Tag: Taraji P. Henson
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Straw tells an emotional story about motherhood
Straw from writer and director Tyler Perry is an emotional gut punch about a mother pushed to the limit by life.
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From the Rough review: inspiring golf story about a woman coach
From the Rough stars Taraji P. Henson as Tennessee State University golf coach Catana Starks. Starks was the first woman to coach golf at TSU and led a team of misfit golfers to the championship. This is a true story.
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The Color Purple musical review
I know The Color Purple is meant to liberate Black women, but I’ve always loved it. I’ve read the book by Alice Walker multiple times, I’ve seen the original movie multiple times. What I had not done was see the Broadway musical version of the story or learn the music from that show. This film…
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Review: Hidden Figures
I loved Hidden Figures. Maybe a man could watch this film and not love it, but there is no way a woman could watch Hidden Figures and not love it. It was the most emotionally satisfying film I’ve seen in a long time.
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Watch This: Trailer for Hidden Figures – Updated
Hidden Figures is based on a true story about a team of African-American women who provided NASA with important mathematical data to launch America’s first successful space missions.
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Review: Larry Crowne
I saw Larry Crowne back in 2011 when it was first released. I remembered enjoying it. When it showed up on Netflix I watched it again. I enjoyed it just as much the second time.
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I’m Excited About the Cast of Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures doesn’t release until January 2017, but I’m already excited about the cast and the people they are playing. Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monáe, and Octavia Spencer star as three mathematicians working at NASA. The film is based on the true story of a group of female African Americans working at NASA told in…
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Not Watching: Empire, Gotham, Fear The Walking Dead, Shadowhunters, Stitchers
There are some shows I started, then stopped watching. I originally found them interesting, but I they lost me somewhere along the way. I try to explain why.
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Actors on Actors -UPDATED
Variety has created a series of conversations called “Actors on Actors” that are fascinating discussions between peers. Most of them are a man and a woman. I picked these three to include here because both the conversationalists are women, but don’t overlook the others at Variety Studio: Actors on Actors. The women’s conversations are about…