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Page 6 The Skanner May 31, 2017 Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, June 2, 2017 BIG BUDGET FILMS Captain Underpants: The First Epic Mov- ie (PG for pervasive, mildly rude humor) Ed Helms supplies the voice of the title character in this screen version of the animated TV series about a couple of fourth grade pranksters (Kevin Hart and Thomas Mid- dleditch) who hypnotize their principal into be- lieving he’s the tighty- whities wearing hero of the comic book they’ve Kam Williams Kam’s Kapsules Movie Reviews War I, finds the Ama- zon warrior princess (Gal Gadot) rescuing a downed American pilot (Chris Pine) and accom- panying him to London where she joins the fight on the side of the Al- ‘3 Idiotas’ created. With Jordan Peele, Nick Kroll and Sugar Lyn Beard. Wonder Woman (PG- 13 for action, violence and suggestive content) Latest incarnation of the DC Comics superhero- ine, set during World lies. Cast include Robin Wright, Danny Huston and David Thewlis. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS 3 Idiotas (PG-13 for crude humor and brief profanity) Mexican re- make of 3 Idiots, the Bol- lywood comedy about a couple of college buddies (Christian Vazquez and German Valdez) who be- latedly decide to mount a search for a missing classmate (Alfonso Dosal) five years after he disappeared without a trace on their graduation day. Cast includes Mar- tha Higareda, Vadhir Derbez and Sebastian Zurita. (In Spanish with subtitles) Aaron’s Blood (Un- rated) Tale of demonic possession about a sin- gle-dad’s (James Marti- nez) desperate attempt to reverse his hemophil- iac son’s (Trevor Stovall) gradual transformation into a vampire in the wake of a blood trans- fusion. With Michael Peach, Michael Chieffo and Farah White. All about the Money (Unrated) Action come- dy about two guys (Ed- die Griffin and Casper Von Dien) tricked into vacationing in Colombia by a broke buddy (Blake Freeman) who wants their help apprehend- ing a drug kingpin (Jose Yenque) with a $25 mil- ‘Wonderwoman’ lion bounty on his head. Cast includes Lin Shaye, Danny Trejo and Jona- than Slavin. Band Aid (Unrated) Marital crisis comedy about a couple that can’t stop fighting (Zoe List- er-Jones and Adam Pal- ly) who try to save their relationship by starting a rock band and turning their arguments into songs. Featuring Fred Armisen, Colin Hanks, Jamie Chung and Brook- lyn Decker. Churchill (PG for ma- ture themes, brief battle scene images, pervasive smoking and some mild epithets) Brian Cox plays the legendary British prime minister in this World War II adventure recounting the 96 hours leading up to the D-Day assault on Normandy. With John Slattery as General Dwight Eisen- hower, James Purefoy as King George VI and Ju- lian Wadham as General Bernard Montgomery. Dean (PG-13 for pro- fanity and some sugges- tive material) Demetri Martin wrote, directed and stars in this roman- tic dramedy as a commer- cial artist grieving the loss of his mom who falls in love with a woman (Gillian Jacobs) he meets when he travels from Brooklyn to L.A. to nego- tiate a contract with an advertising agency. With Kevin Kline, Mary Steen- burgen and Asif Ali. Finding Kim (Unrated) Gender identity docu- mentary chronicling 50 year-old Kim Byford’s struggle with self-im- age and self-acceptance in the wake of surgery transitioning her from a woman to a man. Handsome Devil (Un- See MOVIES on page 8
