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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PublishedMarch 30, 2023
‘The Lost King’ is the true story of the search for the grave of Richard III
“The Lost King” gets off to a pacey, involving start, with the help of a slashing, gestural musical score reminiscent of Bernard Herrmann at his Hitchcockian best. The rest of “The Lost King” might not live up to that initial urgency, but it takes on its own gentle momentum. Sally Hawkins plays Philippa Langley, a […]
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PublishedMarch 28, 2023
‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ is longer, bloodier and better than ever
Is “John Wick: Chapter 4” the best John Wick movie in the franchise, as early reviews suggest? Quite possibly. But what does that even mean? Readers who have never seen Keanu Reeves as John Wick, who don’t even like violent action movies – especially not ones about an elite assassin in a fantastical hierarchy of […]
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PublishedMarch 27, 2023
Tap Lines: It’s been a long time coming for these barrel-aged beers
Sebago Brewing is releasing a four-pack of barleywine from four different years, and Belleflower’s new Baltic porter started its aging process 18 months ago.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2023
Indie Film: Midcoast film institute breaks up winter with two days of documentaries
Cabin Fever Film Fest is happening Friday and Saturday in Camden.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
Society Notebook: Glamorous gala fitting for brain injury foundation’s inspiration
The formal affair on Pine Point raised $30,000 for the Michael T. Goulet Traumatic Brain Injury and Epilepsy Foundation.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
Best-Sellers: ‘Horse,’ ‘Enchantment’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
‘A Good Person,’ a terrible movie
Taking on such hot topics as distracted driving, substance abuse and teen pregnancy, “A Good Person” plays like a two-hour public service announcement. In this wildly uneven melodrama by writer-director Zach Braff, no member of the talented ensemble cast is entirely able to navigate its messy plot. That a few actors do manage to stay […]
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
‘Ted Lasso’ returns for Season 3 but feels stuck on repeat
“I do sometimes wonder what the heck I’m still doing here,” Ted Lasso tells his therapist in the famously upbeat show’s third season. “I mean, I know why I came, but it’s the sticking around I can’t quite figure out.” It’s to the credit and the detriment of “Ted Lasso” that the show raises this […]
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
Art review: Bowdoin museum eloquently examines language in art
There’s a lot to take in at ‘Turn of Phrase,’ up at the Brunswick college into June.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
Deep Water: ‘Liminality,’ by Judy Kaber
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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