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Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, June 23, 2017
BIG BUDGET FILMS
The Beguiled (R for
sexuality) Sofia Coppo-
la won Best Director at
Cannes for this sublime
tale of seduction, a re-
make of Clint Eastwood’s
Civil War saga about
Southern belles compet-
ing for the affections of
a Union soldier (Colin
Farrell) wounded and
abandoned by his unit.
Ensemble cast includes
Nicole Kidman, Elle Fan-
Kam
Williams
Kam’s
Kapsules
Movie
Reviews
Cage (Mark Wahlberg)
leading the defense of
the planet in humanity’s
final showdown with an
army of alien autobots.
With Gemma Chan, Isa-
Nicole Kidman in ‘The Beguilded’
ning and Kirsten Dunst.
Transformers:
The
Last Knight (PG-13 for
action, violence, pro-
fanity and sexual innu-
endo) Fifth installment
in the sci-fi series finds
bela Moner, Laura Had-
dock, Anthony Hopkins,
Stanley Tucci and John
Goodman.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
All the Rage (Unrated)
Healthcare documenta-
ry chronicling Dr. John
Sarno’s
half-century
campaign against the
over-prescription
of
pain medication. Featur-
ing commentary by John
Stossel, Howard Stern,
Senator Bernie Sanders,
Larry David and Dr. An-
drew Weil.
The Bad Batch (R for
violence, profanity, drug
use and brief nudity)
Post-apocalyptic
dra-
ma revolving around a
young woman’s (Suki
Waterhouse)
struggle
to survive after being
dumped into a desert
where she is soon sur-
rounded by a horde of
savage cannibals. With
Jim Carrey, Jason Mo-
moa, Giovanni Ribisi,
Yolonda Ross and Keanu
Reeves.
Jimmy Brooks plays the Jamaican love interest in ‘Bwoy’
around a closeted, for-
mer physician (Anthony
Rapp) who starts cheat-
ing on his wife (De’Adre
Aziza) with a hunky
young Jamaican (Jim-
my Brooks) in the wake
of their son’s untimely
death. Featuring Jer-
maine Rowe, Drew Allen
and Ashton Randle.
The Big Sick (R for pro-
fanity and sexual refer-
ences) Romantic comedy
recounting the real-life
courting of fan (Zoe Ka-
zan) by a Pakistani stand-
up comedian (Kumail
Nanjiani as himself ).
Supporting cast includes
Ray Romano, Holy Hunt-
er and SNL’s Aidy Bryant.
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop:
The Bad Boy Story (Un-
rated) Gangsta’ raptro-
spective chronicling the
career of Sean “Puffy”
“Puff Daddy” “Diddy”
Combs, as well as story
of the hip-hop label he
founded in 1993. With Lil
Kim, Mary J. Blige, Faith
Evans, Clive Davis and
DMX.
Bwoy (Unrated) Homo-
erotic drama revolving
Food Evolution (Un-
rated) Thought-provok-
ing
eco-documentary
exploring the critical
issues of sustainabilty
and food security in a
world marked by esca-
lating competition for
fewer and fewer natu-
ral resources. Featuring
commentary by Bill Nye -
The Science Guy, Neil de-
Grasse Tyson and Tamar
Haspel.
Paulina (Unrated) Do-
lores Fonzi plays the title
character of this crime
thriller, set in Argentina,
as a lawyer who aban-
dons a promising career
in Buenos Aires to teach
high school in her home-
town, only to end up bru-
tally assaulted by a local
gang. With Oscar Mar-
tinez, Esteban Lamothe
and Cristian Salguero.
(In Spanish and Guarani
with subtitles)
In Pursuit of Silence
(Unrated) Noise-reduc-
tion documentary ex-
tolling the virtues of a
little peace and quiet.
Ripped (Unrated) Bud-
dy comedy, set in 1986,
about a couple of stoners
(Faizon Love and Russell
Peters) who find them-
selves magically tele-
ported three decades into
the future after smoking
a powerful strain of ge-
netically-modified mar-
ijuana manufactured by
the CIA. With Alex Me-
neses, Bridger Zadina,
Kyle Massey and Carlos
Gomez.
FILM REVIEW: ‘Lost in Paris’ Pays
Endearing Tribute to Silent Film Era
By Kam Williams
For The Skanner News
I
f you’re familiar with the surreal
cinematic stylings of Dominique
Abel and Fiona Gordon, then you
have an idea of what sort of treat’s
in store while watching “Lost in Paris.”
The talented husband and wife team
wrote, directed and co-star in their lat-
est magical escape into the theater of
the absurd.
The movie might best be described as
a cross of Wes Anderson and Charlie
Chaplin, as it is an unconventional, vi-
sually-captivating affair featuring lit-
tle in the way of dialogue on the part of
the mime-like leads. The lithe-limbed,
rubber-faced duo entertain far more
SHOWTIMES
KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE
SWORD (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 11:25, 4:25, 9:40
NORMAN: THE MODERATE RISE
AND TRAGIC FALL OF A NEW
YORK FIXER (R)
Fri-Thur: 1:45, 7:00
THE BOSS BABY (PG)
Fri-Thur: 11:35, 4:40
with their movements and expressions
than with words.
The film unfolds in Canada about a
half-century ago, which is where we
find Fiona (Gordon) bidding farewell
to her beloved Aunt Martha (recent-
ly-deceased Emmanuelle Riva) who is
moving to Paris. Fast-forward to the
present when Fiona, now a librarian,
receives an urgent appeal for assis-
tance from her 88 year-old aunt.
In the letter, Martha complains that
they’re trying to move her into an as-
sisted-living facility for old folks. But
the feisty free spirit will have none of
it.
Fiona dutifully springs into action
See REVIEW on page 7
The Week of
Friday, June 23 through
Thursday, June 29, 2017
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (PG)
Fri-Thur: 11:45, 4:15
GET OUT (R)
Fri-Thur: 2:10, 6:45, 9:30
LABYRINTH (PG)
Fri-Thur: 2:30, 7:15, 9:00
$4.00 adults, $3.00 senior citizens (65+),
$3.00 for kids (12 & under)
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Babysitting: Children 2 to 8 years old. Fri: shows starting between 3:30 pm and 8 pm. Sat - Sun: shows starting
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