"I'm not too worried about her not being likable, but I was worried about people not having compassion for her." N early 30 ...

Oscar nominee Marianne Jean-Baptiste ("Secrets & Lies") teams back up with Mike Leigh for a searing new movie about empathy, ...

In Mike Leigh's newest film, Marianne Jean-Baptiste stars as an overly critical woman struggling with her mental health. Leigh and Jean-Baptiste talk with NPR's Scott Simon about "Hard Truths." ...

Baptiste, known for roles in "How to Get Away with Murder" and "Without a Trace," is receiving serious Oscar buzz for her ...

Mike Leigh’s latest comedy-drama considers what it’s like to live a life entirely of grievance.

Leigh never lets his audience escape the underlying humiliation and helplessness Pansy feels, and Pansy never allows herself ...

She reteams with her "Secret and Lies" director, Mike Leigh, for this brutally funny drama about a British woman consumed ...

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

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

Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays a very angry British woman named Pansy in Mike Leigh's “Hard Truths.” She walks through life ...

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

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