Posts tagged Octavia Spencer
The Witches: Edgeless, CGI-laden remake of Roald Dahl story brings nothing new to the cauldron
ReviewJim SlotekRoald Dahl’s The Witches, Robert Zemeckis, Anne Hathaway, Nicolas Roeg’s 1990 version, The Joker, Venom, Guillermo del Toro, Jahzir Bruno, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, Chris Rock, Everybody Hates Chris, Codie-Lei Eastick, Augustus Gloop, Kristin Chenoweth, Kenya Barris
Onward: Pixar's latest is a fast-moving tale of modernized elves that doesn't quite stick the emotional landing
ReviewJim SlotekOnward, Disney Pixar, Harry Potter, Shrek, Weekend at Bernie's, Modern Medievalism, Children's movies, Dan Scanlon, Monsters University, Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Magic: The Gathering, Octavia Spencer
Dolittle: Third Time No Charm for Pointless Remake Neither Stars Nor CGI Can Save
ReviewDolittle, Remake, Robert Downey Jr., Antonio Banderas, Ralph Fiennes, Emma Thompson, Rami Malek, Jim Broadbent, Michael Sheen, Jessie Buckley, Selena Gomez, John Cena, Steven Gaghan, Octavia Spencer, Marion Cotillard
Your weekend preview: What to see (and what to skip) in theatres this week
By Original-Cin Staff
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ReviewJim SlotekWeekly Roundup, Luce, J.C. Lee, Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Octavia Spencer, Guillermo del Toro, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Casey Affleck Light of My Life, Anna Pniowsky, Mike Wallace is Here, 60 Minutes, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein, Kevin Costner, Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried
Luce: Race, privilege, high school and suspicion make for a provocative brew in this worthy stage adaption
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekLuce, Race and privilege, Mixed race adoptions, Third World adoptees, J.C. Lee, Plays adapted as films, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Tim Roth, Norbert Leo Butz
The Shape of Water: Guillermo Del Toro’s Epic (and Wet) Love Story Freestyles to Brilliance
By Bonnie Laufer
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