Obvious Child is the kind of underdog indie movie that just makes you glad all over. Glad that the people responsible made it. Glad that other people, with more money, were smart enough to get it into ...

When it comes to movies about abortion, options are limited. On one hand, there is “Vera Drake,” and while it was nominated for Best Picture in 2004, no one saw it. Then on the other hand, there is ...

There are advantages to being older, trust me. You know things. It isn’t what’s so palpably fresh about Gillian Robespierre’s romantic comedy “Obvious Child” that struck me the most, it’s what’s so ...

Director Gillian Robespierre (left) co-wrote Obvious Child as a short film in 2009 with an empowered female lead in mind. Jenny Slate, who stars as Donna in the feature film, says she was excited ...

A comedy about finding the guy you want and the baby you don’t. Obvious Child will always be known, first and foremost, as “the abortion comedy.” That’s the pitch, the premise, and the novelty of ...