Jacob Stolworthy

Chief Culture Reporter@JacobStolworthy

Jacob Stolworthy is Chief Culture Reporter at The Independent and presenter of 'Go to Bat'. He is an authority on movies and TV shows, ranging from classics to the latest Netflix releases. He helps steer The Independent's coverage of major cultural events. including the Oscars and Baftas, and interviews the biggest Hollywood stars

How Beetlejuice conquered its strangeness to become a cult classic

Multiple rewrites, hesitant actors and mixed reviews – Jacob Stolworthy on how Tim Burton’s hilarious spin on the haunted house film almost never happened, as a long-awaited sequel is finally released

<p>Tamsin Greig, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Stephen Mangan, Pippa Haywood and Mark Heap in ‘Green Wing’ </p>

Green Wing creator and cast reflect on the cult comedy

<p>Emma Willis: ‘I’m finally in my f***-it phase’ </p>

Emma Willis: ‘There are people you should say no to having on TV’

Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly in the divisive final scene of 'Lost'

What the cast of Lost think about the ending 10 years on

Go to Bat

<p>Jared Harris on ‘Independent’ series ‘Go to Bat’</p>

Jared Harris picks his screen credits that deserve more love

Actor picks the projects that didn’t get their moment in the sun

Jared Harris picks his screen credits that deserve more love

Actor picks the projects that didn’t get their moment in the sun

<p>Jared Harris on ‘Independent’ series ‘Go to Bat’</p>

Alicia Vikander picks the most underrated film from her career

Kaos star says one TV show they starred in was cancelled prematurely

Viggo Mortensen: My films that deserve more love

Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt name their most underrated films

Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt name their most underrated films

Joel Edgerton thinks one of his films deserves more love

Melanie Lynskey names her most underrated films