Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: For Movies Opening Jan. 24
BIG BUDGET FILMS
I, Frankenstein (PG-13
for intense fantasy and per-
vasive violence) Adaptation
of Mary Shelley’s monster
classic re-imagined as a
dystopian tale revolving
around a reanimated corpse
(Aaron Eckhart) caught up
in a clash between demons
and
gargoyles.
Cast
includes Bill Nighy, Miran-
da Otto and Yvonne Stra-
hovski.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
Aatsinki: The Story of
Arctic Cowboys (Unrated)
K AM ’ S
C APSULES
Movie
Reviews
by Kam
Williams
Lapland
documentary
chronicling a year-in-the-
life of a family of reindeer
herders. (In Finnish with
subtitles)
Enemies Closer (R for
sexuality, drug use, profani-
I, Frankenstein
ty and graphic violence)
Action thriller about an ex-
Navy SEAL (Tom Everett
Scott) who joins forces with
his mortal enemy (Orlando
Jones) in order to avoid the
clutches of a ruthless drug
cartel searching for a miss-
ing shipment. With Jean-
Claude Van Damme, Linzey
Cocker
and
Zahary
Baharov. (In English and
French with subtitles)
Gimme Shelter (PG-13
for violence, profanity, drug
use and mature themes)
Coming-of-age drama about
a troubled runaway (Vanes-
sa Hudgens) who escapes
her abusive mother (Rosario
Dawson) to search for the
long-lost father she’s never
known (Brendan Fraser)
only to end up pregnant in a
homeless shelter. With
James Earl Jones, Dascha
Polanco and Stephanie
Szostak.
Knights of Badassdom
(R for violence, sexuality,
drug use and pervasive pro-
fanity) Horror comedy
about a motley group of
live-action
role
play
gamers’ fight for survival
after inadvertently sum-
Gimme Shelter
moning a demon from the
depths of Hell. Co-starring
Peter Dinklage, Steve Zahn
and Summer Glau.
Life Is Strange (Unrated)
Post-World War II docu-
mentary examining the
struggle for self-identity
experienced by Jewish sur-
vivors displaced by the
Holocaust.
Mercedes Sosa: The
Voice of Latin America
(Unrated)
Reverential
biopic examining the endur-
ing legacy of Mercedes
Sosa (1935-2009), aka La
Negra (“The Black One”),
the Argentine folk singer
who pioneered a progres-
sive brand of music that
inspired political upheavals
in Portugal, Spain and
South America. Featuring
Milton Nascimento, Elba
Bustelo and Luz Casenave.
(In Spanish with subtitles)
Run & Jump (Unrated)
Family drama, set in County
Kerry, Ireland, about an
anxious housewife’s (Max-
ine Peake) effort to rehabili-
tate her 38 year-old husband
(Edward MacLiam) after a
debilitating stroke with the
help of a reassuring Ameri-
can doctor (Will Forte).
With Sharon Horgan, Clare
Barrett and Ciara Gallagher.
Stranger by the Lake
(Unrated) Sexplicit homo-
erotic thriller revolving
around a couple (Pierre
Deladonchamps
and
Christophe Paou) enjoying
a passionate, summertime
affair at a secluded
lakeshore in southern
France who suddenly find
themselves the prime sus-
pects in the murder of an
acquaintance
(Francois
Renaud Labarthe) also fre-
quenting the popular, gay
pickup spot. With Mathieu
Vervisch, Gilbert Traina and
Jerome Chappatte. (In
French with subtitles)
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