By David Sexton Mike Leigh’s first feature film ... and the righteous dud Peterloo (2018). Now, at 81, Leigh has returned for a coda in his classic mode. Hard Truths, his shortest, most severe movie, ...

‘Hard Truths’ sees Leigh in humane, typically layered form ... Which is not to say his movies are ever ugly or boring. Jean-Baptiste comes in like a wrecking ball here, Pansy possibly the ...

Not everyone questions everything the way they do in movies ... says Leigh. “The crew comes and shoots the thing in a classical way in terms of film discipline.” Mike Leigh at the ...