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Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, July 21, 2017
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Dunkirk (PG-13 for in-
tense battle scenes and
some profanity) World
War II saga recreating
the evacuation of over
300,000 Allied soldiers
from the shores of France
after they were sur-
rounded and on the verge
of being slaughtered by
the Nazi army. Ensemble
cast includes Tom Hardy,
Kenneth Branagh, Cil-
lian Murphy, Mark Ry-
lance, Fionn Whitehead,
Aneurin Barnard, Barry
Keoghan and One Direc-
Kam
Williams
Kam’s
Kapsules
Movie
Reviews
graphic nudity) Female
empowerment dramedy
revolving around four
college classmates (Jada
Pinkett Smith, Regina
Hall, Queen Latifah and
Tiffany Haddish) who
reunite for the first time
in years to attend the Es-
a Thousand Planets (PG-
13 for action, violence,
suggestive material and
brief profanity) Adapta-
tion of Valerian and Lau-
reline, a graphic novel
set in the 28th Century
chronicling the exploits
of a couple of time-trav-
eling government agents
(Dane DeHaan and Cara
Delevingne) assigned to
neutralize a mysterious,
dark force threatening
a metropolis and the
future of the universe.
Supporting cast includes
Rutger
Hauer,
John
Goodman, Herbie Han-
cock, Clive Owen and Ri-
hanna.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
'Romeo is Bleeding'
tion’s Harry Styles. (In
English, French and Ger-
man with subtitles)
Girls Trip (R for per-
vasive profanity, crude
humor, coarse dialogue,
drug use and brief
sence Festival in New Or-
leans. With Larenz Tate,
Kate Walsh and Mike
Colter, with cameo ap-
pearances by Mike Epps,
Common, Ne-Yo and Ma-
riah Carey.
Valerian and the City of
The Fencer (Unrated)
Golden Globe-nominat-
ed biopic, set behind the
Iron Curtain during the
Cold War, chronicling
the life of legendary fenc-
er-turned-political
fu-
gitive Endel Nelis (Mart
Avandi) who risked his
liberty by entering a chil-
dren’s team in a national
tournament being staged
in Leningrad. With Kirill
Karo, Lembit Ulfsak and
Liisa Koppel. (In Esto-
nian, Russian and Arme-
nian with subtitles)
'Girls Trip'
First Kill (R for pro-
fanity and violence) Ac-
tion thriller about a suc-
cessful Wall St. broker
(Hayden Christiansen)
who finds himself pres-
sured to cooperate with
the gang of bank rob-
bers that took his young
son (Ty Shelton) hostage
for ransom. Supporting
cast includes Bruce Wil-
lis, Gethin Anthony and
Magi Avila.
Landline (R for sexu-
ality, profanity and drug
use) Skeleton-in-the-clos-
et comedy, set in Manhat-
tan in 1995, about a cou-
ple of sisters (Jenny Slate
and Abby Quinn) spying
on the father (John Tur-
turro) they suspect of
cheating on their clue-
less mom (Edie Falco).
With Jay Duplaa, Finn
Wittrock and Ali Ahn.
The Midwife (Unrated)
Bittersweet drama about
the unlikely friendship
which blossoms between
a high-strung midwife
umentary
revolving
around a grieving Dutch
widow’s
investigation
into her husband’s mys-
terious disappearance a
decade after they moved
to a tiny Spanish village
inhospitable to outsid-
ers. (In English and Gali-
cian with subtitles)
(Catherine Frot) and her
late father’s, free-spirit-
ed mistress (Catherine
Deneuve). Featuring Ol-
ivier Gourmet, Quentin
Dolmaire and Mylene
Demongeot. (In French
with subtitles)
The Pulitzer at 100
(Unrated) Writing ret-
rospective
reflecting
upon the centennial cel-
ebration of America’s
most prestigious literary
award. Featuring com-
mentary by prior win-
ners Toni Morrison, Carl
Bernstein and Thomas
Friedman.
Scales: Mermaids Are
Real (PG for mild per-
il and mature themes)
Coming-of-age fantasy
about an 11 year-old girl
(Emmy Perry) who, on
the eve of her birthday,
learns that she’s destined
to morph into a mermaid
when she turns 12. With
Morgan Fairchild, Elisa-
beth Rohm, Nikki Hahn
and Judy Tenuta.
Romeo Is Bleeding (Un-
rated) Grassroots biopic
about idealistic poet/
activist Donte Clark’s ef-
fort to put an end an esca-
lating, deadly turf war in
his Richmond, California
ghetto by inviting rival
gangstas to participate
in a production of Romeo
and Juliet.
Who the [bleep] Is That
Guy? (Unrated) Prestige
biopic about Michael
Alago, a gay Puerto Ri-
can from Brooklyn who
grew up to become a leg-
endary A&R exec only to
have his career wrecked
by a combination of AIDS
and substance abuse.
Santoalla
(Unrated)
Missing persons doc-
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NEW MOVIES OPENING EVERY WEEK!
SHOWTIMES
THE HERO (R)
Fri-Thur: 4:25
IT COMES AT NIGHT (R)
Fri-Thur: 4:55, 9:35
MY COUSIN RACHEL (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 11:45, 7:00
CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST
EPIC MOVIE (PG)
Fri-Thur: 2:25
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD
MEN TELL NO TALES (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 11:40, 6:30
The Week of
Friday, July 21 through
Thursday, July 27, 2017
ALIEN: COVENANT (R)
Fri-Thur: 9:20
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL.
2 (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 1:55, 6:45
THE LOST CITY OF Z (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 2:05, 9:10
SHREK (PG)
Fri-Thur: 11:55, 4:45
$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.