HARD TRUTHS Movie Review | Marianne Jean-Baptiste | Mike Leigh

Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives a masterful performance in "Hard Truths," which reunites her with "Secrets & Lies" writer-director Mike Leigh. She stars as Pansy, a miserable Londoner who makes everyone else miserable around her with her constant complaints. Leigh's awkwardly hilarious film eventually turns heartbreaking in its raw emotion. Co-starring Michele Austin, David Webber and Tuwaine Barrett. In theaters now in limited release, goes wider on Jan. 17. #hardtruths #mikeleigh #mariannejeanbaptiste Review a movie with us at Table for One! You pick a film, we all talk about it together, then we send you the video to enjoy. Sign up at https://christylemire.com/ Join our channel to get access to perks! Members-only videos, shout-outs, livestreams and more:    / @breakfastallday   Join our Patreon! Members get exclusive access to our TV recaps, monthly Off the Menu selections our subscribers choose for us and more:   / bfastallday   Subscribe to Christy's Saturday Matinee newsletter! https://christylemire.beehiiv.com/ Follow us @bfastallday on Instagram, Facebook and BlueSky Follow Christy Lemire: https://christylemire.com/, RogerEbert.com, christylemire.bsky.social Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/christylemire Follow Alonso Duralde: Linoleum Knife podcast, Maximum Film podcast, aduralde.bsky.social Enjoy longer versions of our conversations on our Breakfast All Day Podcast! Listen here or wherever you find your favorite podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... If you're loving how we look and sound these days, it's thanks to Riverside. This is the new platform we're using, which allows us to record in 1080p. You can meet and record for videos, podcasts, social media and more, and it's easy and fun to use. Get 15% off your membership with code BREAKFAST15. To find out more, visit: https://bit.ly/Riverside_Breakfast Some product links are affiliate links which mean if you buy something, we'll receive a small commission. If you're enjoying our news, reviews and other features, we'd appreciate it if you'd consider a Super Thanks. It's that icon just below the video with the ❤️ and the 💲. We'll be sure to give you a special shout-out to thank you for your support. We're so grateful to be able to engage with you all -- it inspires us and keeps us going!