Jenny Slate on making a film with her ex-husband: ‘I wouldn’t suggest it!’
The standup stole scenes in Parks and Recreation and won plaudits for Obvious Child. Now she is stretching herself further with Oscar-nominated passion project Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
June 2017
Jenny Slate: ‘Ivanka Trump is a fake feminist and should be ashamed’
The US actor, standup and author on her new film, Gifted, inspirational women and the terrifying situation in the White House
January 2017
Landline review: faint deflation on speed dial as Obvious Child crew reunite
Love Jenny Slate? Then you’ll likely enjoy her latest collaboration with Gillian Robespierre: a familiar, 90s-set yarn of dysfunctional familial fidelity. But if you’re allergic … run fast and far
January 2015
Charlie Lyne's home entertainment
Obvious Child, out now on DVD
‘The treatment of abortion in Obvious Child is remarkable only in that it’s entirely level-headed’
Guy Lodge's streaming and DVDs
DVDs and downloads: Boyhood, Everyday, A Most Wanted Man, Obvious Child, The Riot Club and more
Richard Linklater’s Boyhood almost makes the award season’s clamour worthwhile, writes Guy Lodge
Number of female film directors falls over last two decades
Study by San Diego State University finds that only 7% of Hollywood’s biggest hits are helmed by women
November 2014
That’s the spirit: drinking in cinema's 2014 vintage
Brad Pitt’s passing the cognac, Keira Knightley’s sinking shots and Adrien Brody’s sipping on a sticky limoncello. Catherine Shoard tots up the units in this year’s big films
October 2014
Film blog
Kickstarter: Morph biggest hit at festival celebrating cinema in flux
Despite Kickstarter’s year of controversy and criticism, its first London event offers hope that the crowdfunding site doesn’t just greenlight safe bets
September 2014
Box office analysis: UK
Apes swing past Inbetweeners to grab top spot at the UK's summer box office
Charles Gant: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes rakes in 50% more than its predecessor, but The Inbetweeners' £31m take is phenomenal for a TV sitcom spinoff
August 2014
Obvious Child review – a forthright romcom that tackles abortion
Gillian Robespierre's witty romcom about a standup comic who decides to have an abortion will delight many and infuriate others, writes Mark Kermode
Film talk
Obvious Child star Jenny Slate: 'I miss romantic comedies where women are complex' – video interview
Jenny Slate talks to Xan Brooks about Obvious Child, a romcom about a stand-up comedian who is dumped, fired and gets pregnant in one week
Obvious Child review – a non-scaremongering abortion story
Jenny Slate: ‘We’re not saying abortion is funny’
Hollywood’s stance on abortion makes the 1980s look liberal
Hadley Freeman
June 2014
Seven reasons to love Obvious Child's Jenny Slate
Obvious Child: NBC admits error over alleged censorship of abortion comedy
January 2014
Sundance film festival 2014: Boyhood, Obvious Child and Calvary – video
