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February 24, 2016 The Skanner Page 5 Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 BIG BUDGET FILMS Eddie the Eagle (PG-13 for smoking, partial nu- dity and suggestive mate- rial) Inspirational biopic about British ski jumper Eddie Edwards (Taron Egerton), the farsighted underdog who became a crowd favorite at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Co-starring Hugh Jack- man, Christopher Walk- en and Jo Hartley. Gods of Egypt (PG-13 for action, violence and some sexuality) Action fantasy, inspired by an- cient mythology, about a thief (Brenton Thwaites) who joins forces with a god of war (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) in order to protect a peaceable kingdom from a god of darkness (Gerard Butler) and his henchmen. With Abbey Lee, Courtney Eaton, Geoffrey Rush, Chadwick Boseman and Bruce Spence. Triple 9 (R for nudi- ty, graphic violence, drug use and perva- sive profanity) Grisly crime thriller revolving around Russian mob- sters blackmailing some crooked cops into at- Kam Williams Kam’s Kapsules Movie Reviews tempting a practically impossible heist. A-list ensemble cast includes Academy Award-win- ner Kate Winslet, Oscar nominees Woody Harrel- son, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Casey Affleck, along with Anthony Mackie, Teresa Palmer and Michael Ken- neth Williams. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Backtrack (R for pro- fanity, violence and dis- turbing images) Psycho- logical thriller about a shrink (Adrien Brody) who starts question- ing his own sanity after discovering that his pa- tients are ghosts. With Robin McLeavy, Bruce Spence and Jenni Baird. The Bounce Back (PG- 13 for profanity, sexual- ity and brief drug use) Romance drama about a relationship expert (Shemar Moore) who falls head-over-heels for a fellow love guru (Na- dine Velazquez) while on a publicity tour for his new book. Cast includes Kali Hawk, Michael Beach and Vanessa Bell Calloway. Crouching Tiger, Hid- den Dragon: Sword of Destiny (PG-13 for vio- lence and brief partial nudity) Michelle Yeoh reprises her role as a martial arts warrior in this tale of redemp- tion revolving around a search for a legendary sword. Co-starring Don- nie Yen, Jason Scott Lee, Harry Shum, Jr. and Rog- er Yuan. Marguerite & Julien (Unrated) Tale of forbid- den love about an aristo- cratic brother (Jeremie Elkaim) and sister (Anais Demoustier) who find themselves ostracized by polite society when their incestuous affair comes to light. Featuring Fred- eric Pierrot, Aurelia Petit and Catherine Mouchet. (In French with subtitles) dreamer (Ori Pfeffer) who returns home to Hai- fa to reconcile with the estranged father (Moni Moshonov) he blamed for all his life failures. With Michaela Eshet, Bethany Gorenberg and Maya Dagan. (In Hebrew with subtitles) A Strange Course of Events (Unrated) Prod- igal Son drama about a melancholy, middle-aged Tricked (Unrated) Tale of passion and betrayal revolving around a real estate tycoon (Peter Blok) Still of Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerton in Eddie the Eagle (2016) whose 50th birthday par- ty thrown by his wife (Ricky Koole) is ruined by his backstabbing busi- ness partners (Jochum ten Haaf and Pieter Td- dens) and news that one of his mistresses (Sallie Harmsen and Gaite Jan- sen) is pregnant. Sup- porting cast includes Robert de Hoog, Carolien Spoor and Ronald van El- deren. (In Dutch and En- glish with subtitles) Who’s Driving Doug (Unrated) RJ Mitte plays the title character in this unlikely-buddies drama as a nerdy college stu- dent who embarks on a very eventful road trip with a slacker (Ray Wil- liam Johnson) and a cute classmate (Paloma Kwi- atkowski) he has a crush on. With Daphne Zuniga, Shanti Lowry and Alix Elizabeth Gitter.
