Kam's Kapsules for Movies Opening 9-30-16
Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
by Kam Williams
OPENING THIS WEEK
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Deepwater Horizon (PG-13 for intense action
sequences, disturbing images and brief profanity) Disaster flick
recreating the real-life events surrounding the 2010 explosion of the
offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico which claimed the lives of 11
crewmen and led to the worst crude oil spill in U.S. history.
Co-starring Mark Wahlberg, Kate Hudson, Kurt Russell and John
Malkovich.
Masterminds (PG-13 for sexuality, profanity,
violence and crude humor) Crime caper, inspired by actual events,
revolving around an armored car driver (Zach Galifianakis) duped by a
flirtatious co-worker (Kristen Wiig) into participating in one of the
biggest bank heists in American history. With Jason Sudeikis, Kate
McKinnon, Leslie Jones and Owen Wilson.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (PG-13
for instense violence, peril and action sequences) Tim Burton
directed this adapatation of Ransom Riggs' best-selling children's
novel about a 16 year-old orphan (Asa Butterfield) who uncovers a
terrifying reality when he travels to a Welsh orphanage located on a
mysterious island. Cast includes Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Green, Chris
O'Dowd, Dame Judi Dench, Allison Janney and Terence Stamp.
INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS
American Honey (R for graphic sexuality, frontal
nudity, pervasive profanity and teen drug and alcohol abuse) Raunchy
road saga revolving around a troubled runaway (Sasha Lane) who joins
a team of door-to-door salesmen who party when not hawking magazine
subscriptions while driving across the American Midwest. With Shia
LaBeouf, Riley Keough and Arielle Holmes.
Among the Believers (Unrated) War on Terror
expose' chronicling the efforts of Pakistan's infamous Red Mosque
schools to raise a generation of Western-hating radical jihadists.
(In English and Urdu with subtitles)
Clinton, Inc. (PG-13 for sexuality and mature
themes) Adaptation of Daniel Halper's best seller of the same name
offering a behind-the-scenes account of Bill and Hillary Clinton's
maneuverings returning them to prominence after leaving the White
House. Featuring commentary by Dick Morris, Rich Lowry and Ron
Kessler.
Denial (PG-13 for mature themes and brief
profanity) Courtroom drama recounting Deborah Lipstadt's (Rachel
Weisz) epic legal battle with notorious Holocaust denier David Irving
(Timothy Spall) over whether or not Hitler and his minions really
murdered millions in the gas chambers during World War II. With Tom
Wilkinson, Andrew Scott and Jack Lowden.
Do Not Resist (Unrated) Domestic tranquility
documentary examining the proliferation of militarized policing
across the United States.
Girl Asleep (Unrated) Coming-of-age dramedy about
an ostracized social zero (Bethany Whitmore) whose fortunes change
dramatically after being thrown a 15th birthday party by her
concerned parents (Amber McMahon and Matthew Whittet). With Harrison
Feldman, Imogen Archer and Eamon Farren.
Milton's Secret (PG for mature themes, adolescent
issues and brief epithets) Family drama revolving around an 11
year-old (William Ainscough) who becomes the victim of a neighborhood
bully (Percy Hynes White). Cast includes Michelle Rodriguez, Donald
Sutherland, David Sutcliffe and Mia Kirshner.
Passage to Mars (Unrated) True tale reenacting the
real-life, 2,000-mile trek undertaken across the Arctic's frozen
tundra by a half-dozen wannabe astronauts in anticipation of NASA's
first manned flight to Mars. Co-starring Zachary Quinto, Charlotte
Rampling and Buzz Aldrin.
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