The Bearded Trio

HIDDEN FIGURES Starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spence, Janelle Monae, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Jim Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Kimberly Quinn, Glen Powell, Olek Krupa Based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly Screenplay by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi Directed by Theodore Melfi Reviewed by Paul & Patrick Gibbs Out of Four When a film is labeled as "important", to a fair portion of the viewing audience that translates into "boring".  And when a film can be described as a "feel-good movie", another section of the audience dismisses it as formulaic and maipulative. In either case, jumping to these kind of conclusions with Hidden Figures is a mistake: director Theodore Melfi and his cast have created a smart, engaging film that entertains at the same time that it illuminates a chapter of American history known to far too few of us, the story of black women who worked at NASA during the days of Project Mercury. ...