The Only Way Is West: Christina Newland on Mae West (2021)

In this documentary short, critic and author Christina Newland offers an assessment of Mae West's life, career, screen persona and cultural impact. Newland explores why West had such an appeal to male and female audiences alike, how her dislike of the hypocrisies surrounding sex informed her work, the ways in which the Production Code and the influence of the Catholic Legion of Decency ultimately suffocated her work, and more.