Kam's Movie Kapsules for 8-28-15
OPENING
THIS WEEK
Kam's Kapsules:
Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
by Kam Williams
For movies opening August 28, 2015
BIG BUDGET FILMS
No Escape (R for profanity, graphic violence and
rape) Political potboiler about an American family's frantic search
for a safe haven in a Southeast Asian nation where foreigners are
being shot on the spot in the wake of a violent coup d'etat.
Co-starring Owen Wilson, Lake Bell, Pierce Brosnan and Spencer
Garrett.
War Room (PG fot mature themes) Faith-based
morality play about a Christian couple (Priscilla Shirer and T.C.
Stallings) whose marriage is tested by the husband's emotional abuse,
infidelity and crooked financial dealings. Support cast includes
Karen Abercrombie, Beth Moore and Jadin Harris.
We Are Your Friends (R for nudity, sexuality, drug
use and pervasive profanity) Romance drama revolving around the
tensions which surface when an aspiring DJ (Zac Efron) secretly
starts courting his mentor's (Wes Bentley) young girlfriend (Emily
Ratajkowski). With Jonny Weston, Jon Bernthal, Shiloh Fernandez and
Alicia Coppola.
INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS
I Touched All Your Stuff (Unrated) Cross-cultural
documentary chronicling how Christopher Kirk, a nerdy American, ended
up falling head-over-heels for a mysterious woman after moving to
Colombia to study hippos. (In English and Spanish with subtitles)
My Voice, My Life (Unrated) Oscar-winner Ruby Yang
(for The Blood of Yingzhou District) directed this
overcoming-the-odds documentary following a group of underprivileged,
middle school students for six months as they prepare to stage a
musical production in Hong Kong. (In Cantonese with subtitles)
Queen of Earth (Unrated) Psychological thriller
about childhood BFFs (Elisabeth Moss and Katherine Waterston) who
discover that they've drifted apart while spending time together
during a reunion spent at a lake house in the country. Featuring Kate
Lyn Sheil, Patrick Fugit and Kentucker Audley.
The Second Mother (R for profanity and brief drug
use) Dysfunctional family drama, set in Sao Paulo, about a nanny
(Regina Case) whose life is turned upside-down when her estranged
daughter (Camila Mardila) shows up unexpectedly and starts
challenging the upper-class/lower-class dynamic. With Helena
Albergaria, Michael Joelsas and Luis Miranda. (In Portuguese with
subtitles)
Unsullied (R for violence, rape, profanity and
brief drug use) Fact-based tale of survival, directed by ex-NFL star
Simeon Rice, recounting the ordeal of a young woman (Murray Gray)
kidnapped by a couple of sociopaths (Rusty Joiner and James Gaudioso)
after her car broke down on a deserted road in backwoods Florida.
Supporting cast includes Erin Boyes, Cindy Karr and Nicole Paris
Williams.
Z for Zachariah (Z for sexuality, partial nudity
and brief profanity) Post-apocalyptic, sci-fi thriller revolving
around the love triangle which develops among the only three
survivors (Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chris Pine and Margot Robbie) of an
extinction level event.
Zipper (R for nudity, profanity, graphic sexuality
and brief drug use) Shades of Eliot Spitzer in this drama about a
self-destructive prosecutor (Patrick Wilson) who ruins his marriage
and promising political career by cheating with a string of
high-priced call girls. With Lena Headey, Ray Winstone, Richard
Dreyfuss and John Cho.
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