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Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, Jan. 20, 2017
BIG BUDGET FILMS
20th Century Women
(R for sexuality, nudi-
ty, profanity and brief
drug use) Tale of female
empowerment, set in
Santa Barbara during
the summer of ‘79, re-
volving around the ex-
plorations of love and
freedom on the part of a
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 Founder (PG-13 for
brief profanity) Michael
Keaton
impersonates
Ray Kroc in this biopic
about the enterprising
businessman who pur-
chased an innovative
burger joint from the
McDonalds
brothers
(Nick Offerman and John
Carroll Lynch) and fran-
chised it into a fast food
empire.
The Resurrection of
Gavin Stone (PG) Faith-
based feature revolving
around a washed-up,
Hollywood child star
(Brett Dalton) who pre-
tends to be a Christian to
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land the role of Jesus in
a mega-church’s annual
Passion Play production
only to end up actual-
ly finding faith in God.
With Neil Flynn, D.B.
Sweeney and Anjelah
Johnson-Reyes.
Split (PG-13) Harrow-
ing horror flick, directed
by M. Night Shyamalan,
about three teenage girls
(Haley Lu Richardson,
Jessica Sula and Anya
Taylor-Joy) kidnapped
by a maniac (James McA-
voy) with 24 personal-
ities. Supporting cast
includes Kim Director,
Brad William Henke and
Betty Buckley.
xXx: Return of Xander
Cage (PG-13 for sexuality,
profanity and pervasive
violence) Third install-
ment in the high-octane
franchise finds the ex-
treme sports athlete-
turned-spy (Vin Diesel)
coming out of exile to
lead a team of fellow
thrill-seekers on a mis-
sion to disarm a diabol-
ical madman (Donnie
Yen) wielding a devastat-
ing weapon of mass de-
struction. With Samuel
L. Jackson, Toni Collette
and Tony Jaa.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
Detour (R) Revenge
thriller
revolving
around a naive law stu-
dent (Tye Sheridan) who
hires a hitman (Emory
Cohen) to kill the schem-
ing stepfather (Stephen
Moyer) responsible for
the car accident that left
his mother in a coma.
With Bel Powley, John
Lynch and Gbenga Akin-
nagbe.
My Father Die (Unrat-
ed) Patricide saga about a
deaf man (Joe Anderson)
who waits a couple of
decades for his father’s
(Gary Stretch) parole
in order to avenge his
brother’s murder. Cast
includes John Schneider,
Gabe White and Kevin
Gage.
Paris 05:59: Theo &
Hugo (Unrated) Homo-
erotic drama about two
gay strangers (Geoffrey
Couet and Francois Nam-
‘Strike a Pose’
bot) who have unprotect-
ed sex after meeting in
a Paris night club, only
to have one admit that
he’s HIV+. With Mario
Fanfani, Bastien Gabriel
and Miguel Ferreira. (In
French with subtitles)
documentary featuring
interviews with teenage
girls imprisoned in Iran
for crimes ranging from
drug dealing and ad-
diction to burglary and
murder. (In Persian with
subtitles)
The Red Turtle (PG)
Dialogue-free animated
fantasy chronicling the
life of a castaway stuck
on a deserted tropical
island populated with
birds, turtles and crabs.
Strike a Pose (Unrated)
Voguing documentary
reuniting the surviv-
ing members of the all-
male dance troupe who
backed Madonna on her
1990 Truth or Dare tour.
Starless Dreams (Un-
rated) Criminal justice
They Call Us Monsters
(Unrated) Rush to judg-
ment documentary re-
thinking the convictions
of three juveniles tried
as adults and given long
stretches behind bars for
murder and other vio-
lent crimes.
Trespass against Us
(R) Crime thriller, set in
Great Britain, chroni-
cling the efforts of the
son (Michael Fassbend-
er) of a mob boss (Bren-
dan Gleeson) to find a
legitimate line of work.
With Rory Kinnear,
Lyndsey Marshal and
Sean Harris.