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
February 28, 2021

Art review: Portland Museum of Art’s 2020 exhibit is probably as good as virtual gets

There are still some things missing from the experience, compared to in-person, but there are others gained from the online presentation of ‘Untitled, 2020.’
Published
February 28, 2021

‘The Vigil’ a efficiently creepy horror film rooted in Jewish lore

Horror films often offer catharsis, but rarely are they also as deeply sorrowful as Keith Thomas’ “The Vigil,” a horror film based in Jewish faith and culture. Dave Davis stars as Yakov, a young man in Brooklyn struggling to establish a secular life, having left the Orthodox Jewish community after a traumatic experience. One night, […]
Published
February 28, 2021

Possible result of an upended Oscar season? ‘It might be the purest … and strangest’

A vast sub-industry of activity to influence Academy voters and other award givers has gone as dark as movie theaters during the pandemic, adding even more mystery to which films emerge as contenders.
Published
February 28, 2021

Here’s the one Oscar nomination these contenders need to win best picture

Oscar voting begins – finally – this week, meaning we are one step closer to spring, one step closer to gaining a bit more clarity about this year’s strange awards season and one step closer to making sure the liquor cabinet is stocked with a bottle or three of good Irish whiskey for a few […]
Published
February 28, 2021

Deep Water: ‘I feel for the father,’ by Arisa White

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Published
February 22, 2021

Bar Guide: Despite opening during a pandemic, there have been bright spots for the new Batson River

The Kennebunk brewery and distillery opened a second location in Portland in December.
Published
February 22, 2021

Indie Film: ‘A Glitch in the Matrix’ shows how the search for meaning can turn into an obscure obsession

The documentary is streaming through PMA Films.
Published
February 21, 2021

’17 Blocks’ opens a remarkable documentary window into the life of a family in Washington, D.C.

A companion piece to a documentary called “Time,” the film uses nearly two decades of footage to chronicle the challenges encountered by a 9-year-old boy’s family in Washington, D.C.
Published
February 21, 2021

Art review: Maine Jewish Museum reopens with exemplars of art and craft

The first exhibition at its renovated Congress Street home features 10 artists and makers.
Published
February 21, 2021

Deep Water: ‘On a Film Set Playing Mary Bowser,’ by Maya Williams

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.

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