Kam's Kapsules for movies opening March 22, 2019
Weekly
Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
by Kam
Williams
OPENING
THIS WEEK
WIDE
RELEASES
Us (R for
violence, terror and profanity) Jordan Peele wrote and directed this
suspense thriller, set in Santa Cruz, about a vacationing family that
finds itself haunted by identical strangers. Co-starring Lupita
Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss and Anna Diop.
INDEPENDENT
& FOREIGN FILMS
Dragged
across Concrete (R for profanity, sexuality, nudity, grisly images
and graphic violence) Action thriller about a couple of cops (Mel
Gibson and Vince Vaughn) who turn to a life of crime after being
suspended without pay for police brutality caught on camera. With Don
Johnson, Fred Melamed, Michael Jai White and Jennifer Carpenter.
El
Chicano (Unrated) Crime saga, set in East L.A., about twins (Raul
Castillo) who choose to live their lives on opposite sides of the
law. Cast includes Jose Pablo Cantillo, Aimee Garcia and Marlene
Forte.
Hotel
Mumbai (R for profanity, bloody images and pervasive violence)
Fact-based drama recounting the 2008 terrorist attack at the Taj
Mahal Palace Hotel by radical Islamists which claimed 174 innocent
lives. Co-starring Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Amandeep Singh and Jason
Isaacs. (In English, Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Greek, Russian, Arabic,
Urdu and Persian with subtitles)
Maze
(Unrated) Historical drama, set in Northern Ireland in 1983,
recreating the infamous jailbreak of 38 IRA members from a maximum
security prison. Ensemble cast includes Barry Ward, Martin McCann,
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Eileen Walsh and Aaron Monaghan.
Ramen
Shop (Unrated) Coming-of-age drama revolving around a grief-stricken
young chef (Takumi Saitoh) who travels from Japan to Singapore in
search of his late parents' recipes only to also uncover some deep
family secrets. With Seiko Matsuda, Jeanette Aw and Tsuyoshi Ihara.
(In Japanese, Mandarin and English with subtitles)
Sunset (R
for violence) Character-driven drama, set in 1913, about a young
woman (Juli Jakab) who ventures to Budapest hoping to secure a job at
the hat store once owned by her late parents, only to be turned away
by the shop's new owner (Vlad Ivanov). Cast includes Susanne Wuest,
Bjorn Freiberg and Urs Rechn. (In Hungarian and German with
subtitles)
Trading
Paint (R for profanity) Action adventure about a legendary father
(John Travolta) and son (Toby Sebastian) car racing team who end up
facing each other in a high-stakes contest following a falling out.
With Shania Twain, Michael Madsen and Kevin Dunn.
Triple
Threat (R for profanity and pervasive graphic violence) Action
thriller about three down-and-out mercenaries (Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais
and Tiger Chen) recruited to protect a billionaire heiress (Celina
Jade) from a team of professional assassins (Scott Adkins, Michael
Jai White and Michael Bisping) hired to take her out. Supporting cast
includes Michael Wong, Daniel Whyte and Selina Lo. (In English,
Mandarin and Thai with subtitles)
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