Octavia Spencer
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Allegiant
The sloppy, infuriating YA series continues to lose steam.
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The Free World (Sundance Review)
An impressive indie-noir from a first-time filmmaker who takes a simple idea and turns it into a surprisingly...
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Insurgent
Thrilling action sequences get buried by piles of painfully nonsensical plot machinations.
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MVFF37 Day 7: Charlie’s Country, Nightcrawler, Black and White
We’re at the midpoint of the Mill Valley Film Festival and this is where I jump in. Having...
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Snowpiercer
It's hard to watch Snowpiercer without thinking about the last several months of controversy surrounding it. The film,...
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LAFF 2014 Opening Night: Snowpiercer
The 20th Los Angeles Film Festival has begun! Despite its location in the heart of the film industry in downtown...
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Fruitvale Station
On New Year’s Day 2009, Oscar Grant, a black 22-year-old Bay Area resident was pulled off a BART...
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Interview: Michael B. Jordan and Octavia Spencer of Fruitvale Station
We spoke to Michael B. Jordan (The Wire, Friday Night Lights), who plays Oscar in the film, and...
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Interview: Ahna O’Reilly of Fruitvale Station
We spoke to Ahna O’Reilly (The Help) who plays Katie, a girl who meets Oscar by chance, shares...
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Smashed
Trying to balance a humorous, honest and emotional film about alcoholism seems like an impossible task but it...
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2012 Oscar Winners
While Hugo started off the 84th Annual Academy Awards strong but The Artist made come back later in...