda’s Cannes storming drama paints a richly humanistic portrait of an unconventional family unit. → Read More
Tears of a Wookiee – The Star Wars Holiday Special at 40
Show writer Bruce Vilanch reflects on the strange legacy of this psychedelic seasonal folly. → Read More
My Neighbour Totoro at 30: In praise of Hayao Miyazaki’s gentle giant
How this great grey tree-dweller became the Studio Ghibli co-founder’s most beloved creation. → Read More
The film about witchcraft, female fantasy & erotic power
Cult horror film The Love Witch is a startling and powerful portrayal of femininity – here director Anna Biller talks about what influenced her latest creation → Read More
The best feminist punk films of the last 50 years
Furious front women, terrifying girl gangs and a film that pissed off Dame Vivienne – these are the riotous movie classics you need to see → Read More
Meet America’s new breakout female comedians
A fresh crop of gut-busting women like Amy Schumer and Jillian Bell are rewriting the rules of comedy → Read More