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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PublishedJune 7, 2021
Indie Film: Musician-turned-filmmaker wants to make you think about watching documentaries on disasters
Chris Gervais’ ‘Fragments’ recounts a 1995 plane crash in Maine. Or does it?
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PublishedJune 6, 2021
Art review: Roy Germon and Amy Bernhardt bonded by light
Littlefield Gallery in Winter Harbor shows works by the two distinct Maine artists.
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PublishedJune 6, 2021
Society Notebook: ‘Forte’ night at the Saco Drive-In
The Portland Symphony Orchestra holds its annual fundraiser to in-person and streaming audiences.
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PublishedJune 6, 2021
Deep Water: ‘House Call,’ by Jan Bindas-Tenney
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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PublishedJune 6, 2021
Inspired by a true(-ish) story, the newest ‘Conjuring’ film takes viewers into the bowels of heck
The newest installment in the “Conjuring” horror franchise – an expanding cinematic universe centering on fictionalized versions of real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga), and embracing the “Annabelle” spinoff series about a demonic doll – seems bent on converting skeptics, to an almost missionary degree. “The Court accepts the […]
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PublishedJune 6, 2021
How ‘Master of None’ portrays a single lesbian’s fertility struggles with an honesty rarely seen on TV
Struggling on her own, Alicia calls her mother. She has to muster up the courage to self-administer a shot of progesterone as part of her fertility treatment, and Sharon knows just what to say: Alicia is as strong as other women who have been through this before, isn’t she? Plus, Sharon has a down payment […]
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PublishedJune 1, 2021
Bawdy teen comedy on Hulu deftly tackles a mature theme
At first blush, the teen ride-along comedy “Plan B” feels like it’s following in the libidinous, boozy footsteps of “Superbad” and “Booksmart.” But there’s more going on in here than just hooking up. Indeed, a hookup is the inciting incident in this raunchy, observantly funny satire, wherein a straight-A student named Sunny (Kuhoo Verma) has […]
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PublishedJune 1, 2021
‘A Quiet Place Part II’ might just restore your faith in sequels – and humanity
One thing’s for certain: “A Quiet Place Part II” is less, well, quiet than the first film. That should have been expected from the wicked, Mona Lisa smile on the face of Emily Blunt as her character racked her shotgun after shooting one of the monsters in the face at the close of the otherwise […]
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PublishedMay 31, 2021
Tap Lines: Doughnuts claim their rightful place in these craft beers
Brewing with pastries might not be as gimmicky as it seems.
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PublishedMay 31, 2021
Indie Film: Shotwell Drive-In kicks off second season
The Points North Institute constructed the outdoor movie venue in Rockport in response to the pandemic.
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