Page 6 The Skanner Portland & Seattle March 6, 2019
Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, March 8
to mount a comeback a
couple of decades after
their last hit. Co-starring
Jerry O’Connell, Gilbert
Gottfried, Steve Agee,
Seth Herzog and Jordan
Carlos.
‘Captain Marvel’
OPENING THIS WEEK
Captain Marvel (PG-
13 for action, violence
and brief suggestive
language) 21st install-
ment in the Marvel Cin-
ematic Universe stars
Brie Larson in the title
role as a former fighter
pilot turned superhero
who finds herself at the
center of the maelstrom
when a galactic conflict
erupts on Earth between
two alien races. Cast in-
cludes Samuel L. Jack-
son, Gemma Chan, An-
nette Bening and Djimon
Hounson.
Kam
Williams
Kam’s
Kapsules
Movie
Reviews
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
An Elephant Sitting
Still (Unrated) The late
Hu Bo wrote and direct-
ed this adaptation of
his short story chroni-
cling the serendipitous
series of events inspir-
ing four strangers (Yu
Zhang, Yuchang Peng,
Uvin Wang and Congxi
Li) to board a bus for a
long-distance trip to
the city of Manzhouli’s
zoo to see a mythical,
motionless
elephant
ostensibly oblivious to
the outside world. With
Jing Guo, Wei Kong and
Xiang Rong Dong. (In
Mandarin with subti-
tles)
uality, nudity, profan-
ity and drug use) Juli-
anne Moore star as the
title character in this
romance drama as a
free-spirited
divorcee
who unexpectedly finds a
new love (John Turturro)
at an L.A. nightclub. En-
semble cast includes Mi-
chael Cera, Rita Wilson,
Sean Astin, Brad Garrett
and Jeanne Tripplehorn.
Ferrante Fever (Un-
rated) Reverential biop-
ic about Italian author
Elena Ferrante, whose
“Neapolitan Novels” sold
10 million copies across
50+ countries, leading
her to be named one of
the 100 Most Influential
People in the World by
Time Magazine. Featur-
ing commentary by Hil-
lary Clinton, Jonathan
Franzen and Roberto
Saviano. (In French, En-
glish and Italian with
subtitles)
I’m Not Here (Unrated)
Suspense thriller about
a man (J.K. Simmons)
haunted by his past who
reflects about a specific
event in his life to try to
understand how he end-
ed up alone. Support cast
includes Sebastian Stan,
Maika Monroe and Man-
dy Moore.
Gloria Bell (R for sex-
The Kid (R for profan-
ity and violence) Fact-
based Western about a
young boy (Jake Schur)
who witnessed the his-
toric showdown be-
tween Sheriff Pat Garrett
(Ethan Hawke) and the
infamous outlaw, Billy
the Kid (Dane DeHaan).
With Vincent D’Onofrio,
Leila George and Adam
Baldwin.
The Sex Trip (Unrated)
Supernatural
comedy
about a shallow woman-
izer (Marc Crumpton)
who finds himself mag-
ically transformed into
a woman (Jade Ramsey)
after rejecting a witch’s
(Eve Sigall) request for a
kiss. With Louis Mandy-
lor, Jim Hanks and Rebec-
ca Grant.
FILM REVIEW: Devoted Nanny
Dotes on Kids in ‘Roma’
Boy Band (Unrated)
Musical comedy chron-
icling the reunion of the
members of the Heart-
throb Boyz, a celebrated
singing group trying
‘Roma’
by Kam Williams
For The Skanner News
C
Community Night
March 14 Tickets $14
leo Gutierrez (Yalitza Aparicio) is
one of two live-in maids maintain-
ing the home of Antonio (Fernan-
do Grediaga) and Sofia (Marina
de Tavira), couple in crisis with four
young children. They can afford the
help, which includes a chauffeur, be-
cause he’s a prominent physician. But
they also need the staff, since Antonio
SHOWTIMES
THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD
(2018)
Fri-Thur: 12:05, 7:25
AQUAMAN (PG-13)
Fri-Thu: 4:30
COLD WAR (ZIMNA WOJNA) (R)
Fri-Thur: 11:45, 5:00, 9:35
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK (R)
Fri-Thu: 1:45, 6:45
spends so much time supposedly at-
tending “conferences in Canada.”
The delinquent dad explains his
absence to the kids as being away on
business. However his long-suffering
wife suspects that he’s just up to mon-
key business with his mistress, which
explains why she’s not above begging
him to cancel a trip. Luckily, Sofia has
a shoulder to cry on in her mother, Te-
See ROMA on page 7
Week of
Friday, March 8 through
Thursday, March 14
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE
SPIDER-VERSE (PG)
Fri-Thu: 11:35, 4:15, 9:45
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (PG-13)
Fri-Thu: 2:15, 7:00
THELMA & LOUISE (R)
Fri-Thu: 1:10, 9:40
SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950) (NR)
Fri-Thu: 2:05, 9:15
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