For much of her early writing life, Edna O'Brien was persona non grata in her home country: her books were banned, and she herself was treated with “bile and odium and outrage” by a Catholic nation, ...

For much of her early writing life, Edna O'Brien was persona non grata in her home country: her books were banned, and she herself was treated with “bile and odium and outrage” by a Catholic nation, ...

Rejoice, film fans! After a couple of bulky historical dramas — Mr. Turner (2014) and Peterloo (2018) — Hard Truths sees Mike Leigh return to contemporary Britain, serving up a searing and ...

Brian Bowe reviews Mike Leigh's latest, Hard Truths, a tragi-comedy character study featuring an incredible turn from ...