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Page 6 The Skanner February 28, 2018 Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, March 2, 2018 BIG BUDGET FILMS Death Wish (R for graphic violence and pervasive profanity) Remake of the Charles Bronson vigilante classic about a mild-mannered doctor (Bruce Willis) who takes the law into his own hands after his wife (Elisabeth Shue) is mur- dered and his daughter (Camila Morrone) is bru- tally raped and left coma- tose by a ruthless gang. With Vincent D’Onofrio, Kimberly Elise and Dean Norris. Red Sparrow (R for profanity, sexuality, frontal nudity, graphic violence and torture) Es- pionage thriller revolv- ing around a Russian ballerina (Jennifer Law- rence) recruited by the KGB who ends up falling for the CIA agent (Joel Edgerton) she was sup- posed to seduce and com- promise. Support cast includes Charlotte Ram- pling, Jeremy Irons and Matthias Schoenaerts. Kam Williams Kam’s Kapsules Movie Reviews INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Foxtrot (R for sexual- ity, graphic images and brief drug use) Middle East saga, set in Tel Aviv, revolving around a cou- ple (Lior Ashkenazi and Sarah Adler) grieving the loss of a son (Yona- ton Shiray) serving in the military. With Dekel Adin, Yehuda Almagor and Gefen Barkai. (In He- brew with subtitles) Hondros (Unrat- ed) Reverential biopic chronicling the career of Chris Hondros (1970- 2011), an intrepid war photographer who cov- ered conflicts in Iraq, Kosovo, Kashmir, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, Is- rael and Liberia before SHOWTIMES HOSTILES (R) Fri & Sat, Mon-Thu: 2:30, 9:30 MARY AND THE WITCH’S FLOWER (MEARI TO MAJO NO HANA) (R) Fri-Thur: 4:25, 9:40 PADDINGTON 2 (PG) Fri-Thur: 2:10 MOLLY’S GAME (R) Fri & Sat, Mon-Thur: 11:20am, 6:40 / Sun: 11:20am being killed in Libya during a mortar attack. Mohawk (Unrated) Re- venge thriller, set during the War of 1812, about the pursuit of an American Indian woman (Kanie- htiio Horn) and her two lovers (Justin Rain and Eamon Farren) by the survivors of the Ameri- can camp they burned to the ground. With Noah Segan, Ezra Buzzing- ton and Jon Huber. (In English, Mohawk and French with subtitles) Oh Lucy! (Unrated) Poignant character por- trait of a lonely cleaning lady (Shinobu Terajima) who travels from Tokyo to Southern California to search for the English teacher (Josh Hartnett) she has a crush on. Fea- turing Kaho Mnami, Koji Yakusho and Megan Mullally. (In English and Japanese with subtitles) Souvenir (Unrated) Romance drama about a jaded factory worker (Is- abelle Huppert) inspired The Week of Friday, March 02 through Thursday, March 08 FERDINAND (PG) Fri-Thur: 12:10 STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (PG-13) Fri-Thur: 1:35, 6:55 COCO (PG) Fri-Thur: : 11:20am, 4:40, 7:25 ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (R) Fri & Sat, Mon-Thur: 5:15,10:00 Sun: 10:00 2018 OSCARS (NR) Fri-Thur: 11:20am, 4:40, 7:25 $4 adults, $3 senior citizens (65+), $3 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. ‘Oh Lucy!’ by a younger colleague (Kevin Azais) to pursue her abandoned dream by entering a national sing- ing contest. With Johan Leysen, Muriel Bersy and Fanny Blanchard. (In French with subtitles) Submission (Unrat- ed) Adaptation of “Blue Angel,” Francine Prose’s novel about a best-sell- ing author-turned-En- glish professor (Stanley Tucci) who finds himself attracted to a talented new student (Addison Timlin). Support cast in- cludes Kyra Sedgwick, Janeane Garofalo and Ritchie Coster. They Remain (Unrat- ed) Suspense thriller re- volving around a couple of romantically-linked scientists (William Jackson Harper and Re- becca Henderson) in- vestigating the bizarre behavior of animals on the grounds of an aban- doned compound where a cult once committed mass murder. The Vanishing of Sid- ney Hall (R for profanity and sexual references) Logan Lerman plays the title character in this whodunnit about a writer who disappears without a trace after publishing a bestseller. With Elle Fan- ning, Michelle Monaghan and Nathan Lane. BOOK REVIEW: ‘When They Call You a Terrorist’ When They Call You a Terrorist A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors with asha bandele Foreword by Angela Davis St. Martin’s Press Hardcover, $24.99 272 pages ISBN: 978-1-250-17108-5 Book Review by Kam Williams “We have joined the rest of the country in protest- ing in order to get Trayvon Martin’s killer charged. We have gone to meetings and held one-on-ones with community members. We have painted murals. We have wept. We have said publicly that we are a people in mourning. We have de- manded they stop killing us. But we have harmed not one single person nor advocated for it. They have no right to be here!” And yet I was called a terrorist. The members of our movement are called terrorists. We--me, Alicia Garza and Opal Tome- ti--the three women who founded Black Lives Mat- ter, are called terrorists... We are not terrorists... I am not a terrorist... I am a survivor.” -- Excerpted from pages 8 and 190 P atrisse Khan- Cullors is one of the last people you’d ever expect to be a founder of the Black Lives Matter movement. It’s not a question of her commitment to the cause but rather the host of personal issues that would have crippled the average person. But this 5’ 2” lesbian managed to survive a challenging childhood in a drug-infested ghetto where she and her sib- lings were raised by a single-mom who worked 16 hours a day to keep a roof over their heads. She didn’t even meet her crack-addicted father until she was 12, as he di- vided his time between rehab and prison. One of her brothers not only smoked crack, but had schizophrenia to boot. Consequently, Pa- trisse became intimately See BOOK on page 7