By Mark Asch
Reuniting with Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Mike Leigh makes a welcome return to contemporary filmmaking with a searing portrait of a woman on the brink.
By Anton Bitel
The director’s 2002 drama about life on a London housing estate is a film of bleak moments and occasional hope.
By James Morton
Director Mike Leigh emphasises the lack of connection between the characters, and British society as a whole.
The British actor reveals her personal connection to Mike Leigh’s historical epic.
Veteran filmmaker Mike Leigh delivers a history lesson about the oft-forgotten 1819 Peterloo Massacre in Manchester.
By Adam Scovell
Despite the widespread gentrification of east London, this quiet street appears much as it did in 1993.
Mike Leigh recruits a top-notch ensemble for this faithful reenactment of the Peterloo Massacre.
Barry Jenkins, Damien Chazelle and Yorgos Lanthimos all look like early contenders for major awards.
The British actor casts a gaunt, morbid, uncompromisingly human figure in Mike Leigh’s nocturnal London odyssey.
The stalwart British actor runs us through some of his scene-stealing career moments.
Claire Denis, Yorgos Lanthimos and Terrence Malick could be competing for this year’s Palme d’Or.
The veteran British filmmaker looks set to get political with his latest project.
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