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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 05 Jan 2012

The payoffs here begin and end with Oduye, and as we see this character confront her obstacles with bravery, grace and resolve, Pariah exhibits…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 05 Jan 2012

So what we're seeing here is the emergence of a promising writer-director, an actor and a cinematographer who are all exciting, and have cared…

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 05 Jan 2012

It's not fair to say that Ms. Davis steals scenes - one of the movie's strengths is its ensemble cast - but she supercharges every scene she's in…

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By Wesley Morris (1,967) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 05 Jan 2012

This is a movie that feels in all its vividness, specificity, and honesty - and in its amateurish screenwriting, too - like something found…

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By Travis H (484) on 05 Jan 2012

A familiar story told through a character we haven't seen before: a butch, middle-class African-American lesbian…

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By James Christian A (1) on 04 Jan 2012

A lesbian girl who choose her life to be miserable in order to find or commit her freedom against her strict parents…

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By S. Jhoanna Robledo (697) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 04 Jan 2012

Smart, sad, empowering film about a teen coming out…

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By Lisa Schwarzbaum (1,672) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 04 Jan 2012

Rees presents this vivid, hidden culture with raw honesty…

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By Ella Taylor (978) for NPR (1,713) on 04 Jan 2012

The movie is anything but combative…

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By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 04 Jan 2012

If the narrative of Pariah is predictable and its delivery system rather after-school special, the characters and setting are unforgettable…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 04 Jan 2012

The filmmaking is often wayward, the scenes of confrontation sometimes too stagey, but Oduye is a marvelous young actress with a camera-ready…

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By Lisa W (699) on 03 Jan 2012

Great coming out story. Strong writing, directing and acting…

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By Peter Keough (994) for Boston Phoenix (1,372) on 03 Jan 2012

Rees has an intimate feel for setting, rooting her melodrama in precise details while allowing for an expressionistic palette of lurid lighting…

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By Ron Wilkinson (582) for Monsters and Critics (513) on 03 Jan 2012

Excellent performances by an emerging crew of actors and filmmakers tell a priceless story that struggles to entertain…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 02 Jan 2012

The movie's point, which is impossible to miss, is that it's hard being black & gay in America and, while there's undoubtedly truth in that…

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By Allmovies (24) on 02 Jan 2012

Adepero Oduye portrays Alike (pronounced ah-lee-kay), a 17-year-old African-American woman who lives with her parents Audrey and Arthur (Kim…

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By Pierre B (37) on 01 Jan 2012

I'm going go see this and then give an intelligent review…

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By Ike Phillip R (1) on 01 Jan 2012

All film buffs NEED to see this film. it was excellent…

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By Christien T (21) on 31 Dec 2011

Moving film. Great casting. Important film to be seen…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 31 Dec 2011

Rees shows a real knack...for casting and eliciting strong performances. That and a little touch of story irony make Pariah a solid dramatic debut…

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