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Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, April 15 By Kam Williams For The Skanner News BIG BUDGET FILMS Child 44 (R for violence, profanity, disturbing images and a sex scene) Screen adaptation of Tom Rob Smith’s best-selling politi- cal thriller of the same name, set behind the Iron Curtain in 1953, about a dis- graced Soviet spy (Tom Hardy) who joins forces with his wife (Noomi Rapace) and an army gener- al (Gary Oldman) to track down a pedophilic serial the hapless hero on vacation in Vegas with his college- bound daughter (Raini Rodriguez) until he instinc- tively jumps into action when duty calls. With Neal McDonough, Nicholas Tur- turro and Loni Love. Unfriended (R for vio- lence, sexuality, teen drug and alcohol abuse, and per- vasive profanity) Found footage horror flick revolv- ing around a half-dozen teens who find themselves terrorized over the internet by a stranger seeking vengeance for a classmate shamed into killing herself a The Road Within killer preying on young boys. With Joel Kinnaman, Charles Dance, Paddy Con- sidine and Victor Cassel. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (PG for mild violence) Kevin James reprises the title role in this slapstick- driven sequel which finds year earlier. Ensemble cast includes Cal Barnes, Matthew Bohrer, Courtney Halverson, Shelley Hennig, Renee Olstead and Will Peltz. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Alex of Venice (R for pro- fanity, sexual references and drug use) Midlife crisis drama about a workaholic attorney (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) suddenly forced to reorder her priorities after being unceremoniously dumped by her frustrated, stay-at-home husband (Chris Messina). With Don Johnson, Derek Luke and Troy Garity. Montreal, about the love which blossoms between a loner (Martin Dubreuil) and the sheltered, Hasidic housewife (Hadas Yaron) he meets in a bakery. With Luzer Twersky, Benoit Girard, Melissa Weisz and Anne-Elisabeth Bosse. (In French, Yiddish, English, Hebrew, Spanish and Italian with subtitles) Antarctic Edge: 70 Degrees South (Unrated) Eco-documentary following a team of scientists in a race against time to understand the rate of planetary climate change at the fastest-warm- ing place on the planet. The Human Experiment (Unrated) Cautionary docu- mentary, narrated by Sean Penn, warning of the dan- gers lurking in a variety of everyday household prod- ucts containing toxic chemicals. Beneath the Helmet (Unrated) Coming-of-age documentary chronicling the transformation of five high school graduates draft- ed into the Israeli army to defend their country. (In Hebrew with subtitles) Monkey Kingdom (G) Nature documentary, narrat- ed by Tina Fey, examining a family of monkeys living among ancient ruins in a Sri Lankan jungle. The film pri- marily focuses on one young mother’s struggle to survive while caring for her newborn son. Beyond the Reach (R for violence) Suspense thriller about a high-rolling corpo- rate executive (Michael Douglas) playing a very dangerous game with his young guide (Jeremy Irvine) during a hunting trip in the Mojave Desert. Cast includes Martin Palmer, David Garver and Hanna Mangan Lawrence. Mr. X (Unrated) Sci-fi thriller about a man (Emraan Hashmi) who morphs into a revenge- minded vigilante after Shake the Dust developing the superpower of invisibility. With Amyra Dastur, Arunoday Singh and Nora Fatehi. (In Hindi with subtitles) ment center in order to scat- ter his recently-deceased mother’s ashes in the ocean. Featuring Kyra Sedgwick, Ali Hillis and Cooper Roth. The Road Within (R for sexuality, nudity, drug use and pervasive profanity) Cross-country dramedy about a Tourette’s sufferer (Robert Sheehan) who, accompanied by an anorexic (Zoe Kravitz) and an obses- sive-compulsive (Dev Patel), escapes from a treat- Shake the Dust (Unrated) Hip-hop documentary examining the influence of breakdancing in poor neigh- borhoods all over the world, from Colombia to Cambo- dia to Uganda. Felix and Meira (R for nudity and sexuality) Romance drama, set in ing k e e is s p u o r s. g r o ll g d n n i r ca . e n o v n m h pla ers and @gmail.co of freedom t n e nete volunte enthorego c n elebration u J The more at junete ilestone s m us act join thi t n o se c 6 to Plea 81-005 3 503- April 15, 2015 The Portland and Seattle Skanner Page 7
