Tag: Octavia Spencer

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel ENCOUNTER review

About the film (courtesy of Amazon Studios): A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons from a mysterious threat. As their journey takes them in increasingly dangerous directions, the boys will need to leave their childhoods behind. Encounter is a slow-burn sci-fi thriller that feels more like a psychological …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel ONWARD review

About the film (courtesy of Disney•PIXAR): Set in a suburban fantasy world, Disney and Pixar’s Onward introduces two teenage elf brothers who embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there One thing that really sets Onward apart from the majority of animated films is the emotional …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel MA review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): Everybody’s welcome at Ma’s. But good luck getting home safe. Oscar® winner Octavia Spencer stars as Sue Ann, a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town (Diana Silvers, Glass), to buy some booze …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel INSTANT FAMILY review

Pete (Mark Wahlberg) and Ellie (Rose Bryne) are a happily married couple that flips houses for a living, think Chip and Joanna Gaines from HGTV’s Fixer Upper without the kids. Actually kids are what’s missing from Pete and Ellie’s life. A random crazy comment leads to the couple fostering not one, not two, but three …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE SHAPE OF WATER review

The Shape of Water review

Guillermo del Toro has always kept viewers guessing. From one movie to the next, you never know what you’re going to get with him. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) is widely seen as his best work so far. Not everyone can get behind his unique visions but 2017 might prove to be different. Could The Shape of …