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Page 6 The Skanner December 21, 2016 Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, Dec. 23, 2016 BIG BUDGET FILMS Assassin’s Creed (PG- 13 for intense action and violence, mature themes and brief profanity) Sci- fi adventure about a ca- reer criminal (Michael Fassbender) who discov- ers he’s descended from a long line of assassins be- fore taking on his ances- tors’ ancient adversaries. With Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Michael Ken- neth Williams and Char- lotte Rampling. A Monster Calls (PG-13 for mature themes and scary images) Escapist fantasy about a 12 year- old boy (Lewis MacDou- gall), teased by bullies and mistreated by his grandmother (Sigour- ney Weaver), who copes with his single-mom’s (Felicity Jones) terminal illness with the help of an ancient tree monster (Liam Neeson). Featuring Geraldine Chaplin, Toby Kebbell and Ben Moor. Passengers (PG-13 for sexuality, nudity, action and peril) Outer space adventure revolving around two astronauts’ (Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt) struggle to Kam Williams Kam’s Kapsules Movie Reviews survive aboard a rocket ship headed to a distant planet after their hi- bernation pods open 90 years prematurely. With Laurence Fishburne, Andy Garcia, Fred Melamed and Michael Sheen. Sing (PG for rude hu- mor and mild peril) Ani- mated musical revolving around an optimistic koa- la bear’s (Matthew McCo- naughey) attempt to save his struggling theater by staging a singing compe- tition for a menagerie of anthropomorphic ani- mals. Voice cast includes Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Jo- hansson, Jay Pharoah and John C. Reilly. Why Him? (R for pro- fanity and pervasive sexuality) Dysfunctional family comedy about an overprotective father (Bryan Cranston) who schemes to sabotage his Lewis MacDougall plays a 12-year-old coping with his mother’s terminal illness with the help of an ancient tree monster in ‘A Monster Calls’ Stanford student daugh- ter’s (Zooey Deutch) re- lationship with a Silicon Valley billionaire (James Franco) during a campus visit when the boorish boyfriend plans to pro- pose. With Megan Mul- lally, Keegan-Michael Key, Cedric the Enter- tainer and Adam Devine, with cameos by hi-tech visionary Elon Musk and Kiss’ Gene Simmons and Peter Criss. use) Tale of female em- powerment, set in San- ta Barbara during the summer of ‘79, revolving around the exploration of love and freedom by a unorthodox approach to helping at-risk high school’s students. Boy 23: The Forgotten Boys of Brazil (Unrat- ed) Harrowing ordeal INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS 20th Century Women (R for sexuality, nudity, profanity and brief drug ‘Boy 23: the Forgotten Boys of Brazil’ is the true story told by one of the 50 Black orphans taken by Nazis from Rio de Janeiro and enslaved on a ranch in Sao Paulo landlady (Annette Ben- ing), one of her tenants (Greta Gerwig) and her teenage son’s (Lucas Jade Zumann) BFF (Elle Fan- ning). With Billy Crud- up, Alia Shawkat and Ali- son Elliott. The Ataxian (Unrated) Against-the-odds docu- mentary recounting Kyle Bryant’s participation in a grueling bicycle race across America, despite being diagnosed with a terminal neuromuscular disorder. The Bad Kids (Unrated) Education documentary chronicling a group of Mojave Desert teachers’ recounted by the last survivor among the 50 Black orphans taken by Nazis from an institution in Rio de Janeiro and en- slaved on a ranch in Sao Paulo. (In Portuguese with subtitles) I, Daniel Blake (Unrat- ed) Ken Loach directed this unlikely-buddies drama about an unso- phisticated, 59 year- old, heart attack victim (Dave Johns) who joins forces with a struggling single-mom (Hayley Squires) to battle Brit- ain’s welfare and health- care bureaucracies. Cast includes Briana Shann, Sharon Percy and Dylan SHOWTIMES ALLIED (R) Fri,Sun-Thur: 4:40, 9:40/Sat: 4:40 TROLLS (PG) Fri-Sat,Mon-Thur: 11:30, 4:30/Sun:4:30 HACKSAW RIDGE (R) Fri,Mon-Thur: 1:40, 6:40 Sat-Sun: 1:40 THE HANDMAIDEN (AGASSI) (NR) Fri,Sun: 9:10/Mon-Thur: 11:15,9:10 THE ACCOUNTANT (R) Fri,Mon-Thur: 2:00, 9:30 Sat: 2:00/Sun: 9:30 McKiernan. Julieta (R for sexuality and nudity) Pedro Almo- dovar directed this flash- back flick about a broken- hearted woman (Emma Suarez) who reflects on her life while pining for a reconciliation with her long-estranged daugh- ter (Blanca Pares). With Daniel Grao, Inma Cues- ta and Pilar Castro. (In Spanish with subtitles) Silence (R for disturb- ing violence) Adaptation of the Shusaku Endo nov- el of the same name, set in the 17th Century, re- volving around two Por- tuguese priests (Andrew Garfield and Adam Driv- er) who travel to Japan to search for their missing mentor (Liam Neeson). With Ciaran Hinds, Issei Ogata and Nana Komat- su. (In English and Japa- nese with subtitles) Toni Erdmann (R for profanity, graphic sex- uality, frontal nudity and brief drug use) Fa- ther-daughter dramedy about a workaholic (San- dra Huller) whose dad’s (Peter Simonischek) idea of sharing quality time involves playing practi- cal jokes on her. Featur- ing Michael Wittenborn, Thomas Loibl and Trys- tan Putter. (In German, English and Romanian with subtitles) The Week of Friday, Dec. 23 through Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016 THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN (R) Fri,Mon-Thur: 11:40, 7:15/Sat: 11:40 Sun: 7:15 ELF (PG) Fri-Sat: 12:00, 4:50/Sun: 4:50 MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN (PG-13) Tue-Thur: 4:20 WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (G) Fri,Tue-Thur: 2:10, 7:00/Sat: 2:10 Sun: 7:00/Mon: 2:10, 4:25, 7:00 $4.00 adults, $3.00 senior citizens (65+), $3.00 for kids (12 & under) 7818 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97215 503-252-1707 • AcademyTheaterPdx.com Babysitting: Available for children 2 to 8 years old. Fri: shows after 3:30pm and before 8:00pm. Sat - Sun: all shows before 8:00pm. $9.50 per child for the length of the movie. Call to reserve a spot, no drop ins.
