Encounter - Movie Review

The Movie: Encounter

The Director: Michael Pearce

The Cast: Riz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer, Rory Cochrane, Janina Gavankar, Lucian-River Chauhan and Aditya Geddada

The Story: Desperate to save his two young sons, Jay and Bobby, from a mysterious threat, decorated Marine Malik Khan packs them in a car and sets off on a perilous journey across the western U.S.

Onward - Movie Review

The Movie: Onward

The Director: Dan Scanlon

The Cast: Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer, John Ratzenberger, Ali Wong, Tracey Ullman, Mel Rodriguez

The Story: Set in a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers embark on a quest to discover if there is still magic out there.

The Shape of Water - Movie Review

The Movie: The Shape of Water

The Director: Guillermo Del Toro

The Cast: Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Doug Jones, David Hewlett, Nick Searcy, Stewart Arnott, Nigel Bennett

The Story: In a 1960s research facility, a mute janitor forms a relationship with an aquatic creature.

Gifted - Movie Review

The Movie: Gifted

The Director: Marc Webb

The Cast: Chris Evans, McKenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan, Jenny Slate, Octavia Spencer

The Story: Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.

Hidden Figures - Movie Review

The Movie: Hidden Figures

The Director: Theodore Melfi

The Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Glen Powell, Kimberly Quinn, Olek Krupa, Kurt Krause, Saniyya Sidney, and Ron Clinton Smith.

The Story: Based on a true story. A team of African-American women provide NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program's first successful space missions. - IMDB.com

The Divergent Series: Allegiant - Part 1 - Movie Review

The Divergent Series: Allegiant - Part 1, directed by Robert Schwentke (R.I.P.D.), is the latest installment in the series of films adapted from the young adult novels which were written by Veronica Roth. The movie stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Naomi Watts, Jeff Daniels, Miles Teller, Zoë Kravitz, Octavia Spencer, Ansel Elgort, Keiynan Lionsdale, Maggie Q, Bill Skarsgård, Ray Stevenson, Mekhi Phifer, and Ashley Judd.

Zootopia - Movie Review

Zootopia is the latest animated film from Walt Disney Animation Studios and was co directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore, and Jared Bush. The film features the voice talents of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Tommy Chong, J.K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, and Shakira.

Snowpiercer - Movie Review

Snowpiercer is a science fiction action movie both written and directed by acclaimed Korean director Bong Joon Ho. The film stars Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris, Kang-ho Song, John Hurt, Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer, Ewen Bremner, Ah-sung Ko, Vlad, Ivanov, Adnan Haskovic, Luke Pasqualino, Alison Pill, and Stephen Park.

Fruitvale Station - Movie Review

If you pay attention to the news at all, you know the story of Oscar Grant who was killed by an Oakland transit police officer on New Year's Eve. Protesting and riots ensue over what appeared to be a gross act of misconduct that was all caught on video. Fruitvale Station, written and directed by Ryan Coogler, is the story of that young man during the 24 hours leading up to a moment in time that will live in infamy forever.

The Help - Movie Review

For a movie like 'The Help' to work, the cast would need to be spot on perfect and their portrayals of each character would have to be carefully crafted to avoid falling in to cliche and stereotype. For the most part, the actors succeed at pulling this off and what we are given is a heartfelt portrayal of a turbulent time for women of all races and classes.