Best Of: 'Spider-Man' dir. Destin Daniel Cretton / Novelist Harriet Clark
Filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton discusses how his personal history — from working in a group home for at-risk teens to navigating a complex relationship with his father — deeply informs his storytelling, from the emotionally grounded Short Term 12 to his Marvel films Shang-Chi and *Sp
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