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BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE Featurette

Own @RoomTheMovie Today. Watch Blu-ray Special Features

Oscar® Winner Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen , and William H. Macy Shine in the Award-Winning, Powerful, and Emotional Drama on Blu-ray™ and DVD Today. Watch all the Featurettes after the Jump... Academy Award® and Golden Globe® winner Brie Larson (Best Actress, Room,2015) and Screen Actors Guild Award nominee Jacob Tremblay (Best Supporting Actor, Room, 2015) bring to life the fearless determination of a mother and child who risk everything to break out of captivity and embrace their freedom in the critically acclaimed film ROOM, arriving on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) on March 1 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Adapted from The New York Times best-selling novel, and theatrically released by A24, the 2016 Oscar®-winning ROOM is a "one-of-a-kind, must-see experience...nothing short of astonishing!" (New York Post). Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh, the "extraordinary" (People) film has been named one of the best movies of t

Movie Review: #Room

Room wastes a golden Oscar opportunity. Review by Matt Cummings In Director Lenny Abrahamson's Room , Joy (Brie Larson) has been held captive for seven years in a 10x10 shed, a victim of a friendly offer to help find a fictitious lost dog. Her captor Old Nick (Sean Bridges) continues to rape her, having fathered the now-five-year-old Jack (Jacob Tremblay) along the way. The long-haired, diaper-bound Jack has never seen the outside world, except for what their skylight and tiny television provide. But when Joy begins to crack under the pressure, she makes a daring escape plan that sees Nick arrested and her world returned reopened. But things have changed for her family, namely the divorce of her mother (Joan Allen) and father (William H. Macy) over Joy's kidnapping. As Jack begins to adjust to the real world, Joy battles depression and a renewed sense of helplessness, as she struggles to gain closure on her experiences. Abrahamson makes Joy's world a depr