To say that the British actor and director Mike Leigh have given us their best collaboration to date is too mild a sentiment.

The director's latest misanthropic drama, following such films as "Bleak Moments" and "Naked," is a puckeringly sour delight, ...

It’s amazing watching Mike Leigh’s film 'Hard Truths,' starring the extraordinary Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin, ...

James Woods has lost his Pacific Palisades home in the Southern California fires that continue to devastate parts of Los ...

Mike Leigh movies feel like a magic trick. Observational, wry, funny, devastating and always rooted in character, Leigh ...

Critics don’t vote for the Academy Awards—but here’s how one critic would fill out his imaginary ballot.

In his new book, “Facing Hard Truths,” 2026 candidate for governor Stephen J. Cloobeck advances a new kind of politics based ...

Without being influenced by the Golden Globe winners, here’s Variety's guess as to where the Oscar race seems to stand.

Vinicius' sending-off vs. Valencia was a fairly unremarkable moment -- and just his second career red card -- but the manner ...

But for Pansy, the unforgettable heroine of Mike Leigh’s film “Hard Truths” portrayed by Marianne Jean-Baptiste, that simmering discontent is her all day, every day. It’s life, and she can’t break the ...

The smash hit musical "Wicked" saw its Oscar chances rise in nominations to the SAG Awards, one of the most predictive ...

Created by Steve Bailie, Netflix’s ‘Subteran‘ tells the story of an IT worker and young mother, Camilia Serbu, who gets ...