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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-
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(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.