Secrets & Lies is a 1996 drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh. Led by an ensemble cast comprising many Leigh regulars, it stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Hortense, a well-educated black middle-class London optometrist, who was adopted as a baby and has traced her family history – only to discover that her birth mother, Cynthia, played by Brenda Blethyn, is a working-class white woman with a dysfunctional family. Claire Rushbrook co-stars as Cynthia’s other daughter Roxanne, while Timothy Spall and Phyllis Logan portray Cynthia’s brother- and sister-in-law, who have secrets of their own affecting their everyday family life.
Earth vs. The Spider (2001) Review
Love Triangle Interrupted by Superhero Earth vs. The Spider (2001): 3 out of 10: Earth vs. the Spider is a very slow-paced movie. How slow […]