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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The unembellished emotional honesty conveyed in the indie drama Short Term 12 is so expertly handled that it carries the viewer past any hesitations harbored regarding the film’s overly familiar ...

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 ...

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 ...

The latest contender for the indie slot at nomination time, “Short Term 12” takes viewers into the world of teen foster-care institutions, focusing both on troubled residents in limbo and on staff ...

A 20-something supervising staff member of a foster care facility navigates the troubled waters of that world alongside her co-worker and longtime boyfriend.

“Short Term 12” is a small miracle of a film. Writer/director Destin Daniel Cretton takes one of society’s most serious subjects – its abused and neglected children – and puts them in a movie with so ...

Streaming platforms for Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online. 'Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes' Release Dates ...

David Edelstein’s 10 Best Movies of 2013Her, American Hustle, The Act of Killing, and more. Plus, the runners-up and the best performances of the year. Edelstein: Short Term 12 Is the Most Wrenching ...