The Village Voice review of Mike Leigh's latest film, "Hard Truths," notes that the improvisational filmmaker again scores smartly.
The human psyche can contain irrational anger, leading to outbursts at strangers for minor offenses. Triggers for this rage ...
Baptiste, known for roles in "How to Get Away with Murder" and "Without a Trace," is receiving serious Oscar buzz for her ...
Leigh never lets his audience escape the underlying humiliation and helplessness Pansy feels, and Pansy never allows herself ...
British writer and director Mike Leigh has been nominated many times for Oscars in the United States; his 1996 Secrets and Lies won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. He’s considered one of ...
A number of new movies and limited television series will debut this week, including the following titles opening in theaters ...
In partnership with his actors, Leigh excavates and displays the most vulnerable emotions and experiences a person can have, his films slowly building to cathartic crescendos, with glimmers of hope ...
Mike Leigh’s latest comedy-drama considers what it’s like to live a life entirely of grievance.
A team of sports broadcasters pulled into a life-or-death hostage crisis. A fast-livin’ Brit singer portrayed as a chimp. An ...
The year in cinema 2024 is officially behind us, which gives us an opportunity to commend the great performances of the yea ...
The latest film releases include Hard Truths, Vermiglio, Diane Warren: Relentless, and The Last Showgirl. Weighing in are William Bibbiani, film critic for the Wrap and co-host of the Critically ...
To say that the British actor and director Mike Leigh have given us their best collaboration to date is too mild a sentiment.