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Page 6 The Skanner October 19, 2016 Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, Oct. 21, 2016 BIG BUDGET FILMS Boo! A Madea Hal- loween (PG-13 for drug use, suggestive content, profanity, scary images and mature themes) Ty- ler Perry is back in drag for a madcap adventure which inds the sassy, pistol-packing granny protecting her great- niece (Diamond White) and friends from a com- bination of paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls and killer zom- bies. Ensemble includes Cassi Davis, Patrice Love- ly, Yousef Arakat and An- dre Hall. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (PG-13 for violence, bloody images, profanity and mature themes) Tom Cruise reprises the title role in this action-ori- ented sequel which inds the peripatetic soldier of fortune on the run while trying to clear his name of murder. With Cobie Smulders,Robert Knep- per, Danika Yarosh and Aldis Hodge. Keeping Up with the Joneses (PG-13 for sexu- ality, violence and brief profanity) Action com- edy revolving around a Kam Williams Kam’s Kapsules Movie Reviews suburban couple (Zach Galiianakis and Isla Fisher) which becomes embroiled in an inter- national espionage plot ater unwittingly be- friending their seeming- ly-innocuous, new neigh- bors (Gal Gadot and Jon Hamm) who happen to be government spies. Fea- turing Maribeth Mon- roe, Patton Oswalt, Matt Walsh and Michael Liu. Ouija: Origin of Evil (PG-13 for terror, mature themes and disturbing images) Spooky pre- quel, set in L.A. in 1967, in which a family which comes to regret staging a seance to contact its dearly-departed patri- arch when one of his daughter’s (Lulu Wil- son) becomes possessed by a demonic spirit. Cast includes Lin Shaye, Eliz- abeth Reaser and Annal- ise Basso. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS American Pastoral (R for profanity, graphic sexuality and brief vio- lent images) Crime dra- ma, set in 1968, about a successful, suburban couple (Jennifer Connel- ly and Ewan McGregor) whose idyllic life comes apart at the seams when their radicalized daugh- ter (Dakota Fanning) commits a deadly act of terrorism in protest of the Vietnam War. With David Strathairn, Uzo Aduba, Molly Parker and Valorie Curry. Before the Flood (Un- rated) Eco-documentary examining how climate change is afecting the environment and at what can be done to reverse atmospheric warming trends. Featuring com- mentary by Elon Musk, Pope Francis, Leonardo DiCaprio. It Had to Be You (R for profanity and sexuality) Romantic comedy re- volving around a neurot- ic jingle writer (Cristin Miloti) torn between ac- cepting her boyfriend’s (Dan Soder) surprise Tyler Perry is back in drag for a madcap adventure in ‘Boo! A Madea Halloween’ marriage proposal and pursuing her fantasies. With Halley Feifer, Kate Simses and Erica Swea- ny. Moonlight (R for sex- uality, drug use, perva- sive profanity and brief violence) Coming-of-age tale, set in Miami, chron- icling a young, gay black man’s (Ashton Sanders) struggle with his sexual- ity while growing up in a tough, inner-city ‘hood. With Mahershala Ali, Andre Holland, Naomie Harris, Janelle Monae, Sharif Earp and Duan Sanderson. A Stray (Unrated) American Dream saga, set in Minneapolis, about a struggling Somali ref- ugee (Barkhad Now!” Abdirahman) whose life takes a turn for the worse when he befriends a dog he almost runs over on the street. Supporting cast includes Fathia Ab- sle, Christina Baldwin and Faysal Ahmed. for profanity, rape and violence) Courtroom drama starring Keanu Reeves as a defense at- torney hired by a wid- owed friend (Renee Zell- weger) to represent her son (Gabriel Basso) who has already confessed to patricide. With Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jim Belushi and Lucky Johnson. We Are X (R for pro- fanity) Rock & Roll ret- rospective revisiting the rise and tragic fall of the melodic, Japanese, heavy metal band X. (In English and Japanese with subti- tles) Zombies (Unrated) Post-apocalyptic horror lick about a rag-tag band of survivors’ attempt to save the panet in the wake of a zombie out- break. Co-starring Ste- ven Luke, Tony Todd and Raina Hein. The Whole Truth (R