Hidden Figures

It takes the combined power of Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe to make math a joy like it never was in high school.

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I’ve been a computer programmer for 29-1/2 years, so I suppose I would be a tad biased toward a film that uses FORTRAN as a means of exacting socially relevant revenge.

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Story of African-American females who helped NASA conquer the cosmos pays tribute with trio of incredible performances.

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In “Hidden Figures,” a black woman’s prolonged absences from her desk attract notice from her peers: Why is she taking all of these 40-minute breaks? Is she lazy? Incompetent? Is she on drugs? No, it turns out: It’s 1961, and there are no “colored” restrooms in the building. She has to jog across a campus to find a building where she’s allowed to use the facilities.

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Hidden Figures, opening Sunday, is as close to a Christmas miracle as Hollywood could possibly create.

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With an air of optimism and hope for the future, Hidden Figures is a balm for the current political landscape, inspiring audiences to stand up for their ideals and continue striving forward.

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Following a pre-programmed trajectory marked #OscarsSoWhite, this biopic of the scientists behind John Glenn’s space flight is irresistably uplifting.

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“Hidden Figures” takes us back to 1961, when racial segregation and workplace sexism were widely accepted facts of life and the word “computer” referred to a person, not a machine.

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A paean to the unsung, “Hidden Figures” is also a romanticized tribute to everyday problem solvers who, in the movie’s eyes, are their own kind of superheroes.

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With Kevin Costner, as Katherine’s principled boss; Mahershala Ali, as her suitor; and Glen Powell, as John Glenn, a hero on the ground and in space.

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If Hollywood is going to turn all history into audience-pleasing schmaltz, then bring on the equal-opportunity schmaltz.

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Feel-good drama reveals the largely untold way in which race factored into the U.S.-Soviet space race.

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Accepting the Welt Literature Prize in Berlin on November 10 of this year, the novelist Zadie Smith said, "Time travel is a discretionary art: a pleasure trip for some and a horror story for others."

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Good performances can’t blast Hidden Figures out of prestige convention.

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Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae star as mathematicians who played significant behind-the-scenes roles in the American space program.

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Hidden Figures is a nice movie. At its head is a trio of good performances from Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monae. But it is in essence a feature-length version of an inspiring social media image macro, or perhaps a Google Doodle. “Did you know that black women were important at NASA?” It has little else to offer.

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High-quality cast soars in glossy NASA drama.

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Taraji P. Henson triumphantly articulates the pained dignity of Katherine Johnson's pent-up frustration.

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