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Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, Oct. 20, 2017
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Geostorm (PG-13 for
action, violence and
scenes of mass destruc-
tion) Apocalyptic thrill-
er chronicling the cata-
strophic climate change
which ensues in the wake
of a man-made effort to
engineer the weather via
satellites in response to
global warming. Ensem-
ble cast features Gerard
Butler, Ed Harris, Abbie
Cornish, Andy Garcia,
Mare Winningham and
Jeremy Ray Taylor.
Kam
Williams
Kam’s
Kapsules
Movie
Reviews
profanity) Adaptation of
the best-selling memoir
of the same name about
an international art deal-
er (Greg Kinnear) who
enlists the assistance of a
homeless Black man (Dji-
mon Hounsou) for help
Simmons, Chloe Sevigny
and Val Kilmer.
Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A
Madea Halloween (PG-
13 for profanity, scary
images, sexual referenc-
es and drug use) Tyler
Perry’s back in drag as a
sassy granny for anoth-
er round of Halloween
hijinks at a campground
haunted by ghosts and
goblins.
Supporting
cast includes Cassi Da-
vis, Patrice Lovely, Lexy
Panterra and Diamond
White.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
‘The Work’
Only the Brave (PG-
13 for mature themes,
profanity, sexual ref-
erences and drug use)
Bittersweet profile of
the Granite Mountain
Hotshots, the elite team
of fire jumpers that lost
19 members in an Ari-
zona wildfire in June of
2013. Co-starring Jenni-
fer Connelly, Josh Brolin,
Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges
and Andie MacDowell.
Same Kind of Different
as Me (PG-13 for mature
themes, violence and
in saving his troubled
marriage. With Renee
Zellweger, Jon Voight
and Olivia Holt.
The Snowman (R for
violence, profanity, sex-
uality, brief nudity and
grisly images) Suspense
thriller about a veteran
detective’s (Michael Fass-
bender) hunt for a serial
killer at the beginning of
winter with the help of
a new recruit (Rebecca
Ferguson) to the police
force. Featuring Char-
lotte Gainsbourg, J.K.
Aida’s Secrets (Un-
rated)
Inspirational
documentary about the
reunion in Canada of
a Holocaust survivor,
raised as an orphan in
Israel, with his mother
and brother 70 years af-
ter they were separated
at Bergen-Belsen concen-
tration camp. (In English
and Hebrew with subti-
tles)
The Bachelors (Unrat-
ed) Romantic comedy
about a widower (J.K.
Simmons) and son (Josh
Wiggins) who both find
love after moving across
country for a fresh start
in the wake of their wife/
mother’s untimely death.
With Julie Delpy, Jae
Head, Harold Perrineau,
Odeya Rush and Kevin
Dunn.
Dealt (Unrated) Sleight
of hand biopic about card
shark Richard Turner, a
‘Tyler Perry’s ‘Boo 2! A Madea Halloween’
world-renowned magi-
cian who happens to be
completely blind.
Jane (Unrated) Prestige
biopic about primatolo-
gist Jane Goodall, featur-
ing a treasure trove of
unseen footage shot in
the wild by her camera-
man/husband Hugo van
Lawick.
late Sam Shepard.
Never Here (R for pro-
fanity and sexuality)
Suspense thriller about
a shutterbug (Mireille
Eros) who photographs
strangers until some dis-
turbing events indicate
that someone’s watching
her. With Gotran Visnjic,
Vincent Piazza and the
The Work (Unrated)
Rehabilitation
docu-
mentary examining the
criminal justice system
from the perspectives of
three Folsom prison in-
mates participating in a
four-day, group therapy
session.
BOOK REVIEW:
‘My Grandmother’s Hands’
By Kam Williams
For The Skanner News
My Grandmother’s Hands
Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to
Mending Our Hearts and Bodies
by Resmaa Menakem
Paperback $17.95
332 pages
“For the past three decades, we’ve
earnestly tried to address white-body
supremacy in America with reason,
principle and ideas--using dialogue,
forums, discussions, education and
mental training. But the widespread
destruction of Black bodies continues.
And some of the ugliest destruction
originates with the police. Why is there
such a chasm between our well-in-
tentioned attempts to heal and the ev-
er-growing number of dark-skinned
bodies... killed or injured?
My Grandmother’s Hands is a call to
action for Americans to recognize that
SHOWTIMES
MOTHER! (R)
Fri-Thur: 11:40, 4:30, 9:05
THE HITMAN’S
BODYGUARD (R)
Fri-Thur: 2:00, 9:30
LOGAN LUCKY (PG-13)
Fri, Mon-Thur: 11:50, 7:00
Sat-Sun: 7:00
DUNKIRK (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 11:45, 6:45
racism is not
only
about
the head, but
also about the
body.
[The
book]
intro-
duces an al-
ternative view
of what we
can do to grow
beyond
our
entrenched ra-
cialized divide
and takes readers through a step-by-
step healing process based on the lat-
est neuroscience and somatic healing
methods.”
-- Excerpted from the Bookjacket and
Chapter 1 (page 4)
“Grandma’s hands
Used to hand me piece of candy
Grandma’s hands
Picked me up each time I fell
Grandma’s hands
See BOOK on page 7
The Week of
Friday, Oct. 20 through
Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017
DESPICABLE ME 3 (PG)
Fri, Mon-Thur: 2:20
Sat-Sun: 12:15, 2:20
THE BIG SICK (R)
Fri-Thur: 2:10, 7:15
WONDER WOMAN (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 4:20
THE EVIL DEAD (1981) (R)
Fri-Thur: 4:45, 9:45
$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.