Kam's Kapsules for movies opening 7-1-16
by Kam Williams
Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
OPENING
THIS WEEK
BIG BUDGET FILMS
The BFG (PG for action, peril, scary images and
rude humor) Steven Spielberg directed this adaptation of Roald Dahl's
beloved children's novel about the unlikely friendship forged between
a little girl (Ruby Barnhill) and the only member of a hostile race
of invading giants (Mark Rylance) who won't eat children. With
Rebecca Hall, Bill Hader and Rafe Spall.
The Legend of Tarzan (PG-13 for action, violence,
sensuality and brief crude dialogue) Alexander Skarsgard handles the
title role in this adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs adventure
about a British boy born an aristocrat but raised in the Congo by
apes. Ensemble includes Margot Robbie, Samuel L. Jackson, Christoph
Waltz, Jim Broadbent and Djimon Hounsou. (In English and Bantu wuth
subtitles)
The Purge: Election Year (R for profanity and
disturbing, graphic violence) Third episode in the horror franchise
finds a U.S. presidential candidate (Elizabeth Mitchell) and her
bodyguard (Frank Grillo) on the run from government operatives during
The Purge because of her campaign promise to discontinue the gruesome
annual ritual. Cast includes Edwin Hodge, Kyle Secor and Mykelti
Williamson.
INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS
Buddymoon (Unrated) Road comedy about a
just-jilted groom-to-be (David Giuntoli) who honeymoons anyway, but
with his incessantly-optimistic best man (Flula Berg). Cast includes
Claire Coffee, Brian T. Finney and Jeanne Syquia.
The Innocents (PG-13 for disturbing mature themes,
sexual assault, bloody images and brief suggestive content)
Post-World War II saga, set in Poland in 1945, about a Red Cross
intern (Lou de Laage) who discovers a convent containing a number of
liberated Benedictine nuns impregnated while imprisoned in a
concentration camp. With Agata Buzek, Jaonna Kulig and Anna
Prochniak. (In French, Polish and Russian with subtitles)
Life, Animated (PG for mature themes and a
suggestive reference) Heartwarming documentary chronicling how Disney
cartoons and supportive parents helped an autistic boy overcome a
host of his challenges.
Microbe & Gasoline (R for teen sexuality)
Coming-of-age comedy about a couple of high school outcasts (Ange
Dargent and Theophile Baquet) who embark on a summer road trip across
France in an automobile they built themselves. With Diane Basnier,
Audrey Tautou and Vincent Lamoureux. (In French with subtitles)
Our Kind of Traitor (R for violence, sexuality,
frontal nudity, brief drug use and pervasive profanity) Adaptation of
the John le Carre international thriller of the same name about a
naive Britsh couple (Ewan McGregor and Naomie Harris) duped into
helping a powerful Russian mobster (Stellan Skarsgard) while
vacationing in Morocco. With Damian Lewis, Alicia von Rittberg and
Mark Stanley.
Roseanne for President! (Unrated) Prestige biopic
recounting comedienne Roseanne Barr's unsuccessful run for president
during the 2012 campaign. Featuring Michael Moore, Rosie O'Donnell
and Sandra Bernhard.
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