Selma
Selma (2015) A Review by Grant Kanigan Directed by: Ava DuVernay Written by: Paul Webb Starring: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth, Oprah Winfrey, Wendell Pierce Rating: PG Release Date: January 9th, 2015 Wendell Pierce & David Oyelowo talk to Trai Byers & Stephan James in Selma © 2014 Paramount Pictures There are a plethora of films that immortalize and define the popular consensus of whom important leaders in the twentieth century really were, most of which have been helmed by seasoned directors. Gandhi, Che, and JFK are all superb films made by visionary directors, yet the most important figure of the twentieth century, (at least in North America, and in my book), hasn't yet found his way to the silver screen. Maybe it's because it's too soon a time to tell a story that left national and international wounds that have yet to heal. However, in the wake of the riots in Ferguson and p