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Page 6 The Skanner April 13, 2016 Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: A Look at Movies Opening Friday, April 15, 2016 BIG BUDGET FILMS Barbershop: The Next Cut (PG-13 for profanity and sexuality) Third in- stallment of the urban comedy franchise finds Calvin (Ice Cube) and company caught up in a lighthearted battle of the sexes when not fretting over the gang violence claiming so many lives on Chicago’s South Side. Ensemble cast includes Regina Hall, Cedric the Entertainer, Eve, Regi- Kam Williams Jones, Ryan Reynolds, Alice Eve and Gary Old- man. Kam’s Kapsules Movie Reviews The Jungle Book (PG for scenes of peril and scary action) Live-action/ CGI remake of the Disney animated classic revolv- ing around an orphan (Neel Sethi) raised in the forest by a panther (Ben Kingsley), a bear (Bill Murray) and a couple of wolves (Lupita Nyong’o and Giancarlo Esposi- to). Cast includes Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Christopher Walken and the late Garry Shandling. Criminal (R for graphic violence and pervasive profanity) Suspense thriller about a recent- ly-deceased CIA agent (Gal Gadot) whose memo- ry and skills are implant- INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Shown here with her CGI counterpart is Lupita Nyong’o who voices the wolf Raksha in ‘The Jungle Book’ na Hall, Common, J.B. Smoove, Anthony An- derson, Nicki Minaj and Deon Cole. ed into the brain of a dan- gerous convict (Kevin Costner) in a desperate attempt to foil a terror- ist plot. With Tommy Lee 13 Cameras (Unrated) Psychological thriller about a couple of newly- weds (PJ McCabe and Bri- anne Moncrief ) whose Peeping Tom landlord (Neville Archambault) invades their privacy by secretly installing surveillance cameras all around their new home. With Sarah Baldwin, Sean Carrigan and Jim Cummings. The Adderall Diaries (R for sexuality, drug use, disturbing content and pervasive profani- ‘Barbershop: The Next Cut’ ty) James Franco stars in this adaptation of report- er Stephen Elliott’s mem- oir of the same name recounting his struggle with substance abuse and writer’s block while covering a bizarre mur- der trial. Cast includes Amber Heard, Cynthia Nixon, Ed Harris, Chris- tian Slater and Wilmer Valderrama. Hostile Border (R for violence, profanity, nudi- ty and graphic sexuality) American Dream drama about an undocumented immigrant’s (Veronica Sixtos) attempt to return to the U.S. after being de- ported to Mexico by the FBI for credit card fraud. With Jesse Garcia, Jorge Jimenez and Julio Cedil- lo. (In English and Span- ish with subtitles) Mirbeck. (In French with subtitles) Our Last Tango (Un- rated) Reverential biopic chronicling the 50-year career and enduring re- lationship of the most famous dance partners in the history of the Tan- go, Argentina’s Maria Nieves Rego and Juan Carlos Copes. (In Spanish with subtitles) The Measure of a Man (Unrated) Midlife cri- sis drama, set in France, about the humiliations suffered by a blue-collar worker (Vincent Lindon) while trying to find em- ployment after being laid off from his factory job. Support cast includes Yves Ory, Matthieu Schaller and Karine de Sing Street (PG-13 for profanity, mature themes, bullying, drug use, teen smoking and a suggestive image) Com- ing-of-age tale, set in Dublin in the Eighties, revolving around a trou- bled 14 year-old (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) who runs away from home to start a rock band in London. With Aidan Gillen, Jack Reynor and Maria Doyle Kennedy. Sky (Unrated) Marital crisis drama about a bat- tered French woman (Di- ane Kruger) who leaves her husband (Gilles Lellouche) for parts un- known while they’re vacationing in Califor- nia. Cast includes Lena Dunham, Norman Ree- dus and Lou Diamond Phillips. (In English and French with subtitles) The Syndrome (Unrat- ed) Criminal justice ex- pose’ debunking the junk science underpinning the diagnosis of Shaken Baby Syndrome which has led to the conviction and incarceration of many an innocent per- son. Kam Williams Movie Previews at Award winning movie crit ic Revealing celebrity s interview NEW MOVIES OPENING EVERY WEEK!
