Short Term 12 is a 2013 drama film written and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. The film follows a young supervisor at a residential treatment facility for troubled teens. It focuses on how she ...

Brie Larson, 23, gives a performance in new indie Short Term 12 that's wonderfully nuanced. The Oscars should keep her in mind. In Short Term 12, out in theaters right now, Larson plays Grace, a ...

Destin Daniel Cretton was just trying to give a struggling young actor a job. How hard could it be? He and LaKeith Stanfield had worked together three years earlier, on a 22-minute short film Cretton ...

Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. Jen Yamato and I spoke to a number of Jones’ friends and colleagues to learn why his death ...

The actress Brie Larson, perhaps best known for her roles in 21 Jump Street and United States of Tara, is having quite a summer. Last weekend, she received the best actress award at the Locarno Film ...