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Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: A Look at Films Opening Friday, March 18, 2016
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Allegiant (PG-13 for
intense violence, ma-
ture themes and partial
nudity) Third install-
ment in the Divergent
series finds heroine
Tris (Shailene Woodley)
forced to abandon the
self-contained city of Chi-
cago for a world where
shocking
revelations
lead to an epic show-
down for the salvation
of humanity. Ensemble
cast includes Theo James,
Zoe Kravitz, Miles Teller,
Naomi Watts, Octavia
Kam
Williams
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lence) Sci-fi adventure,
set in New Orleans, about
a father (Michael Shan-
non) who goes on the
run to protect his super-
human, 8 year-old son
(Jaeden Lieberher) from
both a cult and a govern-
ment with designs on the
'Allegiant'
Spencer, Jeff Daniels and
Maggie Q.
Midnight Special (PG-
13 for action and vio-
boy. Featuring Kirsten
Dunst, Adam Driver and
Sam Shepard.
Miracles from Heaven
(PG for mature themes)
Adaptation of Christy
Beam’s (Jennifer Garner)
faith-based memoir of
the same name recount-
ing how her 12 year-old
daughter (Kylie Rogers)
recovered from an incur-
able illness following a
near-death experience.
With Martin Henderson,
Queen Latifah and John
Carroll Lynch.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
The Confirmation (PG-
13 for mature themes)
Dysfunctional
family
comedy about a cash-
strapped
carpenter’s
(Clive Owen) attempt
to reconcile with his es-
tranged eight-year-old
son (Jaeden Lieberher)
who’s been dropped in
his lap while his ex-wife
(Maria Bello) is away on
a weekend retreat with
her new husband (Mat-
thew Modine). Support
cast includes Robert For-
ster, Tim Blake Nelson,
Patton Oswalt, Spencer
Drever and Stephen To-
bolowosky.
Ktown Cowboys (R for
sexuality, brief frontal
nudity and pervasive
profanity) Adaptation of
'Miracles from Heaven'
the hit web series of the
same name revolving
around the antics of a
quintet of party animals
hanging out in L.A.’s
Koreatown. Co-starring
Danny Cho, Steve By-
rne, Bobby Choy, Herson
Chavez and Lee Doud.
My Golden Days (R for
profanity, graphic sexu-
ality and frontal nudity)
Flashback flick revolv-
ing around an anthro-
pologist’s (Quentin Dol-
maire) reflections upon
his adolescence while
preparing to return to
Paris from Tajikistan.
With Mathieu Amalric,
Lou Roy-Lecollinet and
Dinara Drukarova. (In
French, Russian and He-
brew with subtitles)
The Program (R for
profanity)
Adaptation
of “Seven Deadly Sins,”
investigative
journal-
ist David Walsh’s (Chris
O’Dowd)
best-selling
book exposing the truth
about bicyclist Lance
Armstrong’s (Ben Foster)
use of banned substanc-
es while participating in
the Tour de France. With
Dustin Hoffman, Lee
Pace and Edward Hogg.
Sweet Bean (Unrated)
Bittersweet drama about
the unlikely friendship
forged betweeen the
manager of a pancake
stand and the lonely 76
year-old (Kiki Kirin) he
hires as his assistant,
half out of pity, half for
her yummy jelly recipe .
With Kyara Uchida, Mi-
yoko Asada, Etsuko Ichi-
hara and Miki Mizuno.
(In Japanese with subti-
tles)
Take Me to the River
(Unrated)
Atmospher-
ic mystery revolving
around a gay teen (Logan
Miller) from California
who changes his mind
about coming out of the
closet at a family re-
union in Nebraska when
he is suddenly suspected
of molesting a 9 year-old
niece (Ursula Parker).
With Robin Weigert,
Richard Schiff and Azura
Skye.