The human psyche can contain irrational anger, leading to outbursts at strangers for minor offenses. Triggers for this rage ...

Yet that scene is a miracle precisely for what Jean-Baptiste does with it. The role couldn’t be more different from the ...

Hard Truths” — 3.5 stars Pansy is angry and she doesn’t know why. We all have days like that, when we snap at strangers for a ...

For more than 50 years, British filmmaker Mike Leigh has been making modestly scaled but profoundly affecting movies about everyday people, their imperfect lots in life, and their need to thrive and ...

Writer-director Mike Leigh and Marianne Jean-Baptiste discuss the legendary British filmmaker's latest work and experiencing a bucket list moment for cinephiles.

It’s a good week for new film releases, mostly opening in theaters, including a must-see from Mike Leigh. Also on the slate: ...

The Film Independent gathering hosted stars like Demi Moore, Sebastian Stan, Richard Gadd, Jessica Gunning, Marianne ...

Following The Film Stage's collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste's performance in "Hard Truths" has earned her ... “I think it would be very convenient to go, ‘She’s ...

Of all the movie protagonists you might have seen this year, none is quite like Marianne Jean-Baptiste ... to help Pansy,” Jean-Baptiste says. “I think it would be very convenient to go, ‘She’s got ...