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Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, June 9, 2017
BIG BUDGET FILMS
It Comes at Night (R
for profanity, violence
and disturbing images)
Post-apocalyptic
sus-
pense thriller about a
couple (Joel Edgerton
and Carmen Ejogo) with
a son (Kelvin Harrison,
Jr.) who successfully
evade the deadly plague
terrorizing the planet
until, against their better
judgment, they decide to
share their cabin in the
woods with a desperate
family seeking refuge
from the scourge. With
Christopher Abbott, Ri-
ley Keough and Griffin
Robert Faulkner.
Megan Leavey (PG-13
for violence, profanity,
mature themes and sug-
gestive material) Kate
Mara portrays the title
character in this Iraq
War docudrama chroni-
cling the real-life exploits
of a Marine corporal who
successfully conducted
more than 100 missions
with the help of a combat
dog until an IED injures
them both. Supporting
cast includes Common,
Edie Falco, Will Patton
and Bradley Whitford.
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love with the cousin (Ra-
chel Weisz) he suspects
murdered his guardian
(Iain Glen).With Holliday
Grainger, Andrew Knott
and Poppy Lee Friar.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
As Good as You (Unrat-
ed) Bittersweet dramedy
about a grieving lesbian
(Laura Heisler) who asks
her late wife’s brother
(Bryan Dechart) to do-
nate the sperm for her
artificial insemination,
only to subsequently
land in a love triangle
with her two BFFs (Anna
Fitzwater and Raoul
Bhaneja). Featuring An-
nie Potts, Peter Maloney
and Karis Campbell.
Beatriz at Dinner (R
for profanity and a scene
of violence) Salma Hayek
portrays the title charac-
ter in this fish-out-of-wa-
ter comedy as a Mexican
masseuse who is invited
to join a wealthy client’s
(Connie Britton) fami-
ly for supper when her
car won’t start following
a treatment. With John
Lithgow, Chloe Sevigny
and Jay Duplass.
Camera Obscura (Un-
rated)
Psychological
thriller about a war pho-
tographer with PTSD
(Christopher Denham)
who starts questioning
his sanity when he is able
to forecast imminent
deaths from snapshots
he’s taken. Featuring
Catherine Curtin, Chase
Williamson and Nadja
Bobyleva and Noah Se-
gan.
The Hero (R for drug
use, profanity and sex-
uality) Sam Elliott stars
as the title character in
this bittersweet portrait
The Mummy (PG-13
for action, violence, par-
tial nudity, scary images
and suggestive content)
Sofia Boutella assumes
the title role in this re-
boot of the horror fran-
chise revolving around
an ancient princess en-
tombed for millennia in
a crypt buried deep in
the desert who is sud-
denly revived as a terri-
fying malevolent force.
Co-starring Tom Cruise,
Russell Crowe, Courtney
B. Vance and Annabelle
Wallis.
My Cousin Rachel (PG-
13 for sexuality and brief
profanity)
Adaptation
of Daphne du Maurier’s
classic novel about a re-
venge-minded English-
man (Sam Claflin) who
finds himself falling in
SHOWTIMES
KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE
SWORD (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 11:35, 6:40
BORN IN CHINA (G)
Fri-Thur: 2:25
MY ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL
SINKING INTO THE SEA (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 2:15, 9:40
GIFTED (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 11:55, 7:30
The Week of
Friday, June 9 through
Thursday, June 15, 2017
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (PG)
Fri-Thur: 11:45, 4:00
T2 TRAINSPOTTING (R)
Fri-Thur: 2:05, 7:00
LOGAN (R)
Fri-Thur: 4:35, 9:15
PRINCESS MONONOKE (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 4:15, 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: Children 2 to 8 years old. Fri: shows starting between 3:30 pm and 8 pm. Sat - Sun: shows starting
between 1 pm and 8 pm. $9.50 per child for the length of the movie. Call to reserve a spot, no drop ins.
‘It Comes at Night’
of an aging star of West-
erns who finds himself
facing his mortality af-
ter being diagnosed with
cancer. Supporting cast
includes Nick Offerman,
Katharine Ross and Lau-
ra Prepon.
The Hunter’s Prayer
(R for violence, profanity
and drug use) Cat-and-
mouse thriller about an
assassin (Sam Worth-
ington) who ends up on
the run with a woman
(Odeya Rush) he decides
not to kill. With Martin
Compston, Tina Mas-
kell and Eben Young. (In
English, German and
French with subtitles)
I Love You Both (Unrat-
ed) Sibling rivalry dram-
edy about a twin broth-
er (Doug Archibald)
and sister (Krystin Ar-
chibald) whose tight
bond becomes strained
when they start dating
the same guy (Lucas
Neff ). Featuring Artemis
Pebdani, Angela Trim-
bur and Kate Berlant.
Night School (Unrated)
Against-the-odds docu-
mentary chronicling the
efforts of three students
to graduate from one of
Indianapolis’ worst, in-
ner-city high schools.
Raising Bertie (Unrat-
ed) Coming-of-age doc-
umentary chronicling a
half-dozen years in the
lives of a trio of ambi-
tious African American
adolescents being raised
in rural North Carolina.