Octavia Spencer
The Witches review: Darkly entertaining family horror
October 28, 2020 | Ivan Radford
Anne Hathaway is a delight in this entertaining but uneven adaptation of Roald Dahl’s dark tale.Read More
Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer to star in Amazon’s Invasion
July 30, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer will star in Invasion, a new sci-fi thriller for Amazon Studios.
The film is decorated by Beast helmer Michael Pearce. Pearce, who won a BAFTA for his Outstanding Debut in 2019, has co-written the film … Read More
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
