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, Review

‘Ambulance’ will raise your pulse and tug at your heartstrings

by Pat Padua Special to The Washington Post April 10, 2022April 6, 2022

There are certain movies that require more than a critic’s recommendation. Some, such as “Ambulance,” demand a doctor’s approval. Director Michael Bay isn’t satisfied with making a movie that merely raises your pulse. He wants to inject pure cinema into your veins – and drive it all the way to your heart, which he then […]

Arts & Entertainment

Deep Water: ‘Whitehead Cliff,’ by Kate Kearns

April 10, 2022April 5, 2022

Maine Poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.

Arts & Entertainment, Review

Spy thriller ‘All the Old Knives’ is complicated, with an OK twist

by Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post April 10, 2022April 6, 2022

Based purely on anecdotal evidence, the spy thriller “All the Old Knives” is going to be a talker. More specifically – if the three conversations I overheard on the way back to the subway from a recent screening are any indication – many of those conversations are going to begin with, “What the flip just […]