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Page 6 The Skanner March 22, 2017 Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, March 24, 2017 BIG BUDGET FILMS Chips (R for crude hu- mor, graphic sexuality, frontal nudity, violence, drug use and pervasive profanity) Dax Shep- ard wrote, directed, produced and co-stars in this comedic screen version of the 1970s TV series revolving around the exploits of a couple of California Highway Patrol officers (Shepard and Michael Pena). With Kam Williams Kam’s Kapsules Movie Reviews ordeal aboard an inter- national space station after a microscopic or- ganism plucked from the surface of Mars starts re- producing rapidly while ‘I Called Him Morgan’ revisits the life of jazz great Lee Morgan Adam Brody, Kristen Bell, Vincent D’Onofrio, Maya Rudolph and Jane Kaczmarek. Life (R for violence, terror and pervasive profanity) Sci-fi thriller chronicling the crew’s morphing into a malev- olent force. Co-starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds, Ariyon Ba- kare, Rebecca Ferguson, Hiroyuki Sanada and Olga Dihovichnaya. (In English, Japanese and Chinese with subtitles) Power Rangers (PG-13 for violence, action, de- struction, profanity and crude humor) Reboot of the hyperactive kiddie franchise finds five teens imbued with unique su- perpowers (Naomi Scott, R.J. Cyler, Ludi Lin, Dacre Montgomery and Becky G.) joining forces to save the planet from an evil witch (Elizabeth Banks) with an army of militant minions. With Bill Had- er, Bryan Cranston and Sarah Grey. Slamma Jamma (PG for violence, mature themes and mild epithets) Tale of redemption about a wrongly-convicted bas- ketball star (Chris Sta- ples) who attempts to get back on his feet after parole by entering a slam dunk competition with a grand prize of $25,000. Cast includes Michael Irvin, Jose Canseco and Michael Hardy. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS American Anarchist (Unrated) Hippie-era documentary catching up with controversial cult figure William Pow- ell, the now-regretful ‘Slamma Jamma’ author of the anti-estab- lishment manifesto, “The Anarchist’s Cookbook.” chat, Klara Meliskova and Marika Soposka. (In Czech with subtitles) I Called Him Morgan (Unrated) Reverential retrospective revisiting the life of Lee Morgan (1938-1972), the legend- ary jazz great murdered by his wife between sets during a late-night gig at Slug’s Saloon in Green- wich Village. Featuring commentary by contem- poraries Albert “Tootie” Heath, Wayne Shorter, Benny Maupin and Billy Harper. In Search of Israeli Cuisine (Unrated) Foodie documentary examining the 70+ cultures contrib- uting to Israeli eating habits at home and in restaurants. I, Olga (Unrated) Crime blotter docudrama, set in Prague, deconstruct- ing the series of events triggering 22 year-old, mass murderer Olga Hepnarova’s (Michalina Olszanska) 1973 killing spree. With Martin Pel- mom in mourning (Alice Lowe), who is prodded by her fetus to embark on a homicidal ram- page against the people responsible for the ba- by-daddy’s fatal, moun- tain climbing accident. With Kate Dickie, Gem- ma Whelan and Jo Hart- ley. The Levelling (Unrat- ed) Haunting, modern parable of Biblical pro- portions chronicling a grief-stricken Prodigal Daughter’s (Ellie Kend- rick) attempt to reconcile with her long-estranged father (David Troughton) while performing a post mortem on her brother’s (Joe Blakemore) untime- ly death. Featuring Jack Holden. Wilson (R for sexuality and pervasive profanity) Woody Harrelson plays the character in this dys- functional family com- edy about a lonely mis- anthrope who decides to reconcile with his es- tranged ex-wife (Laura Dern) upon learning that he has a teenage daugh- ter (Isabella Amara) he never knew existed. With Brett Gelman, Judy Greer and Toussaint Morrison. Prevenge (Unrated) Horror comedy, set in Wales, about a pregnant SHOWTIMES THE RED TURTLE (LA TORTUE ROUGE) (PG) Fri-Thur: 2:40, 7:30 SING (PG) Fri-Thur: 11:30, 4:30 FENCES (PG-13) Fri-Thur: 11:50, 6:50 ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (PG-13) Fri-Thur: 11:40, 4:20, 9:20 MOANA (PG) Fri-Thur: 2:30 The Week of Friday, March 24 through Thursday, March 30, 2017 ARRIVAL (PG-13) Fri-Thur: 5:00, 9:40 MOONLIGHT (R) Fri-Thur: 1:55, 7:05 HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (R) Sat-Thur: 9:30 THE WORLD HAS NO EYEDEA (NR) Fri: 9:30 $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. Kam Williams Movie Previews at Award winning movie crit ic Revealing celebrity s interview NEW MOVIES OPENING EVERY WEEK!