Kam's Kapsules for movies opening February 23, 2018
Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
by Kam Williams
OPENING
THIS WEEK
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Annihilation
(R for violence, profanity, sexuality and bloody images) Sci-fi
thriller based on Jeff VanderMeer's best seller of the same name
about a biologist (Natalie Portman) who volunteers to lead a secret
mission into the same environmental disaster area where her husband
(Oscar Issac) has disappeared. With Tessa Thompson, Gina Rodriguez
and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Every
Day (PG-13 for profanity, underage drinking, suggestive material and
mature themes) Adaptation of David Levithan's NY Times best seller
about a 16 year-old girl (Angourie Rice) who falls in love with a
ghost that inhabits a different body every day. Supporting cast
includes Debby Ryan, Maria Bello and Justice Smith.
Game
Night (R for profanity, sexuality and violence) Crime comedy
revolving around a couple (Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams) that
invites some friends to play a murder mystery, only to have the party
turn into a real-life whodunit when the husband's brother (Kyle
Chandler) gets kidnapped by what were supposed to be fake thugs. With
Sharon Horgan, Billy Magnussen, Lamorne Harris, Camille Chen and
Kylie Bunbury. .
INDEPENDENT
& FOREIGN FILMS
Curvature
(Unrated) Sci-fi thriller about a scientist (Lyndsy Fonseca) who
travels back in time after a mysterious phone call in order to stop
herself from committing a murder. With Linda Hamilton, Glenn
Morshower and Noah Bean.
Half
Magic (R for frontal nudity, profanity, graphic sexuality and drug
use) Heather Graham wrote, directed and stars in this
battle-of-the-sexes comedy revolving around three BFFs' (Graham,
Angela Kinsey and Stephanie Beatriz) dating and work woes. With Molly
Shannon, Johnny Knoxville and Thomas Lennon.
Hannah
(Unrated) Charlotte Rampling plays the title character in this
intimate portrait of a housekeeper drifting between denial and
reality in the wake of her husband's (Andre Wilms) being sent up the
river. Featuring Stephanie Van Vyve, Simon Bisschop and Jessica
Fanhan. (In French and English with subtitles)
Hichki
(Unrated) Bollywood coming-of-age drama about a young woman (Rani
Mukerji) with Tourette syndrome who turns her weakness into a
strength en route to landing a teaching position at an elite prep
school. With Supriya Pilgaonkar and Ivan Rodrigues. (In Hindi with
subtitles)
Mute
(Unrated) Futuristic sci-fi, set in Berlin in the 2050s, chronicling
a mute bartender's (Alexander Skarsgard) desperate search for his
missing girlfriend with the help of a couple of U.S. Army surgeons
(Paul Ruddd and Justin Theroux) on a mission of their own. Support
cast includes Seyneb Saleh, Robert Sheehan and Noel Clarke.
Survivors
Guide to Prison (Unrated) Incarceration documentary with practical
tips for felons preparing for a stint behind bars. Featuring
commentary by Danny Trejo, RZA, Ice-T, Susan Sarandon, Russell
Simmons, Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip.
Did
You Wonder Who Fired the Gun? (Unrated) Justice delayed documentary
investigating the events surrounding the 1946 killing of a black man
in an Alabama convenience store by the owner, the director's
great-grandfather, a Ku Klux Klansman.
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