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Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: For Movies Opening July 12 BIG BUDGET FILMS K AM ’ S C APSULES Grown Ups 2 (PG-13 profanity, crude humor, par- tial male nudity and sugges- tive content) Adam Sandler and the rest of the principal cast reprise their roles as childhood pals now reunit- ing in their hometown for another round of nostalgia and middle-age mischief. Ensemble includes Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Maya Rudolph and Salma Hayek. Movie Reviews by Kam Williams Pacific Rim (PG-13 for pervasive violence and brief profanity) Sci-fi adventure about the team of pilot-con- trolled robots called upon to save the day when the Pacific Rim Earth’s surface is suddenly invaded by a hostile race of subterranean monsters. Starring Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kinkuchi and Ron Perlman. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Beneath (Unrated) Har- rowing horror flick about a half-dozen high school sen- iors’ attempt to make it safe- ly back to shore from the middle of a lake after their rowboat is attacked by man- eating fish. Ensemble includes Daniel Zovatto, Bonnie Dennison, Chris Conroy, Jonny Orsini, Grif- fin Newman and Mackenzie Rrosman. Crystal Fairy (Unrated) Road trip comedy about a hedonistic tourist (Michael Cera) who befriends an eccentric free spirit (Gaby Hoffman) while crisscross- ing Chile in search of a leg- endary hallucinogen derived from a cactus plant. Co-starring Agustin, Jose and Juan Silva. community after being unfairly accused of expos- ing himself to one of his stu- dents (Annika Wedderkopp). With Susse Wold, Lars Ranthe and Thomas Bo Larsen. (In Danish, English and Polish with subtitles) Dealin’ with Idiots (Unrated) Jeff Garlin direct- ed and stars in this social satire about a famous come- dian who finds inspiration for his next movie after observing the absurd behav- ior of parents and coaches at his son’s Little League base- ball games. Ensemble includes Gina Gershon, JB Smoove, Nia Vardalos, Jami Gertz, Kerri Kenny, Fred Willard, Timothy Oliphant, Bob Odenkirk, Christopher Guest and Richard Kind. Fruitvale Station (Unrat- ed) Bittersweet biopic recounting the serendipitous events which transpired during the final hours in the life of Oscar Grant (Michael B. Jordan), a young black man shot in the back on New Year’s day by a white police officer while being detained on an Oakland train platform. With Octavia Spencer, Melonie Diaz and Kevin Durand. The Hot Flashes (R for sexuality and drug use) Midlife crisis comedy about a basketball team comprised of menopausal women who challenge Texas’ reigning The Hot Flashes high school girls’ state champs for the benefit of a breast cancer charity. Star- ring Brooke Shields, Wanda Sykes, Virginia Madsen, Robin Roberts, Daryl Han- nah and Eric Roberts. The Hunt (R for vio- lence, profanity and graphic sexuality) Rush to judgment drama, set in tiny Taastrup, Denmark, about a kinder- garten teacher (Mads Mikkelsen) who finds him- self fired from his job, dumped by his girlfriend (Alexandra Rapaport) and shunned by his tight-knit Israel: A Home Movie (Unrated) Reverential retro- spective painting a poignant portrait of daily life in Israel as preserved on Super 8 between the Thirties and the Seventies by amateur film- makers capturing every- thing from recently-arriving refugees to shell-shocked soldiers. Killing Season (R for graphic violence, torture, profanity and sexual refer- ences) Cat-and-mouse sur- vival saga, set in the Appalachian hinterlands, about an American veteran (Robert De Niro) of the war in Bosnia who finds himself targeted by a revenge-mind- ed, former Serbian soldier (John Travolta) posing as a tourist. With Milo Ven- timiglia, Elizabeth Olin and Diana Lubenova. July 10, 2013 The Seattle Skanner Page 5 b t e a f c a n ( p S R M t i s s c d i m f a K a Z f r p A M c m a
