reviews 4 stars, alessandro nivola, ava duvernay, bio-pic, carmen ejogo, common, cuba gooding jr, david oyelowo, directors of colour, dylan baker, giovanni ribisi, lorraine toussaint, martin sheen, oprah winfrey, reviews, selma, stephan james, tessa thompson, tim roth, tom wilkinson, wendell pierce, women in film, women of colour SELMA December 28, 2014 A sign of the times in a portrayal of times gone by.