Leslie Bridgers

Columnist

Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.

Arts & Entertainment, Do This

Indie Film: Musician-turned-filmmaker wants to make you think about watching documentaries on disasters

by Dennis Perkins June 7, 2021June 4, 2021

Chris Gervais’ ‘Fragments’ recounts a 1995 plane crash in Maine. Or does it?

Arts & Entertainment, Review

Art review: Roy Germon and Amy Bernhardt bonded by light

by Jorge S. Arango June 6, 2021June 5, 2021

Littlefield Gallery in Winter Harbor shows works by the two distinct Maine artists.

Arts & Entertainment, Maine

Society Notebook: ‘Forte’ night at the Saco Drive-In

by Amy Paradysz June 6, 2021June 3, 2021

The Portland Symphony Orchestra holds its annual fundraiser to in-person and streaming audiences.

Arts & Entertainment

Deep Water: ‘House Call,’ by Jan Bindas-Tenney

June 6, 2021June 1, 2021

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.

Arts & Entertainment, Review

Inspired by a true(-ish) story, the newest ‘Conjuring’ film takes viewers into the bowels of heck

by Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post June 6, 2021June 2, 2021

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 […]

Arts & Entertainment

How ‘Master of None’ portrays a single lesbian’s fertility struggles with an honesty rarely seen on TV

by Sonia Rao The Washington Post June 6, 2021June 2, 2021

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 […]

Arts & Entertainment, Review

Bawdy teen comedy on Hulu deftly tackles a mature theme

by Ann Hornaday The Washington Post June 1, 2021June 1, 2021

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 […]

Arts & Entertainment, Review

‘A Quiet Place Part II’ might just restore your faith in sequels – and humanity

by Michael O'Sullivan June 1, 2021June 1, 2021

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 […]