Page 6 The Skanner June 13, 2018
Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, June 15
WIDE RELEASES
Incredibles 2 (PG for
action and brief mild
epithets) Animated su-
perhero sequel finds the
Parr family and sidekick
Lucius Best (Samuel L.
Jackson) joining forc-
es to defeat a diabolical
villain (Bill Wise) hatch-
ing a plot to hypnotize
humanity. Voice cast in-
cludes Craig T. Nelson,
Holly Hunter, Catherine
Keener and Isabella Ros-
sellini.
Race 3 (Unrated) Third
installment in the Bolly-
wood action franchise
finds Shamsher (Anil
Kapoor) entrusting his
boss (Salman Khan) with
Kam
Williams
Kam’s
Kapsules
Movie
Reviews
Superfly (R for perva-
sive profanity, graphic
sexuality, violence, eth-
nic slurs, nudity and
drug use) Trevor Jack-
son plays the iconic title
character in this highly
stylized remake of the
blaxploitation classic re-
volving around a grue-
some, ghetto gang war.
With Jason Mitchell, Mi-
chael Kenneth Williams
athan Safran Foer’s best
seller of the same name,
examining
America’s
evolution over the past
40 years from a tradi-
tional farming nation
to one dependent on
massive, industrial food
complexes. Narrated by
Natalie Portman.
Gabriel and the Moun-
tain (Unrated) Bitter-
sweet biopic about Ga-
briel Buchmann (Joao
Pedro Zappa), the col-
lege-bound,
Brazilian
backpacker who per-
ished in Malawi in a
mountain climbing acci-
dent while spending his
gap year crisscrossing
Africa with his girlfriend
‘Superfly’ is a highly stylized remake of the classic
an drug kingpin’s rise
and fall in the Eighties,
as well as his volatile ex-
tramarital affair with an
investigative journalist
(Penelope Cruz). With
Peter Sarsgaard, David
Valencia and Julieth Re-
strepo.
Maktub (Unrated) Mid-
dle East dramedy, set
in Jerusalem, about the
In ‘Incredibles 2’ the Parr family joins forces with Lucius Best (Samuel L. Jackson)
the execution of a high-
stakes heist which goes
awry. Cast includes Jac-
queline Fernandez, Bob-
by Deol and Daisy Shah.
(In Hindi with subtitles)
and Jennifer Morrison.
Tag (R for pervasive
profanity, crude humor,
sexuality, drug use and
brief nudity) Buddy com-
edy based on the real-life
competition
among
a quintet of lifelong
friends (Jon Hamm, Ed
Helms, Hannibal Buress,
Jake Johnson and Jeremy
Renner) who have been
playing an elaborate
version of the children’s
game “Tag” for the past
30 years. Supporting cast
includes Rashida Jones,
Isla Fisher, Leslie Bibb
and Brian Dennehy.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN
Eating Animals (Un-
rated)
Agri-business
expose’, inspired by Jon-
2019
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Alex Alembe, Rashidi
Athuman and John Good-
luck. (In Portuguese,
English and French with
subtitles)
Gotti (R for graphic
violence and pervasive
profanity) John Travolta
portrays John Gotti, Sr.
in this revealing biopic
chronicling the life and
times of the flamboyant,
New York City mob boss
known as the Dapper
Don. Co-starring Kelly
Preston, Stacy Keach and
Ella Bleu Travolta.
Loving Pablo (R for
sexuality,
profanity,
drug use and graphic
violence) Javier Bardem
plays Pablo Escobar in
this biopic chronicling
the infamous, Colombi-
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sole survivors of a ter-
rorist attack (Guy Amir
and Hanan Savyon) who
rededicate their lives to
answering the prayers
left by pilgrims in the
Wailing Wall. Featuring
Gal Amitai, Chen Amsa-
lem and Ami Anijar. (In
Hebrew with subtitles)
Set It Up (Unrated) Ro-
mantic comedy, set in
NYC, revolving around
a couple of overworked
and underpaid adminis-
trative assistants (Zoey
Deutch and Glen Powell)
who play matchmaker
by orchestrating a date
for their lovesick boss-
es (Taye Diggs and Lucy
Liu). Cast includes Wai
Ching Ho, Meredith Hag-
ner and Pete Davidson.
FILM REVIEW: Dame Gang Hatches
Plan to Purloin Priceless Diamond
Necklace in ‘Ocean’s 8’
By Kam Williams
For The Skanner News
T
he original “Ocean’s 11” (1960)
starred Frank Sinatra and a
tight-knit cadre of fellow Las
Vegas headliners affectionately
dubbed the Rat Pack by the press. The
bawdy band of brothers was famous
for partying and making impromptu
appearances at each other’s shows on
The Strip. They even shot the movie
right there in Vegas so they could con-
tinue working.
That buddy flick was remade in 2001
with George Clooney starring as Dan-
ny Ocean alongside ten of this millen-
nium’s matinee idols. The story was
again set in Vegas and also revolved
around an elaborate casino heist. The
picture was such a hit it spawned a
couple of successful sequels, “Ocean’s
SHOWTIMES
LU OVER THE WALL (PG)
Fri-Thu: 2:20
READY PLAYER ONE (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 4:25
A WRINKLE IN TIME (PG)
Fri-Thur: 11:50
ANNIHILATION (R)
Fri-Thur: 9:30
BLACK PANTHER (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 11:35, 6:45
BACK TO THE FUTURE: PART II (PG)
Fri-Thur: 9:45
Twelve” (2004) and “Thirteen” (2007).
“Ocean’s 8” may trade on the Ocean
name, but this novel spinoff rep-
resents a refreshing departure for
the testosterone-fueled franchise.
Besides featuring an all-female gang,
the film is set a world away from gau-
dy Las Vegas, amidst New York City’s
Jet Setters.
At the point of departure, we’re in-
troduced to dearly-departed Danny
Ocean’s little sister Debbie (Sandra
Bullock) as she does her best to con-
vince a New Jersey parole board that
she’s nothing like her con artist broth-
er. But no sooner is Debbie let out of
the slammer than she’s embarking on
a brazen shoplifting spree at Bergdorf
Goodman’s and duping a desk clerk at
a luxury Manhattan hotel into giving
See OCEAN’S on page 7
The Week of
Friday, June 15 through
Thursday, June 21
PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE (PG)
Fri-Thur: 4:55, 9:15
BACK TO THE FUTURE (PG)
Fri-Thur: 7:15
GHOSTBUSTERS (1984) (PG)
Fri-Thur: 2:10, 7:00
THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN (G)
Fri-Thur: 11:25, 4:40
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (G)
Fri-Thur: 1:30
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