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By Roxana Hadadi (336) for Chesapeake Family Magazine (159) on 03 Oct 2018

Selma is an always-gripping, often-bruising film, with fantastic performances and a solidly written script that contextualizes King's work…

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By Siobhan Synnot (412) for Scotsman (1,471) on 03 Oct 2018

Don't let this put you off Selma: it's a good, although not great movie, that steers a coherent path through a weighty historical moment…

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By Yvonne Teh (1) for South China Morning Post (665) on 03 Oct 2018

Director DuVernay has crafted a cinematic work for the ages, with a magnificent performance from Oyelowo…

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By Alan Corr (65) for RTÉ (Ireland) (721) on 03 Oct 2018

David Oyelowo is magnetic in his quiet, still performance and for those unfamiliar with these events, DuVernay's film is quite an education…

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By Dan Schindel (235) for Film School Rejects (1,198) on 03 Oct 2018

Looks better than the average historical drama; some top-notch performances, especially from Oyelowo; occasional moments of greatness…

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By Brian Viner (589) for Daily Mail (UK) (1,461) on 03 Oct 2018

With more nuance, this could have been a great film. As it is, it's merely a good one, but glittering with great performances…

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By George Byrne (39) for The Herald (Ireland) (99) on 03 Oct 2018

What Selma does particularly well is balance the ideological in-fighting within the Civil Rights movement…

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By Sarah Watt (52) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 03 Oct 2018

There have been surprisingly few cinematic renderings of Martin Luther King Jr's legacy, but despite the lack of competition, British actor…

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By Simon Weaving (195) for Sydney Morning Herald (1,256) on 03 Oct 2018

If you don't mind the technical confusion it's a gripping story, and a great credit to DuVernay and co-writer Paul Webb who were unable to…

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By Philippa Hawker (221) for Sydney Morning Herald (1,256) on 03 Oct 2018

Ava DuVernay's Selma is a beautifully observed drama of public and private lives, of personal narratives and historic moments…

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By Craig Mathieson (459) for Sydney Morning Herald (1,256) on 03 Oct 2018

DuVernay, with just her third feature film, knows how to marshal the moments that will become history, making her own iconic images…

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By Diego Batlle (225) for Otroscines.com (322) on 03 Oct 2018

An important and necessary film. [Full Review in Spanish]…

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By Ignacio Navarro (26) for El antepenúltimo mohicano (311) on 03 Oct 2018

The structure with which the film is designed turns out to be as beneficial and intriguing as it is unsatisfactory and imprecise…

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By Susan G. Cole (137) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 03 Oct 2018

Listen to Common's track over the final credits. This movie is continuing a conversation that America cannot ignore…

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By Matt Atchity (14) for What the Flick?! (134) on 02 Oct 2018

[Ava DuVernay] manages to get both the small and the big moments. Thiis at one of the best movies of the year…

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By Alonso Duralde (1,351) for What the Flick?! (134) on 02 Oct 2018

I this movie has some of the most powerful moments I've seen I think all year…

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By Jared Mobarak (867) for BuffaloVibe (83) on 02 Oct 2018

What a bold stroke of sensory genius on [Ava DuVernary's] part to lull us into a false sense of security before slapping us in the face with…

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By Nicholas Bell (55) for IONCINEMA.com (55) on 02 Oct 2018

Selma is the kind of expert filmmaking that's long been absent from an American tradition of historical reenactment-it manages the forgotten…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 02 Oct 2018

Selma is an important movie, yes, but it is also a great one…

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By Rendy Jones (321) for Rendy Reviews (320) on 02 Oct 2018

Selma is a triumphant no hold barred and amazingly directed biopic, with a gripping depth in the story and strong performances all around especially…

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