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By Irene Crespo (54) for Cinemanía (Spain) (558) on 07 Oct 2018

Portrait of leader with crowd in the background. Martin L. King's speeches are again relevant. [Full Review in Spanish]…

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By Henry Fitzherbert (699) for Daily Express (UK) (2,141) on 07 Oct 2018

An urgent, thought-provoking and timely history movingly brought to life…

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By Mario Santiago (1) for Sensacine (386) on 04 Oct 2018

Selma stands as a rigorous film that does justice to the figure of Martin Luther King. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Ezequiel Obregón (7) for EscribiendoCine (248) on 04 Oct 2018

Without being a great movie, Selma is a more than worthy historical product. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Chris Stuckmann (217) for ChrisStuckmann.com (205) on 04 Oct 2018

Excellent acting, very good directing, a good tight script -- a little bit of pacing issues and…

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By David Crow (142) for Den of Geek (424) on 04 Oct 2018

Selma convinces that this is a tale of transcendence instead of hardship; triumph rather than defeat…

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By Scott Renshaw (514) for Salt Lake City Weekly (200) on 04 Oct 2018

DuVernay's film is too effective on its own dramatic terms for it to be reduced simply to an allegory for Where We Are Today, yet it's also…

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By Leigh Paatsch (1,103) for Herald Sun (Australia) (1,081) on 04 Oct 2018

While there has been some streamlining of the facts for the sake of storytelling efficiency, an outraged and righteous heart beats strongly…

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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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