Octavia Spencer
Netflix UK TV review: Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
March 20, 2020 | Charlotte HarrisonOctavia Spencer is excellent in this disappointingly superficial biographical drama.Read More
Apple renews Truth Be Told for Season 2
March 7, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Apple has renewed Truth Be Told for a second season.
Starring and executive produced by Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer, the series follows podcaster Poppy Parnell as she is compelled to reopen the murder case that made her a national … Read More
Trailer: Octavia Spencer is CJ Walker in Netflix’s Self Made
February 28, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Meet America’s first empire-building, barrier-breaking, self made female millionaire. Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer stars in Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker, a Netflix Limited Series.
Based on the book On Her Own Ground, by … Read More
Trailer: Octavia Spencer and Aaron Paul star in Apple TV+ drama Truth Be Told
October 15, 2019 | Staff Reporter
For those excited about seeing Jesse Pinkman back on our screens in Breaking Bad movie El Camino, the good news is that you won’t have to wait long for another Aaron Paul fix. The Emmy winner will star in new … Read More
Thunder Force: Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy in talks with Netflix for superhero movie
April 3, 2019 | Staff Reporter
Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy are in talks with Netflix for a new superhero comedy, Thunder Force.
The streaming giant is no stranger to the world of superheroics, with a string of Marvel series (now effectively all cancelled) on its … Read More
VOD film review: Snowpiercer
October 23, 2018 | Ivan Radford
Bong Joon-ho’s dazzling and daft dystopian satire is chillingly relevant, even years after its release.Read More
The Shape of Water: A charmingly old-fashioned Hollywood romance
June 12, 2018 | Ivan Radford
There’s nothing fishy about this gorgeously old-school Hollywood romance, which just so happens to star a giant fish monster.Read More
VOD film review: Hidden Figures
July 7, 2017 | Ivan Radford
This wonderfully uplifting true story is irresistibly feel-good.Read More
VOD film review: Black or White
December 31, 2015 | Ivan Radford
Director: Mike Binder Cast: Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer, Jillian Estell Certificate: 12 Watch Black or White online in the UK: iTunes / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Virgin Movies / TalkTalk Box Office / eir Vision Movies / … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Fruitvale Station
October 9, 2014 | Ivan Radford
Ryan Coogler’s naturalistic retelling of real life events is powerful viewing, fuelled by a remarkable turn by Michael B. Jordan.Read More
