Director-actor Sean Penn is one of the most polarizing figures in Hollywood. His controversial activism, relationships, and career are worth examining.

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A film of deceptive simplicity, Jason Osder and William Lafi Youmans's investigative documentary "Who Killed Alex Odeh?" often struggles against its own straightforward style, but in the process, ...