Kam's Kapsules for movies opening February 17, 2017
Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a
Film Fun
by Kam Williams
OPENING THIS WEEK
BIG BUDGET FILMS
A Cure for Wellness (R for violence,
profanity, disturbing images, graphic nudity, sexuality and a rape)
Psychological thriller about a young executive (Dane DeHaan) who
becomes suspicious about a health spa 's claims of miraculous cures
when he arrives at the remote Swiss Alps retreat to pick up his
supposedly ailing boss (Harry Groener). With Jason Isaacs, Mia Goth
and Celia Imrie. (In English and German with subtitles)
Fist Fight (R for sexuality, nudity,
drug use and pervasive profanity) Coarse comedy about a temperamental
history teacher (Ice Cube) who challenges the nerdy colleague
(Charlie Day) responsible for his firing to a duel after school. Cast
includes Tracy Morgan, Dean Norris, Dennis Haysbert and Christina
Hendricks.
The Great Wall (PG-13 for
violence) Action adventure set during the Song dynasty and revolving
around a soldier of fortune (Matt Damon) who defends the Great Wall
of China from a swarm of invading dragons with the help of a
platoon of elite warriors. With Tian Jing, Pedro Pascal and Willem
Dafoe. (In English, Mandarin and Ukrainian with subtitles)
INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS
Everybody Loves Somebody (PG-13 for
sexuality and profanity) Romantic comedy about a Chicano gynecologist
(Karla Souza) who lands in a love triangle when she is accompanied by
a new suitor (Ben O'Toole) to a wedding in Mexico also attended by an
ex-boyfriend (Jose Maria Yazpik) she hasn't gotten over yet. With
Stefanie Estes, K.C. Clyde and Tiare Scanda. (In English and Spanish
with subtitles)
From
Nowhere (Unrated) Coming-of-age drama, set in the Bronx, highlighting
the ordeals of three, undocumented high school seniors--a Muslim
Guinean (J. Mallory McCree), a depressed Dominican (Octavia
Chavez-Richmond) and a Peruvian class valedictorian (Raquel
Castro)--living in fear of being apprehended by the authorities
before being granted legal immigration status. Supporting cast
includes Sydni Beaudoin, Helen Beyene and Erica Camarano.
Ghost
of New Orleans (R for violence and brief profanity) Supernatural
crime thriller about a disgraced detective (Josh Lucas) who solves
the mysterious murder of a beautiful cellist (Lake Bell) with the
help of her ghost. With Terrence Howard, Deborah Ann Woll, Bokeem
Woodbine and Sharon Leal.
In
Dubious Battle (R for violence and brief sexuality) Adaptation of
John Steinbeck's Depression era novel revolving around the efforts of
a couple of activists (James Franco and Nat Wolff) to unionize
fellow, California farm workers. Ensemble cast includes Selena Gomez,
Vincent D'Onofrio, Sam Shepherd, Ed Harris and Josh Hutcherson.
Keep
Quiet (Unrated) Skeletons-in-the-closet documentary about an
anti-Semitic, Holocaust-denying, Hungarian politician's stunning
transformation after finding out not only that he's Jewish but that
his maternal grandmother was an Auschwitz survivor. (In English,
Hungarian and German with subtitles)
Land
of Mine (R for violence, profanity and grisly images) Fact-based
World War II drama, nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film
Oscar, recounting how Denmark forced thousands of German POWs to
defuse millions of land mines buried on its beaches during Nazi
occupation. Co-starring Roland Moller, Mikkel Boe Folsgaard and Louis
Hoffmann. (In Danish, German and English with subtitles)
Lovesong
(Unrated) Homoerotic drama about a divorced mom's (Riley Keough)
attempt to revive a lesbian relationship on the eve of her BFF's
(Jena Malone) marriage to a man (Ryan Eggold). With Cary Joji
Fukunaga, Juliet Fitzpatrick and Neal Huff.
My
Name Is Emily (Unrated) Road drama about an orphan (Evanna Lynch)
who, on her 16th birthday, runs away from her foster home with an
ardent admirer (George Webster) to search for her long-lost father
(Declan Conlon) locked-up in a mental institution on the other side
of Ireland. Support cast includes Michael Smiley, Martin McCann and
Cathy Belton.
XX
(R for violence, profanity and brief drug use) Quartet of short
horror flicks, each directed by a woman and featuring a female lead.
Cast includes Melanie Lynskey, Natalie Brown, Breeda Wool and
Christina Kirk.
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