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April 10, 2019 The Skanner Portland & Seattle Page 5 Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, April 12 A Lesson from Nature on Resilience By Dr. Jasmine Streeter, DVM For The Skanner News hen I think of resilience I think of nature. Resilience can be defined as the capacity to recover quickly from diffi- culties. As many of us have discovered, developing and practicing resilience is much easier said then done. The chal- lenges we face as hu- Dr. Jasmine mans in a Shanelle fast-paced Streeter competi- Veterinarian tive world place many s t re s s o r s on us that can have a negative impact on health and wellness. Today, let’s re- flect on how nature can help us develop resilience. Forming healthy relationships, stay- W ‘Little’ WIDE RELEASES After (Unrated) Adap- tation of Anna Todd’s romance novel about a college freshman (Jose- phine Langford) tempt- ed to abandon her high school sweetheart (Dylan Arnold) when she meets a mysterious rebel (Hero Fiennes-Tiffin) on cam- pus first semester. With Selma Blair, Jennifer Beals and Peter Gallagh- er. Hellboy (R for perva- sive profanity, gore and graphic violence) Third live-action adaptation of Mike Mignola’s graphic novel finds the demonic superhero (David Har- bour) and his closest allies locked in battle with a beautiful sorcer- ess (Milla Jovovich) bent on avenging an ancient betrayal. Cast includes Ian McShane, Sophie Okonedo, Thomas Haden Church and Sasha Lane. Little (PG-13 for sug- gestive material) Ro- mantic fantasy revolv- ing around a ruthless tech mogul (Regina Hall) whose dream of reliving her childhood comes true. With Issa Rae, Tra- cee Ellis Ross, Tone Bell and Mikey Day. Missing Link (PG for action, peril and mild, rude humor) Zach Gal- ifianakis plays the title character in this animat- ed family comedy which finds Bigfoot venturing from the Pacific North- west to Shangri-La to find long-lost relatives with help of a legendary British explorer (Hugh Jackman) of myths and monsters. Voice cast includes Zoe Saldana, Emma Thompson and Stephen Fry. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS A Dark Place (Unrat- ed) Suspense thriller set in a sleepy Pennsylvania Kam Williams Kam’s Kapsules Movie Reviews town where a sanitation truck driver (Andrew Scott) becomes obsessed with solving a young lo- cal boy’s (Nolan Cook) “missing person’s” case. With Christa Beth Camp- bell, Jason Davis and De- nise Gough. Girls of the Sun (Un- rated) Middle East saga chronicling an all-fe- male, military battal- ion’s effort to liberate the town of Corduene from Muslim extremists. Co-starring Golshifteh Farahani, Emmanuelle Bercot and Zubeyde Bu- lut. (In French, Kurdish, Arabic and English with subtitles) High Life (R for profan- ity, violence, sexual as- sault and graphic nudity) Futuristic sci-fi thriller revolving around an ex- con astronaut (Robert Pattinson) and his daugh- ter (Scarlett Lindsey), the sole survivors aboard a spaceship mission to a black hole. With Juliette Binoche, Andre’ Benja- min and Victor Banjeree. Mary Magdalene (R for bloody and disturb- ing images) Biblical tale, set in the Holy Land in 33 A.D., recounting the transformation of a young woman (Rooney Mara) inspired to follow the charismatic found- er of Christianity, Jesus of Nazareth (Joaquin Phoenix) Cast includes Chiwetel Ejiofor, Zo- har Shtrauss and David Schofield as Apostles Peter, John and Thomas, respectively. (In English and Hebrew with subti- tles) My Life with Emily (PG-13 for sexuali- ty) Molly Shannon plays Emily Dickin- son (1830-1886) in this biopic exploring her long-time relationship with her sister-in-law (Susan Ziegler). With Amy Seimetz, Brett Gell- man and Jackie Monah- an. Teen Spirit (PG-13 for suggestive content, and for underage smoking and drinking) Coming- of-age drama about a shy British girl’s (Elle Faning) attempt to es- cape her tiny island by entering a popular sing- ing competition staging auditions in town. With Zlatko Buric, Rebecca Hall and Agnieszka Gro- chowska. View movie trailers at TheSkanner.com King Penguins work together to raise young and find food ing optimistic but realistic and having a supportive tribe of people or pets in your circle can help buffer stressful sit- uations. Take the largest colony of King Penguins, who live on the subantarc- tic French Island, respectfully named Pig Island. According to a new paper, published in Antarctic Science, nearly 60,000 breeding pairs were counted. It is amazing how these unique creatures work together to raise young and find food. To come out on top in life requires stamina, strength and persistence. The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) em- bodies these characteristics. This wild canine is a formidable hunter with See NATURE on page 7