15 Must-See Movies at the LA Film Festival

LAFF has a little bit of everything: drama, art, sports, teens, gangsters, revolutionaries … and cows

Steve Pond

"The Spectacular Now"

Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley deliver marveously understated performances in James Ponsoldt's high school story, which helped make the director a hot property in Hollywood with its Sundance debut.

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Steve Pond

Steve Pond

Steve Pond is TheWrap’s Executive Editor, Awards and has been writing and overseeing awards coverage on the site since 2009. He spent decades writing about film, television, music and the entertainment industry for the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Premiere, New York Times, Playboy and many other publications. He is the author of…

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