A colleague once told me that I shouldn’t take Mike Leigh’s films with contemporary settings as slices of everyday life. He was right: they’re hyperreal. Especially Hard Truths, in which his take on a ...

Hard Truths is now out in cinemas, and here's how Mike Leigh's new movie explores depression in a relatable and original way.

The stars of Saturday Night from left to right: Kim Matula, as Jane Curtain, Emily Fairn, as Laraine Newman, Gabriel La Belle ...

“Hard Truths” follows the lives of Pansy ( Marianne Jean-Baptiste ), a depressed, confrontational woman who struggles with ...

Mike Leigh’s uncompromising latest film is harrowing and hilarious, centred around a fearless lead performance by Marianne ...

The latest from legendary director Mike Leigh is as brutal as they come ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives a fearless performance in Mike Leigh’s empathetic portrait of the outrageously hostile Pansy, whose hardened façade masks a real fragility.

The British director’s new film features a titanic performance from Marianne Jean-Baptiste, who reunites with him nearly three decades after his Oscar-nominated ‘Secrets & Lies’ ...

Heartfelt tributes to a former GP, a hospital consultant, a midwife and a history teacher are among those in the Gazette's ...

Dress up the kids young and old, order the popcorn, flex your vocal chords and book your seats early another action packed, ...

Awareness of Mike Leigh ’s famous technique – improvising scripts from an initial singularity – invites speculation about the ...