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Review of by Matt Patches for IGN — 09 Jan 2019

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Selma pierces a Civil Rights milestone with honesty, avoiding damning accusations or easy schmaltz to reflect true human triumph. With expansive shots of protests in motion and intimate, shadowy close-ups of King locked in jail, DuVernay's direction brings to life what many only know in black-and-white snapshots.

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This review of Salma (2014) was written by and published by IGN on 09 Jan 2019.

Salma has generally received very positive reviews.

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