FINAL VOTE: HIDDEN FIGURES VS BLACK PANTHER
Cast your vote here through May 29.
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Hidden Figures (PG) As the United States races Russia to put a man in space, NASA finds untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians: Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer), Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe), and Katherine Gobels Johnson (Taraji P. Henson). Serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history, our heroines rise through the ranks of NASA breaking barriers as they go. Image credit line: Hidden Figuures, 2016. Directed by Theodore Melfi. © Twentieth Century Fox/ Photofest. |
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Black Panther (PG-13) T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), heir to the hidden but technologically advanced kingdom of Wakanda, returns to lead his people into a new future as king. But he soon finds out he is challenged for the throne. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, our hero known as Black Panther must team up with the CIA and Dora Milaje, Wakanda special forces, to save the kingdom. Image credit line: Black Panther, 2018. Directed by Ryan Coogler. © Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. |
ROUND 2 VOTE: THE GREAT DEBATERS VS HIDDEN FIGURES
WINNER: HIDDEN FIGURES
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The Great Debaters (PG-13) Based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington), a professor at Wiley College in 1935 Texas, inspires his students to form the school’s first debate team. Tolson coaches the debate team to a nearly undefeated season that sees the first debate between White and Black U.S. colleges. The team goes on to challenge the national champions, Harvard University. Image credit line: The Great Debaters, 2007. Directed by Denzel Washington. © The Weinstein Company/ Photofest. |
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Hidden Figures (PG) As the United States races Russia to put a man in space, NASA finds untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians: Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer), Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe), and Katherine Gobels Johnson (Taraji P. Henson). Serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history, our heroines rise through the ranks of NASA breaking barriers as they go. Image credit line: Hidden Figuures, 2016. Directed by Theodore Melfi. © Twentieth Century Fox/ Photofest. |
ROUND 1 VOTE: LITTLE VS BLACK PANTHER
WINNER: BLACK PANTHER
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Little (PG-13) Successful but ruthless executive, Jordan Sanders (Regina Hall), magically wakes up one morning transformed into her 13-year-old self (Marsai Martin). She must now rely on the very people she bullied as an adult including her mousy assistant April Williams (Issa Rae) as she struggles to reclaim her life. Image credit line: Little, 2019. Directed by Tina Gordon. © Universal Pictures. |
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Black Panther (PG-13) T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), heir to the hidden but technologically advanced kingdom of Wakanda, returns to lead his people into a new future as king. But he soon finds out he is challenged for the throne. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, our hero known as Black Panther must team up with the CIA and Dora Milaje, Wakanda special forces, to save the kingdom. Image credit line: Black Panther, 2018. Directed by Ryan Coogler. © Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. |