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Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun M OVIE R EVIEWS by Kam Williams BIG BUDGET FILMS Big Miracle (PG for mild epithets) Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski co-star in this romance drama about the resurrected relationship of a reporter and his environ- mentalist ex-girlfriend in the wake of their joining forces to save a family of gray whales trapped under the ice near the Arctic Circle. Supporting cast includes Ted Dan- son, Kristen Bell, Dermot Mulroney, Vines- sa Shaw and Tim Blake Nelson. Chronicle (PG-13 for profanity, mature themes, sexuality, teen drinking and intense violence) Sci-fi thriller about three well- meaning, high school buddies (Michael B. Jordan, Dane DeHaan and Alex Russell) who find themselves drawn to the dark side after developing such superpowers as invul- nerability, mental telepathy and the ability to fly. With Michael Kelly, Ashley Hinshaw and Anna Wood. The Woman in Black (PG-13 for vio- lence, disturbing images and mature themes) Eerie ghost tale about a London lawyer (Daniel Radcliffe) who travels out of town to settle an estate only to find his recently-deceased client’s (Alisa Khazano- va) house haunted by a disembodied spirit (Liz White) bent on revenge. With Janet McTeer, Ciaran Hinds and Sophie Stuckey. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Bad Fever (Unrated) Thought-provoking meditation on the compulsion for compan- ionship revolving around a mean-spirited hussy (Eleonoro Hendricks) with a video camera who cruelly exploits an awkward loner (Kentucker Audley) by filming his desperate efforts to win her heart. With Alli- son Baar, Hayward Buchanan and Scott Parisi. The Woman in Black Chronicle about a closing country inn’s only two employees’ (Sarah Paxton and Pat Healy) ill-advised attempt to prove a persistent rumor that the desolate place is haunted. With Kelly McGillis, Lena Dunham and George Riddle. Kill List (Unrated) Grisly crime caper about a hit man (Neil Maskell) who unwit- tingly agrees to perform assassinations for a cult which he has no idea worships him as the anti-Christ. With MyAnna Buring, Harry Simpson and Struan Rodger. W.E. (Unrated) Madonna wrote and directed this flashback flick revisiting the forbidden romance of divorcee Wallis Simpson (Andrea Riseborough) and King Edward VIII (James D’Arcy) as reflected upon six decades later through the eyes of an American Southerner (Abbie Cornish) stuck in an abusive marriage. With Katie McGrath, Oscar Isaac and Richard Coyle. Windfall (Unrated) Eco-expose’ uncover- ing the ugly underbelly of the green move- ment as discovered by the naïve natives of a town in upstate New York scammed by a The Innkeepers (R for profanity and bloody images) Harrowing horror flick February 1, 2012 The Portland Skanner Page 7
