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Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, August 10
WIDE RELEASES
BlacKkKlansman (R
for pervasive profani-
ty, racial epithets, dis-
turbing violence, sexual
references and mature
themes)
John
David
Washington
(Denzel’s
son) stars as the title
character in Spike Lee’s
Cannes Grand Prize-win-
ning adaptation of Afri-
can American detective
Ron Stallworth’s memoir
about infiltrating the Ku
Klux Klan in 1979. With
Adam Driver, Laura Har-
rier, Topher Grace, Har-
ry Belafonte, Alec Bald-
win and Corey Hawkins.
Kam
Williams
Kam’s
Kapsules
Movie
Reviews
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN
BuyBust
(Unrated)
High-body-count crime
thriller, set in Manila,
about a narcotics detec-
tive (Anne Curtis) forced
to shoot her way out of
the city’s most danger-
A Prayer before Dawn
‘Dog Days’
to gain his freedom from
a Bangkok prison. Sup-
porting cast includes
Komsan Polsan, Porncha-
nok Mabklang and Nico-
las Shake. (In English and
Thai with subtitles)
Dog Days (PG rude
humor, suggestive con-
tent and mild epithets)
Ensemble comedy, set in
L.A., revolving around a
group of strangers whose
lives serendipitously in-
tersect with the help of
their pet pooches. Cast
includes Vanessa Hud-
gens, Eva Longoria, Nina
Dobrev, Finn Wolfhard
and Thomas Lennon.
The Meg (PG-13 for
action, peril, profani-
ty and bloody images)
Sci-fi thriller revolving
around a deep sea diver
(Jason Statham) recruit-
ed by a research scientist
(Winston Chao) to rescue
the crew of a disabled
submarine sitting on the
ocean floor where it is
being circled by a 75-foot
long, prehistoric shark
thought to be extinct.
With Bingbing Li, Rainn
Wilson, Ruby Rose and
Jessica McNamee.
Madeline’s Madeline
(Unrated)
Newcomer
Helena Howard makes
her screen debut as the
title character of this
psychological thriller as
a troubled teen actress
encouraged by a theater
director (Molly Parker)
to allow her dysfunction-
al relationship with her
mother (Miranda July)
to influence her perfor-
mance in a play. With Ju-
lee Cerda, Okwui Okpok-
wasili, Sunita Mani and
Curtiss Cook.
‘Madeline’s Madeline’
ous slum after surviving
the slaughter of the rest
of her squad by crooked
cops and a drug cartel.
With Brandon Vera, Vic-
tor Neri and Arjo Atayde.
(in Filipino, Tagalog and
English with subtitles)
(R for rape, violence,
drug use, sexuality, nudi-
ty and pervasive profan-
ity) Adaptation of Brit-
ish boxer Billy Moore’s
(Joe Cole) memoir about
being forced to fight in
Muay Thai tournaments
Slender Man (PG-13
for profanity, terror, dis-
turbing images, crude
sexual references and
mature themes) Adapta-
tion of the creepy inter-
net legend about a skinny
stalker with a featureless
face (Javier Botet) re-
sponsible for the myste-
rious disappearance of
countless kids. Co-star-
ring Joey King, Jaz Sin-
clair, Taylor Richardson
and Talitha Bateman.
AUG. 11
Curious Comedy Theater
5225 NE MLK, Portland
presents
meet the
playwrig
ht!
Plus a bo
ok Signin
g:
Th
e Love Lie
s
by
Leasharn M.
Hopkins
A STAGED READING
A comedy about love, relationships and communication among married couples.
Meet the playwright Leasharn M. Hopkins and enjoy a conversation and book signing
with Debrena Jackson Gandy, relationships coach and author of The Love Lies.
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT PASSINART.ORG.
Pretty Bad Actress
(Unrated) Crime come-
dy about a fledgling ac-
tress (Heather McComb)
forced to save herself
when she’s kidnapped af-
ter an audition. Support
cast includes Jillian Bell,
Danny Woodburn, Amy
Buchwald and West Li-
ang.
Skate Kitchen (R for
pervasive
profanity,
drug use, nudity and
graphic sexuality) Com-
ing-of-age drama about a
suburban teen (Rachelle
Vinberg) befriended by
female skateboarders in
NYC. With Nina Moran,
Jaden Smith, Ardelia
Lovelace and Kabrina
Adams.
Summer of ‘84 (Un-
rated) Suspense thriller
about a teenager (Gra-
ham Verchere) who re-
cruits his friends to help
monitor the cop next-
door neighbor (Rich
Sommer) he suspects is
the serial killer terror-
izing their town. Cast
includes Judah Lewis,
Caleb Emery and Cory
Gruter-Andrew.