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.

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

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

Mike Leigh has pushed back against “offensive and racist” criticisms of his latest film, Hard Truths. The film, a humanist ...

The title of Mike Leigh’s latest movie, “Hard Truths,” suggests a remarkable, career-spanning consistency, tracing back to the stage and screen director’s 1971 big-screen debut, “Bleak Moments.” For ...

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 ...

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).

Mike Leigh has pushed back against “offensive ... a very remote people called 19th-century human beings [Topsy-Turvy, Mr Turner and Peterloo]. The fear of ‘Am I allowed to tell this story?’ ...

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 ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste's performance in "Hard Truths" has earned her best reviews since she starred in Mike Leigh's “Secrets ... “Vera Drake” and “Mr. Turner,” isn’t a typical ...