Announcing 2 major talents in 'Pariah' -- 3 1/2 stars

Remember the name Adepero Oduye. In fact, commit the spelling to memory. The luminous actress who plays the high school junior (nearly half the performer's real age) at the center of the exceptional, new, coming-of-age drama "Pariah" has one of those faces that lights up the screen while lighting the way for a filmmaker's story.

Michael Phillips

January 5, 2012