Selma (2014). D: Ava DuVernay. DP: Bradford Young. W: Paul Webb. Starring: David Oyelowo/Carmen Ejogo/Tom Wilkinson/Tim Roth/Stephan James/André Holland/Giovanni Ribisi/Lorraine Toussaint/Common/Dylan Baker/Trai Byers/Oprah Winfrey. Produced by Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo films and Brad Pitt’s Plan B, Selma has a lot of weight and history behind it. Originally a Lee Daniels (The Butler, Precious) project, Selma found…
All Bark and No Bite
A Most Violent Year (2015). D/W: J.C. Chandor. DP: Bradford Young. Starring: Oscar Isaac/Jessica Chastain/David Oyelowo/Albert Brooks/Alessandro Nivola/Elyse Gabel/Peter Gerety. The past few years have catapulted a few actors to become big names. Thankfully a few of those are consistently still picking good work for their resumes, even if it sometimes goes ignored by the…