Leslie Bridgers

Press Herald

Leslie Bridgers is the features editor for the Portland Press Herald, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and culture. She spent 10 years as a reporter, half of that time for the Portland Press Herald, covering the western suburbs of Portland, writing feature stories and working on special projects. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left.

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Published
March 21, 2021

‘The Courier’ is a throwback to the kind of solid yet fun spy thriller they don’t make anymore

Benedict Cumberbatch delivers an appealing, technically tricky performance in “The Courier,” in which he plays Greville Wynne, a British salesman who in the 1960s became an improbable player in Cold War tradecraft at its most high-stakes. Wynne really did exist, a fact that bears noting because his story is often too wildly dramatic to believe. […]
Published
March 21, 2021

Deep Water: ‘The Eyes of Love,’ by Michael Tarabilda

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Published
March 21, 2021

How to watch the 2021 Oscar nominees

While “Parasite” winning best picture marked one of the final widely celebrated moments before we all went into lockdown, award season chatter has been (rightfully) overshadowed this year. And with inconsistent theatrical releases, the Oscar nominees announced Monday largely consist of titles that managed to emerge as front-runners from the glut of films on streaming […]
Published
March 21, 2021

‘The Father’ is a meticulously constructed story in which very little is what it seems

In the intricate, exquisitely crafted movie “The Father,” Anthony Hopkins plays Anthony, an elderly gentleman living in a well-appointed flat in London, which he’s been sharing with his daughter Anne (Olivia Colman) until she informs him that she’s moving to Paris to be with a man she’s recently met. Such is the inciting incident in […]
Published
March 21, 2021

Society Notebook: Portland Museum of Art holds first virtual fundraiser

The Contemporaries Winter Bash featured artist interviews, a film screening, a music performance and more.
Published
March 21, 2021

Nico Walker’s life story made for a gripping novel. The movie version is less effective.

Tom Holland goes to impressive lengths to become unrecognizable in “Cherry,” an ambitious adaptation of Nico Walker’s semi-autobiographical novel. In that highly regarded book, the author recounted his descent from middle-class security and a promising education to his service as an Army medic in the Iraq War; when he returned home he was wracked with […]
Published
March 15, 2021

Indie Film: ‘The Long Coast’ lets the stories of Maine fishermen convey the challenges facing the ocean

Rent the 86-minute documentary through PMA Films.
Published
March 14, 2021

Art review: Geometry and gestures make up the abstract art of Jaap Helder

Fifteen works by the midcoast painter are on display at Elizabeth Moss Galleries in Falmouth.
Published
March 14, 2021

Kelly Marie Tran’s journey to becoming a fighting Disney princess: ‘It feels like an absolute miracle’

If the remarkable life and times of Kelly Marie Tran were a Disney movie, the opening scene would not spotlight the young, hungry unknown hustling to yet another post-college audition in her Honda Civic, or the multi-hyphenate talent being plucked from relative obscurity to become the most prominent actress of color in a “Star Wars” […]
Published
March 14, 2021

Deep Water: ‘Rock Bowl,’ by Jason Grundstrom-Whitney

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.

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