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Page 6 The Skanner Portland & Seattle February 13, 2019 Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, Feb. 15 WIDE RELEASES Alita: Battle Angel (PG- 13 for action, violence and brief profanity) Rosa Salazar tackles the title role in this post-apoca- lyptic sci-fi as a cyborg with amnesia recruited by a compassionate sci- entist (Christoph Waltz) to break the world’s cycle of death and destruction. Cast includes Mahersha- la Ali, Jennifer Connelly, Jackie Earle Haley and Michelle Rodriguez. Happy Death Day 2U (PG-13 for violence, pro- fanity, sexuality and ma- ture themes) Slasher se- quel finds heroine Tree Gelbman (Jessica Roth) re-entering the time loop and repeatedly reliv- ing the same day during which she is hunted and killed by a masked assas- sin. With Ruby Modine, Israel Broussard and Suraj Sharma. Isn’t It Romantic (PG- 13 for profanity, sexuali- ty and a drug reference) Satirical fantasy, set in NYC, about an Australian architect (Rebel Wilson) who wakes up trapped in a romantic comedy after being knocked un- conscious by a mugger Kam Williams Kam’s Kapsules Movie Reviews on a subway platform. Supporting cast includes Liam Hemsworth, Adam Devine and Priyanka Chopra. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Birds of Passage (Un- rated) Colombian crime thriller, set in the 1970s, about an indigenous fam- ily that comes to regret dealing drugs. Co-star- ring Jose Acosta, Carmi- na Martinez and Natalia Reyes. (In English, Span- ish and Wayuu with sub- titles) Donnybrook (R for profanity, drug use, graphic nudity, and dis- turbing violence and sexuality) Adaptation of Frank Bill’s best seller of the same name about an ex-Marine (Jamie Bell) and a meth dealer (Frank Grillo) who enter an il- licit, bare-knuckle cage match with a $100,000 ‘Birds of Passage’ winner take all purse. Featuring Margaret Qualley, James Badge Gale and Chris Brown- ing. Fighting with My Fam- ily (PG-13 for sexuality, violence, crude humor, drug use and pervasive profanity) Fact-based comedy about a couple of retired pro wrestlers (Nick Frost and Lena Headey) whose children (Florence Pugh and Jack Lowden) dream of fol- lowing in their parents’ footsteps. With Dwayne Johnson, Vince Vaughn and Stephen Merchant. The Lears (Unrated) Dysfunctional family dramedy about an aging architect (Bruce Dern) who invites his four children to a weekend retreat to announce that he’s marrying his per- sonal assistant (Victoria Smurfit) that Sunday. Featuring Anthony Mi- chael Hall, Sean Astin, Aly Michalka, Nic Bishop and James Hoare. Ruben Brandt, Collec- tor (R for violence and nude images) Animated suspense thriller about a psychotherapist (Ivan Kamaras) who, with help from four of his patients, steals priceless works of art from the Louvre, MOMA, the Hermitage and other museums in order to alleviate his suf- fering from violent night- mares. Cast includes Ga- briella Hamori, Katalin Dombi and Csaba Mar- ton. (In English and Hun- ‘Isn’t It Romantic’ garian with subtitles) Sorry Angel (Unrated) Romance drama, set in Paris in 1993, about a re- nowned writer (Pierre Deladonchamps) who falls in love with a gay film student (Vincent Lacoste) from Brittany about half his age. With Denis Podalydes, Adele Wismes and Thomas Gonzalez. (In French with subtitles) This One’s for the Ladies (R for nudity, graphic images, sexual simulations and perva- sive profanity) Raunchy documentary revolving around a New Jersey ka- rate dojo which morphs into a male strip club every Thursday night. Featuring performances by Tyga, Raw Dawg and Poundcake.
