Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Capsules: For Movies Opening Nov. 29
BIG BUDGET
FILMS
Frozen (PG for action
and mild rude humor) Dis-
ney animated adventure
about a fearless princess
(Kristen Bell) who embarks
on an epic journey with a
gruff mountain man (Josh
Gad) in order to reverse the
curse of eternal winter acci-
dentally inflicted upon the
kingdom by her queen-to-be
sister (Idina Menzel) with
cryogenic powers. Voice
cast includes Ciaran Hinds,
Jonathan Groff and Edie
McClurg.
Homefront (R for graphic
violence, drug use, perva-
sive profanity and brief sex-
uality) Sly Stallone wrote
the screenplay for this adap-
tation of the Chuck Logan
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Reviews
by Kam
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novel of the same name
about a DEA Agent (Jason
Statham) who retires to a
quiet town for the sake of
his family only to have their
lives turned upside-down by
a ruthless meth dealer
(James Franco). With
Winona
Ryder,
Kate
Bosworth, Izabela Vidovic
and Omar Benson Miller.
Oldboy (R for nudity,
profanity, graphic sexuality,
brutal violence and disturb-
ing images) Spike Lee
directed this remake of the
Korean revenge thriller
revolving around an adver-
tising exec’s (Josh Brolin)
quest for vengeance after
being kidnapped and held
hostage for 20 years. With
Samuel L. Jackson, Eliza-
beth Olsen, Sharlto Copley
and Michael Imperioli.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
Black Nativity (PG for
menacing, mature themes
and mild epithets) Kasi
Lemmons wrote and direct-
ed this adaptation of the
Langston Hughes musical
of the same name about a
single-mom (Jennifer Hud-
son) who sends her teenage
son (Jacob Latimore) to
Harlem to stay with her
long-estranged
parents
(Forest Whitaker
and
Angela Bassett) when she’s
evicted from her Baltimore
apartment. Supporting cast
includes Mary J. Blige,
Vondie Curtis-Hall, Tyrese
Gibson and Nas Jones.
Bullett Raja (Unrated)
Saif Ali Khan stars in the
title role of this action
adventure, set in the Hindi
heartland, about a mild-
Oldboy
mannered Average Joe’s
transformation into an anti-
establishment outlaw in
response to India’s corrup-
tion. With Raj Babbar, Gul-
shan Grover and Vidyut
Jamwal.
Mandela: Long Walk to
Freedom (PG-13 for sexu-
ality, intense violence, dis-
turbing images and brief
profanity) Epic biopic based
on the autobiography of
Nelson Mandela (Idris
Elba) chronicling the South
African leader’s transition
from outlawed freedom
fighter to political prisoner
to president. With Naomie
Harris, Tony Kgoroge and
Riaad Moosa. (In English,
Afrikaans and Xhosa with
subtitles)
Caught in the Web
(Unrated) Cultural evolu-
tion drama about a young
Chinese woman (Yuanyuan
Gao) who’s ostracized after
a cell phone video of her
failing to yield her bus seat
to a senior citizen goes
viral. Co-starring Chen Yao,
Mark Chao and Xueqi
Wang. (in Mandarin with
subtitles)
Mandela
The End of Time (Unrat-
ed) Tick-tock documentary
exploring our perception of
the elusive subject of time.
Journey to the South
Pacific (G) Eco-documen-
tary, narrated by Cate
Blanchett, advocating the
preservation of such under-
sea creatures as whale
sharks and giant rays.
Pad Yatra: A Green
Odyssey (Unrated) Daryl
Hannah narrates this climate
change
documentary
lamenting the melting of the
Himalayan glacial region as
a consequence of global
warming.
ed) Retrospective rocku-
mentary revisiting the 20-
year career of activist and
musical pioneer Kathleen
Hanna, lead singer of the
band Bikini Kill. Featuring
commentary by Joan Jett,
Kim Gordon and Carrie
Brownstein.
Reaching for the Moon
(Unrated)
Bittersweet
biopic recounting the tragic
love affair between Ameri-
can poet Elizabeth Bishop
(Miranda Otto) and Brazil-
ian architect Lota de Mace-
do Soares (Gloria Pires).
Featuring Tracy Midden-
dorf, Marcello Airoldi and
Lola Kirke. (In English and
Portuguese with subtitles)
The Punk Singer (Unrat-
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