Ongoing exploration of the contemporary world with a tragicomic study of human strengths and weaknesses.
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★★★★★
"Hard Truths" is the kind of movie I think is extremely good, almost great, but that I could hardly "recommend" to anyone. It's extremely unpleasant to watch and most movie-goers will just think, "why am I inflicting this on myself"? I admit, as much as I admi...
★★★★★
I was one of the few who felt that Leigh's films Mr. Turner and Peterloo represented the best in his career in cinema. He finally had a high budget and his artistic craft met them perfectly. Hard Truths is a step back from this scale back into the social drama...
★★★★★
Final review of 2024!
"I don't understand you, but I love you."
Hard Truths is a welcoming return from legendary filmmaker/writer Mike Leigh.
I have no idea why this film was rejected from other festivals like Cannes and Venice because this was great. It is...
★★★★★
Have you ever encountered someone-whether in your personal life or at work-who was utterly impossible to deal with? If so, be forewarned: this film might bring back unsettling memories. One of the main characters is an absolute terror, a person who seems to th...
★★★★★
There's a crisis in the family. Marianne Jean-Baptiste is ripping into everyone: husband David Webber for his choice in business partners, son Tuwaine Barrett for being twenty-two and still eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, sister Michele Austin for w...
