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Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Capsules: Movies Opening Friday, Jan. 16 BIG BUDGET FILMS American Sniper (R for graphic violence, sexual references and pervasive profanity) Clint Eastwood directed this adaptation of the best-selling memoir by Navy Seal Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper), the most successful sniper in the his- tory of the U.S. military. With Sienna Miller, Luke Grimes and Jake McDor- man. Blackhat (R for profanity and violence) Cybercrime thriller about a furloughed convict (Chris Hemsworth) who collaborates with American and Chinese authorities to track down the mysterious hacker attempt- K AM ’ S C APSULES Movie Reviews by Kam Williams The Wedding Ringer (R for crude humor, pervasive profanity, coarse sexuality and brief graphic nudity) Kevin Hart stars as the title character in this bromantic comedy as a faux Best Man hired by a socially-awkward groom-to-be (Josh Gad) in need of a BFF. With Kaley Giuseppe Makes a Movie (Unrated) Vanity documentary chronicling the making of Garbanzo Gas by former child actor- turned-low-budget film- maker Giuseppe Andrews in the trailer park where he was raised. Human Capital (Unrat- ed) Ensemble drama, set in Lombardy, about two fami- lies whose lives intertwine following a Christmas Eve hit-and-run accident that knocks a waiter off a bicy- cle and leaves him coma- tose. With Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Valeria Bruno Tedeschi, Matilda Gioli and Fabrizio Gifuni. (In Italian and English with subtitles) Nable, Tammie West and Jacek Koman. Spare Parts (PG-13 for profanity and violence) Overcoming-the-odds saga inspired by the real-life exploits of four undocu- mented aliens (Carlos PenaVega, David Del Rio, J.R. Villarreal and Jose Julian) who, with the help of their high school teacher (George Lopez), manage to compete against a team from MIT in a national robotics competition. Ensemble includes Marisa Tomei, Jamie Lee Curtis and Alexa PenaVega. mature themes, brief pro- fanity and a sexual refer- ence) Julianne Moore portrays the title character in this poignant portrait of a linguistic professor suffer- ing from Early-Onset Alzheimer’s. With Alec Still Alice (PG-13 for See MOVIES on page 7 Little Accidents (Unrat- ed) Serendipitous drama about three strangers (Eliza- beth Banks, Boyd Holbrook and Jacob Lofland) who form an unlikely bond in the wake of the mysterious dis- appearance of a teenager (Travis Tope) from a town already reeling from a coal mine tragedy. Co-staring Josh Lucas, Chloe Sevigny and Beau Wright. the Wedding Ringer ing to cripple the interna- tional banking network. With Viola Davis, Wei Tang, John Ortiz and William Mapother. (In Eng- lish and Spanish with subti- tles) Paddington (PG for mild action and rude humor) Family-oriented adventure about a British family that befriends a talking bear from Peru (Ben Whishaw) who’s on the run from a cold-hearted taxidermist (Nicole Kidman) deter- mined to put him on display at London’s Natural History Museum. Cast includes Sally Hawkins, Jim Broad- bent, Julie Walters and Hugh Bonneville. Cuoco-Sweeting, Alan Ritchson, Catherin Chen, Nicky Whelan, Olivia Thirl- by and Cloris Leachman. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Escobar: Paradise Lost (Unrated) Romance thriller, set in Colombia in the sum- mer of 1991, about a Cana- dian surfer dude (Josh Hutchinson) who is pres- sured to serve as a hit man after falling for the niece (Claudia Traisac) of drug cartel kingpin Pablo Esco- bar (Benicio del Toro). Sup- port cast includes Anne Giradot, Carlos Bardem and Brady Corbet. Match (R for profanity, drug use and sexual dia- logue) Hidden agenda dramedy about a doctoral student (Carla Gugino) working on her dissertation who travels with her hus- band (Matthew Lillard) from Seattle to NYC to interview an eccentric, Juil- liard professor (Patrick Stewart). With Rob Yang, Maduka Steady and Jaime Tirelli. Son of a Gun (Unrated) Cat-and-mouse crime caper, set in Perth, about a 19 year- old petty thief (Brenton Thwaites) who, against his better judgment, becomes the protégé of Australia’s Public Enemy #1 (Ewan McGregor) after the two stage a daring jailbreak. With Alicia Vikander, Matt January 14, 2015 The Portland and Seattle Skanner Page 5
