The Hard Truths director on “growing” his films in collaboration with his actors, and why he’s not going to explain the ending to you.

In a close-up portrait of an intolerably contemptuous woman, the veteran director returns to his miserabilist comic mode.

Mike Leigh hits out at ‘offensive and racist’ criticisms of latest film - Award-winning drama features a mostly Black cast ...

British director Mike Leigh’s return to domestic, working-class London after two successful side trips to the 19th century ...

During the last 25 years of his life, artist JMW Turner faces losses in his personal life and declining health. However, he also embraces innovative new approaches to painting that provoke controversy ...

With a long production initially delayed by lockdown, Hard Truths is also Leigh’s return to a contemporary domestic setting after the historical dramas Mr Turner (2014) and Peterloo (2018).

After a span of period films including Peterloo (2018) and the JMW Turner biopic Mr. Turner (2014), Leigh returns to contemporary ... But that’s mainly Mike’s job: to manage the performances ...