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Movie Review – Hidden Figures (2016)

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Hidden Figures, 2016.Directed by Theodore Melfi. Starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Kimberly Quinn, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, and Glen Powell.SYNOPSIS:A team of African-American women provide NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program’s first successful space missions.File Hidden Figures under the ever-growing list of […]

Second Opinion – Bad Santa 2 (2016)

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Bad Santa 2, 2016.Directed by Mark Waters. Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Brett Kelly, Tony Cox, Kathy Bates, Christina Hendricks, Ryan Hansen, Jenny Zigrino, Jeff Skowron, Cristina Rosato, Mike Starr, and Octavia Spencer.SYNOPSIS:Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity […]

Movie Review – The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016)

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The Divergent Series: Allegiant, 2016.Directed by Robert Schwentke. Starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Naomi Watts, Jeff Daniels, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Zoe Kravitz, Jonny Weston, Keiynan Lonsdale, Maggie Q, Daniel Dae Kim, Octavia Spencer, Bill Skarsgard, Nadia Hilker, Mekhi Phifer, Ray Stevenson, and Ashley Judd.SYNOPSIS:After the earth-shattering revelations of Insurgent, Tris must escape with Four […]

Movie Review – Zootopia (2016)

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Zootopia, 2016.Directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Jared Bush. Featuring the voice talents of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Nate Torrence, Jenny Slate, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Octavia Spencer, Tommy Chong, Alan Tudyk, Maurice LaMarche, J.K. Simmons, and Shakira.SYNOPSIS:In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a fugitive con artist fox and a rookie bunny […]

Interview with the cast and crew of Black or White, starring Kevin Costner and Anthony Mackie

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Set for release on Digital HD on Monday (December 14th) and on DVD on January 11th, Black or White debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2014 and is finally getting a release over in the UK. With the release imminent, we have spoke to some of the talented filmmakers and actors behind the […]

Movie Review – Black or White (2014)

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Black or White, 2014. Directed by Mike Binder Starring Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer, Billy Burr, Gillian Jacobs, Anthony Mackie, Andre Holland, Mpho Koaho SYNOPSIS Grieving widow fights for custody over his biracial granddaughter; in the midst are issues of race, class, and addiction. Mike Binder is not afraid to deploy sensationalism for narrative purposes. One of […]

Jenny Slate set to join Chris Evans for Gifted

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Actress and comedienne Jenny Slate is set to join the cast of Gifted, reports Variety.The Obvious Child star will star opposite Captain America himself Chris Evans in the drama as well as Octavia Spencer (Snowpiercer), Lindsay Duncan (Birdman) and newcomer McKenna Grace. Marc Webb (The Amazing Spider-Man) is in the director’s chair for this one.Gifted […]

Movie Review – The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)

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The Divergent Series: Insurgent, 2015.Directed by Robert Schwentke. Starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Jai Courtney, Mekhi Phifer, Octavia Spencer and Zoe Kravitz.SYNOPSIS:Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart with the help from others on her side.The […]

Movie Review – Black or White (2015)

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Black or White, 2015. Directed by Mike Binder. Starring Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer, Jillian Estell, Anthony Mackie, and Andre Holland. SYNOPSIS: A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life. Black Or White is one of the more refreshing racially charged dramas to come out […]