Kam's Movie Kapsules for 1-29-16
OPENING
THIS WEEK
Kam's Kapsules:
Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a
Film Fun
by Kam Williams
For movies opening January 29, 2016
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Fifty Shades of Black (R for crude
sexuality, graphic nudity, coarse humor and pervasive profanity)
Salacious spoof of Fifty Shades of Grey featuring Marlon Wayans as a
kinky tycoon who seduces a naive college student (Kali Hawk) into a
sordid, sadomasochistic relationship. With Jane Seymour, Mike Epps
and Fred Willard.
The Finest Hours (PG-13 for intense
peril) Seafaring tale of survival, set off the coast of Cape Cod in
1952, recounting the real-life ordeal of the crew of an oil tanker
taking on water during one of the worst nor'easters ever to hit New
England. Ensemble includes Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster and
Eric Bana.
Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG for action and
mild rude humor) Latest installment in the animated franchise finds
Po (Jack Black) joining forces with his long-lost father (Bryan
Cranston) for an adventure aimed at preventing a supernatural warrior
(J.K. Simmons) from draining thousands of kung fu masters of their
powers. Voice cast includes Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Jackie
Chan, Lucy Liu, Seth Rogen and Kate Hudson.
INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS
Everybody's Fine (Unrated)
Bittersweet character study, set in Beijing, revolving around a
recently-widowed retiree (Guoli Zhang) who is agonizing over his four
children's (He Chen, Chen Yao, Shawn Duo and Ye Qianyun) failure to
return home for the family's annual summer reunion. (In Mandarin with
subtitles)
Jane Got a Gun (R for violence and
some profanity) Natalie Portman portrays the title character in this
Western, set on ranch in New Mexico, about a woman who enlists the
help of an ex (Joel Edgerton) in defending her family from the gang
of outlaws that just ambushed her bullet-riddled husband (Noah
Emmerich). With Ewan McGregor, Rodrigo Santoro and Boyd Holbrook.
Lazer Team (PG-13 for profanity,
partying, sexuality, action, violence and teen smoking) Sci-fi comedy
about four losers (Burnie Burns, Michael Jones, Gavin Free and Colton
Dunn) called upon to save the planet during an invasion by aliens
from outer space. Support cast includes Alan Ritchson, Irina Voronina
and Alexandria DeBerry.
Rabin, the Last Day (Unrated)
Assassination reenactment chronicling the final hours in the life of
ill-fated, Israeli Prime Minister Itzhak Rabin. Co-starring Yitzhak
Hizkiya, Pini Mittelman, Tomer Sisley, Ronen Keinan and Yogev Yefet.
Requiem for the American Dream
(Unrated) Cautionary documentary featuring firebrand Noam Chomsky in
which the MIT Professor bemoans the demise of the middle-class while
reminding the masses that they're the only hope of restoring a
functioning democracy.
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