Eliza Scanlen and Toby Wallace in the movie "Babyteeth." (IFC Films) “Babyteeth,” a drama of unruly intelligence and churning emotional force, brings a jolt of unpredictability to a type of movie ...

Australian actress Eliza Scanlen made a powerful impression two years ago for her turn in the sweaty, southern gothic HBO miniseries “Sharp Objects” as Amy Adams’ rollerskating, teenaged sister. She ...

On paper, “Babyteeth” sounds like every parent’s nightmare, as well as every moviegoer’s: a self-consciously “quirky” romance between a 16-year-old schoolgirl with cancer and the 23-year-old drug ...

It’s high praise for Shannon Murphy’s “Babyteeth” that Australia’s two best actors (Ben Mendelsohn and Essie Davis) aren’t even the best thing about it (though they are certainly a warm and welcome ...

For a guy who mostly made his name playing a series of slovenly weasels, Ben Mendelsohn is having a surprising renaissance as the loving but melancholic father. Fresh off his turn as the haunted cop ...

So Babyteeth, directed by Shannon Murphy in her feature debut, is a breath of fresh air for the subgenre. The film, which stars Eliza Scanlen as a teenager with an unspecified form of cancer, hits ...

Now streaming on Hulu, Babyteeth is a coming-of-age YA-style dramedy based on a stage play — but DON’T JUDGE IT, JUDGYPANTS. I can hear you deep-sighing at “coming-of-age YA-style dramedy” from here.

Over the last decade, there has been an influx in films and novels about teen romance and terminal illnesses, especially cancer. From Josh Boone’s The Fault in Our Stars to Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s Me ...

An acclaimed feature debut, Shannon Murphy's Venice Film Festival breakout opens from IFC Films on June 19. Australian actress Eliza Scanlen made a powerful impression two years ago for her turn in ...

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) crowned the winners from its 2020 awards ceremony today, with Babyteeh and Stateless dominating the film and TV categories respectively.

“Babyteeth,” a drama of unruly intelligence and churning emotional force, brings a jolt of unpredictability to a type of movie usually known for its grim, maudlin excess: the coming-of-age, ...