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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
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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.