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Page 6 The Skanner January 6, 2016 Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Reviews of Movies Opening Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 BIG BUDGET FILMS The Forest (PG-13 for mature themes and dis- turbing images) Psycho- logical thriller about a young woman (Natalie Dormer) frightened by paranormal activ- ity transpiring as she searches for her missing sister in the woods at the base of Mount Fuji. With Eoin Macken, Taylor Kinney and Stephanie Vogt. The Revenant (R for profanity, graphic vio- lence, gory images, brief nudity and a rape) Adap- tation of Michael Punke’s tale of survival, set in Wyoming in 1823, about a frontiersman’s (Leon- ardo DiCaprio) harrow- ing ordeal after being mauled by a bear and left to die in the wilder- ness by members of his hunting party. Support cast includes Tom Hardy, Domnhall Gleeson and Will Poulter. (In English, French and Native Amer- ican dialects with subti- tles) INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Anomalisa (R for pro- fanity, graphic sexual- Kam Williams Kam’s Kapsules Movie Reviews (Scott Eastwood) desper- ate search for his wife (Camilla Belle) abducted by a ruthless gang of Mexican outlaws. Fea- turing Danny Glover, Walton Goggins and Adam Beach. ity and frontal nudity) Adult-oriented animated adventure about an au- thor (David Thewlis) who is unable to connect with other people until he hits it off with a stranger (Jennifer Jason Leigh) he meets on a business trip. Additional voices sup- plied by Tom Noonan. Lamb (Unrated) Com- ing-of-age drama about a middle-aged man (Ross Partridge), grieving the death of his father and the disintegration of his marriage, who saves a suicidal 11 year-old (Oona Laurence) by taking her on a sightseeing sojourn across the country. With Jess Weixler, Tom Bower and Scoot McNairy. Anesthesia (R for pro- fanity, sexuality, drug use and brief violence) Crime thriller about several strangers whose lives intersect serendipi- tously in the wake of the mugging of a Columbia University philosophy professor (Sam Water- ston). With K. Todd Free- man, Corey Stoll and the film’s director, Tim Blake Nelson. Diablo (R for violence and brief profanity) Post-Civil War West- ern, set on the Ameri- can frontier, about a re- venge-minded veteran’s The Masked Saint (PG- 13 for violence and ma- ture themes) Adaptation of the Chris Whaley best- seller of the same name chronicling the real-life exploits of a professional wrestler-turned-pastor (Brett Granstaff ) who de- cided to not only return to the ring but to moon- light as a crime-fighting vigilante. Cast includes Diahann Carroll, Rowdy Roddy Piper and Lara Jean Chorostecki. Sweaty Betty (Unrat- ed) Inner-city saga, set in Scott Eastwood stars in ‘Diablo’ Washington, DC, about a Redskins fan (Floyd Rich) who raises a pig in the ‘hood with hopes of turn- ing it into the team’s mas- cot. With Seth Dubois and Rico S. Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art (Un- rated) Counter-culture documentary about a cadre of iconoclastic art- ists who plied their trade in the 1960s and ‘70s on the deserts of the Amer- ican Southwest. Wazir (Unrated) Un- likely buddies drama, set in Mumbai, revolv- ing around the twist of fate which inspires an Anti-Terrorist Squad of- ficer (Farhan Akhtar) to join forces with a wheel- chair-bound chess mas- ter (Amitabh Bachchan) to crack a conspiracy. With Aditi Rao Hydari, John Abraham and An- jum Sharma. (In English and Hindi with subtitles) Yosemite (R for sexu- ality, nudity and profan- ity) Coming-of-age tale, set in Palo Alto in 1985, revolving around the partially-overlapping misadventures of a trio of fifth graders (Everett Meckler, Alec Mansky and Calum John) living in a suburban community with a mountain lion on the loose. Based on the James Franco short sto- ry of the same name, and featuring Franco, Henry Hopper, Steven Wiig and Barry Del Sherman.
