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Page 6 The Skanner November 30, 2016 Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening This Friday, Dec. 2, 2016 BIG BUDGET FILMS Incarnate (PG-13 for terror, profanity, dis- turbing images, intense violence, sensuality and mature themes) Horror flick about an unconven- tional exorcist (Aaron Eckhart) who meets his match while attempting to free the mind of an 11 year-old (David Mazouz) possessed by a vicious demon. With Carice Van Houten, Keir O’Donnell and Catalina Sandino Moreno. Jackie (R for profanity and brief graphic vio- lence) Natalie Portman plays Jackie Bouvier Kennedy in this intimate portrait of the First Lady unfolding during the days following the assas- sination of JFK (Caspar Phillipson). Co-starring Peter Sarsgaard as Bobby Kennedy, Gaspard Koe- nig as Teddy Kennedy, and John Carroll Lynch as LBJ. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Anonymous (Unrated) Fact-based crime thrill- er revolving around a teenage hacker (Callan McAuliffe) who resorts Kam Williams Kam’s Kapsules Movie Reviews to online identity theft to help out his cash- strapped parents (Vlada Verevko and Genadijs Dolganovs). With Lor- raine Nicholson, Daniel Eric Gold and Clifton Col- lins, Jr. Best and Most Beau- tiful Things (Unrated) Overcoming-the-odds documentary about Mi- chelle Smith, a 20 year- old, blind, autistic wom- an, still living at home with her mom, who starts exploring her sexuality in a free love community. Bobby Sands: 66 Days (Unrated) Inspirational biopic based on diary en- tries written by the late martyr during the hun- ger strike which drew the world’s attention to the Irish Republican Ar- my’s cause. Bodyguards: Secret Lives from the Watch- tower (Unrated) Secu- rity is the theme of this documentary exploring the secret world of those who risk life and limb to protect the politicians and the rich and famous. Featuring appearances by Justin Bieber, Kim Coates and Whoo Kid. The Eyes of My Moth- er (R for disturbing vio- lence and brief nudity) Psychological thriller, shot in black-and-white, about the traumatized daughter (Olivia Bond) of a surgeon (Diana Agosti- ni) who morphs into a monster after her moth- er is murdered in their secluded farmhouse by a traveling salesman (Will Brill). With Paul Nazak, Flora Diaz, Clara Wong and Joey Curtis-Green. (In English and Portu- guese with subtitles) In ‘Incarnate,’ an unconventional exorcist (Aaron Eckhart) meets his match and Romeo Miller. Man Down (R for dis- turbing violence and a desperate search for his wife (Kate Mara) and estranged son (Charlie A Girl like Grace (Un- rated) Ryan Destiny por- trays the title character in this coming-of-age drama as a grieving 17 year-old who is taken under the wing of her late BFF’s (Paige Hurd) street-wise big sister (Meagan Good) after the friend commits suicide. Featuring Raven-Sy- mone’, Garcelle Beauvais ‘Two Trains Runnin’’ revisits an important moment when America’s cultural and political institutions were dramatically transformed pervasive profanity) Suspense thriller about a U.S. Marine vet (Shia LaBeouf ) who is accom- panied by a fellow vet (Jai Courtney) during Shotwell) upon return- ing to the States after serving in Afghanistan. With Clifton Collins, Jr., Gary Oldman and Tory Kittles. Run the Tide (PG-13 for profanity, mature themes and a sex scene) Dysfunctional fami- ly drama about young man (Taylor Lautner) who kidnaps his young half-brother (Nico Chris- tou) and heads for the California coast to save him from their just-pa- roled, meth-addicted mother (Constance Zimmer) and her good- for-nothing ex-husband (Kenny Johnson). With Johanna Braddy, K.C. Clyde and David Barrera. Things to Come (PG-13 for drug use and brief profanity) Midlife crisis drama, set in Paris, about a high school teacher (Is- abelle Huppert) forced to reinvent herself after being left by her hus- band (Andre Marcon) for another woman. Cast includes Roman Kolin- ka, Edith Scob and Sarah Le Picard. (In English, French and German with subtitles) Two Trains Runnin’ (Unrated) Delta docu- mentary recounting the search conducted for a couple of legendary bluesmen in Mississippi at the height of the Civil Rights Movement.
