Leigh never lets his audience escape the underlying humiliation and helplessness Pansy feels, and Pansy never allows herself that grace either. In that respect, calling the film “Hard Truths” almost implies a well-earned victory lap for a filmmaker who has dedicated his work to elucidating the complexities of the human condition,

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

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

Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays a very angry British woman named Pansy in Mike Leigh's “Hard Truths.” She walks through life like a tornado of discontent, lashing out at anyone who dares cross her path,

It is almost 30 years since Jean-Baptiste and Leigh collaborated on a film—the cult 1996 comedy drama Secrets & Lies, which would see her become the first Black British actress nominated for an Oscar.

The director's latest misanthropic drama, following such films as "Bleak Moments" and "Naked," is a puckeringly sour delight, socked over by Marianne Jean-Baptiste.

Actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste joins Morning Joe to discuss her role in Mike Leigh's new film 'Hard Truths,' where she plays the deeply unhappy and angry character Pansy. 'Hard Truths' marks the first time Jean-Baptiste and Leigh have worked together since the 1996 film 'Secrets and Lies'.

To say that the British actor and director Mike Leigh have given us their best collaboration to date is too mild a sentiment. They've gifted us with a masterpiece of bruised humanity