Arts & Entertainment
Opening This Week — For Movies Opening Oct. 19
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Alex Cross (PG-13 for
violence, nudity, sexuality,
drug references and disturb-
ing images) Tyler Perry
plays the title character in
this cat-and-mouse thriller
based on the James Patter-
son best seller about a
revenge-minded police psy-
chologist hell-bent on
apprehending a sadistic
serial killer (Matthew Fox).
Ensemble cast includes
Edward Burns, Carmen
Ejogo, Cicely Tyson, Jean
Reno and Giancarlo Esposi-
to.
Paranormal Activity 4
(R for profanity, violence
and terror) Latest install-
ment in the horror franchise
observes the odd goings-on
that start occurring inside
K AM ’ S
C APSULES
Movie
Reviews
by Kam
Williams
The First Time (PG-13
for profanity, partying, sex-
uality and mature themes)
Coming-of-age romantic
comedy revolving around
two teenagers (Dylan
O’Brien and Britt Robert-
son) who embark on a wild
weekend after falling in
love at first sight at a house
party. With Craig Roberts,
Christine Taylor and Mag-
gie Elizabeth Jones.
‘Big Foot: The Lost Coast Tapes’
the home of a suburban
family right after a murder-
er (Katie Featherston)
moves in next-door. With
Kathryn Newton, Matt
Shively and Brady Allen.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
All Together (Unrated)
Golden Years comedy about
five elderly friends (Jane
Fonda, Geraldine Chaplin,
Pierre Richard, Claude Rich
and Guy Bedos) who decide
to live together rather than
move to a retirement com-
munity. With Daniel Bruhl,
Bernard
Malaka
and
Camino Texeira. (In French
and German with subtitles)
Big Foot: The Lost
Coast Tapes (Unrated)
Found-footage horror flick
featuring a skeptical jour-
nalist (Drew Rauch) who
gets the surprise of his life
when he travels to Northern
California to expose a sup-
posed Sasquatch sighting as
a hoax. Featuring Frank
Ashmore, Noah Weisberg
and Ashley Wood.
Brooklyn Castle (Unrat-
ed) Against-the-odds docu-
mentary chronicling the
improbable triumphs of the
nation’s #1, junior high
chess team, a motley crew
comprised of students from
New York City’s I.S. 318, a
cash-strapped school locat-
ed in a poverty-stricken
neighborhood.
The Flat (Unrated) Never
Again documentary exam-
ining the shocking truths
uncovered by the grandson
of a couple of recently-
deceased Holocaust sur-
vivors while sifting through
the treasure trove of person-
al effects left behind in the
Tel Aviv apartment they’d
shared since escaping Nazi
Germany.
Tai Chi Zero (Unrated)
Martial arts showdown
about a two-fisted drifter
(Yuan Xiaochao) who saves
the day when a squadron of
soldiers descend on a vil-
lage with plans to build a
railroad there. Cast includes
Qi Shu, Tony Leung, Eddie
Peng and Angelbaby. (In
Mandarin with subtitles)
Holy Motors (Unrated)
Dawn to dusk drama tele-
scoping in on a day in the
parallel lives of a shadowy
character (Denis Lavant)
capable of shape-shifting
from assassin to family man
to monster to captain of
industry to beggar and back.
With Eva Mendes, Edith
Scob and Kylie Minogue.
(In French, English and
Mandarin with subtitles)
My Worst Nightmare
(Unrated) Romantic romp
revolving around the love
which blossoms between a
well-to-do
socialite
(Isabelle Huppert) and a
homeless ex-con (Benoit
Poelvoorde) after they meet
‘Tai Chi Zero’
through their children. Sup-
porting cast includes Andre
Dussollier, Virginia Efira
and Corentin Devroey. (In
French, English, Flemish,
German and Japanese with
subtitles)
Nobody Walks (R for
sexuality, profanity and
drug use) Love triangle
drama about a happily-mar-
ried father of two (John
Krasinski) who risks his
marriage by cheating on his
wife (Rosemarie DeWitt)
with the aspiring writer
(Olivia Thirlby) living in
their pool house. With
Dylan McDermott, India
Ennenga and Justin Kirk.
We Are Legion (Unrated)
Anarchist
documentary
about the work of an anony-
mous group of computer
hackers discontent with the
Digital Age, and especially
the FBI, Scientology and
GoDaddy.com.
Yogawoman (Unrated)
Pretzel logic documentary
explaining why the face of
yoga has changed from
male to female.
‘Alex Cross’
Question One (Unrated)
Gay rights documentary
about the topsy-turvy battle
over same-sex marriage in
Maine, where it was legal-
ized by the state legislature,
only to be repealed seven
months later.
The Sessions (R for
graphic sexuality, frontal
nudity and frank dialogue)
Fact-based
drama
recounting the plight of a
paralyzed polio victim
(John Hawkes) who seeks
his parish priest (William H.
Macy) approval before hir-
ing a sex surrogate (Helen
Hunt) to lose his virginity.
With Moon Bloodgood,
Adam Arkin and Rhea Perl-
man.
That’s What She Said (R
for sexuality and profanity)
Female-bonding flick about
the romantic misadventures
of three friends (Anne
Heche, Marcia DeBonis and
Alia Shawkat) with rela-
tionship woes. With Miriam
Shor, Nick Gregory and
Kellie Overbey.
Unmasked Judeophobia
(Unrated) Peripatetic docu-
mentary examines the
recent resurfacing of anti-
Semitism in Europe, North
America and the Middle
East. With commentary by
attorney Alan Dershowitz,
Senator Joe Lieberman, and
former U.N. Ambassador
John Bolton.
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