Hidden Figures

★★★★ ★ DIRECTOR: Theodore Melfi CAST: Taraji P Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae During the 1960s Space Race, America was quickly falling behind Russia. NASA’s answer was to employ the help of three African-American female mathematicians – Katherine Johnson (Taraji P Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (singer Janelle Monae) – all of whom were instrumental in the US eventually coming out on top. Evocative and engaging, this drama bestows a little-known piece of history with a long-overdue big screen tribute.