Mike Leigh is at the peak of his powers with “Vera Drake,” a compassionate, morally complex drama that stands easily alongside his best work, “Secrets & Lies” and “Topsy-Turvy,” but may even surpass ...

Vera Drake, written and directed by Mike Leigh, starring Imelda Staunton and Phil Davis. MOVIES THAT even mention abortion are few and far between. So when a movie like Vera Drake, which depicts what ...

I also don’t understand how it won Costume Design at the BAFTAs but didn’t even get a nomination in that category at the Oscars.

I saw "Vera Drake" last night, and it set me thinking in a way no movie has all year. The newest film from British director Mike Leigh ("Secrets and Lies," "Topsy-Turvy") takes place in a ...

THERE'S AN ANGEL quietly at work in a corner of postwar London. Her name is Vera Drake (Imelda Staunton). A devoted wife, mother and neighbor, she seems to find time for everybody. She cleans houses ...