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Page 6 The Skanner February 17, 2016 Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: A Glipse of Movies Opening Friday, Feb. 19, 2016 BIG BUDGET FILMS Race (PG-13 for profan- ity, mature themes and ethnic slurs) Against-the- odds biopic chronicling Jesse Owens’ (Stephan James) overcoming rac- ism at home as well as Na- zism in Berlin en route to winning four gold medals in track-and-field events at the 1936 Olym- pic Games. With Jason Sudeikis, Carice von Houten, Jer- emy Irons, Wil- liam Hurt and Shanice Banton. Risen (PG-13 for violence and dis- turbing images) Biblical epic re- visiting the Res- urrection from the perspective of a non-believer (Joseph Fiennes) dispatched from Rome to investi- gate the myste- rious disappear- ance of Christ’s (Cliff Curtis) body three days after the Crucifixion. Cast includes Tom Felton, Ma- ria Botto, Peter Firth and Luis Callejo. Kam Williams Kam’s Kapsules Movie Reviews The Witch (R for dis- turbing violence and graphic nudity) Chilling tale of demonic posses- Puritan family living on a farm at the edge of the wilderness. Co-starring Anya Tatlor-Joy, Ralph Ineson and Kate Dickie. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Busco Novio Para Mi Mujer (PG-13 for sexual- ity, profanity and smok- ing) Midlife crisis com- edy about a henpecked husband (Arath de la Torre) who decides to get out of the marriage by hiring a professional seducer (Jesus Ochoa) to steal the heart of his an- noying wife (Sandra Ech- everria). With Alejandro Cuetara and Arnulfo Reyes Sanchez. (In Span- ish with subtitles) Colliding Dreams (Un- rated) Middle East docu- mentary examining the competing interests of the Israelis and Palestin- ians in the decades-long struggle over the tiny territory they continue to cohabit. ‘Neerja’ sion, set in New England in 1630, about the host of horrors visited on a Embrace of the Ser- pent (Unrated) Amazon adventure, nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language cate- gory about a couple of scientists (Jan Bijvoet ‘Race’ and Brionne Davis) who join forces with a local shaman (Antonio Boli- var) to search the rain- forest for a sacred plant with healing properties. Featuring Yauenku Mi- gue, Nicolas Cancino and Luigi Sciamanna. (In Spanish, Latin, Catalan, German and Portuguese with subtitles) Forsaken (R for vi- olence and profanity) Prodigal Son Western about an ex-gunslinger (Kiefer Sutherland) who returns home to recon- cile with his estranged father (Donald Suther- land) only to come out of retirement to fight the outlaws terrorizing the town. With Demi Moore, Brian Cox and Michael Wincott. King Georges (Unrat- ed) Prestige biopic about Georges Perrier, chef and proprietor of Le Bec- Fin, the legendary Philly restaurant which opened in 1970 and closed its doors for good in 2013. Neerja (Unrated) Rev- erential biopic about Neerja Bhanot (Sonam Kapoor), the flight atten- dant who sacrificed her life in the process of sav- ing over 300 passengers when Pan Am Flight 73 was hijacked by radical Islamists on September 5, 1986. Supporting cast includes Yogendra Tik- ku, Shabana Azmi and Shekhar Ravjiani. (In Hindi with subtitles) Snowtime! (PG for ma- ture themes and rude humor) Animated com- edy about some small town kids who stage a huge snowball fight over the Christmas holidays. Voice cast includes An- gela Galuppo, Lucinda Davis and Heidi Lynne Weeks. The James F. & Marion L. Miller Foundation
