Kam's Kapsules for movies opening March 31, 2017
Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
by Kam Williams
OPENING THIS WEEK
BIG BUDGET FILMS
The
Boss Baby (PG for some mildly rude humor) Animated family comedy
about a precocious infant (Alec Baldwin) who teams up with his 7
year-old brother (Miles Christopher Bakshi) to foil the dastardly
plan of a diabolical CEO (Steve Buscemi) determined to destabilize
feelings of love around the world. Voice cast includes Jimmy Kimmel,
Lisa Kudrow, Tobey Maguire, ViviAnn Yee and Eric Bell, Jr.
Ghost
in the Shell (PG-13 for ) Futuristic sci-fi based on the Japanese
comic book series of the same name about a cyborg counter-terrorist
commander's (Scarlett Johansson) deployed to prevent power-hungry
computer hackers from purloining powerful, mind control technology.
With Pilou Asbaek, Juliette Binoche and Takeshi Kitano.
The
Zookeeper's Wife (PG-13 for violence, disturbing images, mature
themes, smoking, sexuality and brief nudity) Jessica Chastain plays
the title character in this true tale, set in Poland during World War
II, recounting how a fearless woman hid hundreds of Jews during the
Holocaust on the grounds of the Warsaw Zoo. Cast includes Daniel
Bruhl, Johan Heldenbergh and Timothy Radford.
INDEPENDENT
& FOREIGN FILMS
Aftermath
(R for one scene containing graphic violence) Fact-based docudrama
about a grief-stricken vigilante (Arnold Schwarzenegger) who seeks to
take revenge on the air traffic controller (Scoot McNairy) whose
mistake led to the crash which claimed the lives of his wife and
daughter. Supporting cast includes Maggie Grace, Kevin Zegers and
Hannah Ware.
All
This Panic (Unrated) Coming-of-age documentary, set in Brooklyn,
chronicling the transition of a group of teenage girls from
adolescence to adulthood over the course of three years.
Bwoy
(Unrated) Homoerotic drama revolving around a closeted, former
physician (Anthony Rapp) who starts cheating on his wife (De'Adre
Aziza) with a hunky young Jamaican (Jimmy Brooks) in the wake of
their son's untimely death. Featuring Jermaine Rowe, Drew Allen and
Ashton Randle.
Cexanne
and I (R for profanity, nudity and sexual references) Bifurcated
biopic chronicling the lifelong friendship of novelist/philosopher
Emile Zola (Guillaume Canet) and Post-Impressionist painter Paul
Cezanne (Guillaume Gallienne). With Alice Pol, Deborah Francois and
Pierre Yvon. (In French with subtitles)
David
Lynch: The Art Life (Unrated) Reverential documentary following David Lynch
around as he discusses the formative years of his life which helped turn him
into an iconoclastic film director.
God
Knows Where I Am (Unrated) Poignant post mortem reenacting the events
leading to the death by a starvation of Linda Bishop, a homeless
woman who tried to survive a harsh New Hampshire winter in an
abandoned farmhouse on apples and rain water.
Here
Alone (Unrated) Post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller chronicling the
struggle of a young woman (Lucy Walters) to survive in the wilderness
in the wake of a mysterious epidemic that has decimated civilization.
Cast includes Gina Piersanti, Adam David Thompson and Shane West. (In
English and French with subtitles)
Live
Cargo (Unrated) Crime thriller about a couple (Dree Hemigway and
Lakeith Stanfield) that retreats to an island in the Bahamas to mourn
the loss of a baby, only to become entangled in a turf war between
the mayor (Robert Wisdom) and a human trafficker (Leonard Earl
Howze). co-starring Sam Dillon, Ayumi Iizuka and Frantz Lecoeur. (In
English and Creole with subtitles)
The
Prison (Unrated) Action thriller revolving around an ex-cop (Rae-won
Kim) who pretends to be a convict in order to infiltrate the crime
syndicate operating behind bars responsible for the murder of his
younger brother. With Woong-in Jeong, Seok-Kyu Han and Kim Sung Kyun.
(In Korean with subtitles)
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