Adepero Oduye’s Dynamic Debut in “Pariah” Film
Adepero Oduye (Pariah) reflects upon the abandonment of her pre-medical studies, discovering her voice, and the inspiration she drew from Robert Duvall’s performance in The Apostle.
Adepero Oduye (Pariah) reflects upon the abandonment of her pre-medical studies, discovering her voice, and the inspiration she drew from Robert Duvall’s performance in The Apostle.
It is tempting to call Pariah this year’s Precious, since both movies have three major things in common: great acting, great directing, and an enormous amount of critical acclaim. Pariah, however, exercises much more restraint than Precious, especially when it comes to cultural or thematic stereotypes. These stereotypes tend to develop in both films unfortunately, due to the fact they are set […]