‘The math ain’t math-ing’: Taraji P Henson speaks out about Hollywood pay gap
The Color Purple review – a heartfelt new version supercharged by a powerhouse cast
October 2023
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie review – puppy-based franchise tries to move with the times
This is not the best iteration of the adventure-filled rescue flicks, and there will most certainly be more, and perhaps worse, sequels
May 2023
Tell It Like a Woman review – Cara Delevingne powers all-female short film package
Delevingne is pretty good and Mipo O’s story of a single mother struggling to stay afloat has impact – but most are on a spectrum between insipid and awful
June 2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru review – feeble origin story hopefully lays franchise to rest
This fifth instalment in the Despicable Me animation series spirals back to 1976 and a stolen mega-powerful amulet but the plot is perfunctory and it runs on the faintest of fumes
April 2020
Taraji P Henson creates free 'virtual therapy' service for coronavirus-hit African Americans
Captain Marvel flexes her superpowers at UK box office
What Men Want review – sassy gender-swapped comedy
What Men Want review – Taraji P Henson puts her magical talent to use
Taraji P Henson: 'Hollywood didn't grasp my talent'
December 2018
Crazy, stupid, love: the mind-altering obsession taking over romcoms
From I Feel Pretty to Isn’t It Romantic, plots about women with a life-changing bump on the head are rife in 2018. What’s next for the genre?
March 2018
The shape of next year: an early look at 2019's Oscar hopefuls
This year saw The Shape of Water, Frances McDormand and Gary Oldman crowned winners but who could be on stage next time?
January 2018
Proud Mary review – Taraji P Henson's assassin thriller fires blanks
The return of blaxploitation: why the time is right to bring back Shaft and Foxy Brown
July 2017
Violent femmes: Atomic Blonde and Hollywood’s new wave of killer women
Charlize Theron stars as a rough-housing MI6 agent, while Jennifer Lawrence and Taraji P Henson are also portraying spies and hit-women. But is it progress to simply feminise the action-film grunt?
February 2017
Taraji P Henson: 'I'm glad I kept my ego in check'
After years of bit parts, low pay and a breakthrough role in Empire, Taraji P Henson is taking the lead as a Nasa scientist
December 2016
First look review
Hidden Figures review – black women Nasa boffin pic defies its formula
How three black women helped send John Glenn into orbit
October 2016
Taraji P Henson's memoir exposes Hollywood's pay gap
Actor claims she was paid less than 2% of what co-star Brad Pitt received for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
