Kam’s Kapsules by Kam Williams

After the Wedding (Rated R for profanity and a sex scene). Cross-cultural melodrama about the manager (Mads Mikkelsen) of an Indian orphanage who's summoned to Denmark from Mumbai to attend the wedding of the daughter (Stine Fischer Christensen) of a rich benefactor (Rolf Lassgard) only to discover a shocking family secret. Nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Film category. (In Danish, Swedish, Hindi and English).

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (R for profanity, violence, sexuality, and crude humor). Screen adaptation of the short-lived animated TV-series explores the secret origins of the unorthodox squad of superheroes who become embroiled in an epic battle over a sinister piece of exercise equipment which threatens to trigger intergalactic tensions.

Are We Done Yet? (PG for sexual innuendo and brief profanity). Ice Cube and Nia Long reprise their roles in this sequel to Are We There Yet? Now newlyweds, the couple gets grief, not from her kids (Aleisha Allen and Philip Bolden), but from a shady contractor (John C. McGinley) whose shady shenanigans threaten to ruin their plans for a dream home.

Blades of Glory (PG-13 for crude humor, sexuality, violence, profanity, and drug references). Will Ferrell and John Heder co-star as disgraced Olympic figure skaters who return to the rink by exploiting a loophole in the rules which allows them to qualify as partners in the pairs competition.

Disturbia (PG-13 for sensuality, violence and terror). Psychological thriller about a troubled teenager (Shia LaBeouf) under house arrest who turns into a snoop and becomes convinced that one of his neighbors is a serial killer. Cast includes David Morse, Carrie-Anne Moss, Aaron Yoo and Viola Davis.

Firehouse Dog (PG for peril, crude humor and salty language). Heartwarming family comedy about the adventures of Hollywood's highest-grossing canine star, Rex, a pampered pooch who gets lost and ends up in a dilapidated, inner city firehouse where he befriends the 12 year-old son (Josh Hutcherson) of the Captain (Bruce Greenwood). Cast includes Bill Nunn, Bree Turner and Scotch Ellis Loring.

Fracture (R for profanity and violence). Cat-and-mouse crime thriller about an assistant DA (Ryan Gosling) intent on bringing to justice a jealous husband (Anthony Hopkins) freed on a technicality despite admitting that he shot his wife (Embeth Davidtz) in the head to her lover (Billy Burke), the investigating detective. Cast includes David Strathairn, Fiona Shaw and Zoe Kazan (Elia's granddaughter).

Grindhouse (Unrated). Double-feature of horror flicks directed by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, designed as an homage to the B-movies from the Fifties. Tarantino's Death Proof features a psycho stuntman (Kurt Russell) who runs down attractive women with his skull-emblazoned muscle car, while Rodriguez's Planet Terror revolves around the effort of a band of survivors, led by a gun-legged go-go dancer (Rose McGowan), to save the planet from an army of mutated zombies.

The Hoax (R for profanity). Fact-based drama about the exploits of Clifford Irving (Richard Gere) adapted from the screenplay of the same name by William Wheeler, chronicling the shameless author's attempt to publish a bogus biography of Howard Hughes (Milton Buras), forcing the eccentric, painfully-reclusive billionaire to emerge from his den of solitude.

Hot Fuzz (R for profanity, violence and graphic images). Parody of the unlikely-partners cop genre, from the producers of Shaun of the Dead, pairs one of London's finest (Simon Pegg) with a country bumpkin (Nick Frost) itching for some action.

In the Land of Women (PG-13 for sex, expletives and mature themes). Romantic dramedy about a just-dumped scriptwriter (Adam Brody) who abandons Hollywood and his actress ex-girlfriend (Elena Anaya) for Michigan where he cares for his ailing grandma (Olympia Dukakis) while making friends with a single-mom (Meg Ryan) and her two daughters (Kristen Stewart and Makenzie Vega). Cast includes JoBeth Williams.

The Lives of Others (R for nudity and sexuality). Academy Award-Winning Best Foreign Language Film revisits repression behind the Iron Curtain during the Eighties at a time when the East German government employed an intimidating system of surveillance to keep the populace in line. (In German with subtitles)

Meet the Robinsons (G). Disney animated adventure about orphans (Daniel Hansen and Jordan Fry) attempting to invent a time machine in order to find their long-lost mother who enlists the assistance of a mysterious boy (Wesley Singerman) in the desperate quest. With additional voicework courtesy of Angela Bassett, Stephen J. Anderson and Laurie Metcalf.

Miss Potter (PG for brief profanity). Renee Zellweger portrays Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) in this feminist bio-pic about an animal-loving, but overprotected British girl who overcame the stifling mores of the Victorian Era to become the celebrated author and illustrator of Peter Rabbit and other children's books.

The Namesake (PG-13 for sexuality, profanity, nudity, drug use and disturbing images). Cross-cultural drama, adapted from the novel of the same name by Jhumpa Lahiri, about the struggle of the son (Kal Penn) of immigrants (Irfan Khan and Tabu) from Calcutta to develop his own identity in New York City without totally losing touch with his Indian heritage. (In Bengali, Hindi and English)

Pathfinder (Unrated). Remake of Ofelas (1987), a Norse adventure set around 1000 A.D. about a Norwegian boy (Jay Tavare), left behind and raised by Native Americans after a shipwreck on the East Coast, and then grows up to reclaim his Viking warrior birthright.

Perfect Stranger (R for sexuality, nudity, profanity and disturbing violent images). Halle Berry stars in this erotic, cat-and-mouse thriller about a reporter who goes undercover to investigate the murder of her best friend only to discover that she's not the only person assuming a fake identity. Cast includes Bruce Willis, Giovanni Ribisi and Heidi Klum.

The Reaping (Unrated). Faith-based flick features Hilary Swank as an ex-missionary who abandons Christianity after the death of her parents for a new career as an expert proving the scientific explanation of religious phenomena. But the heathen has to reconsider her embracing of atheism when she can't explain the Biblical plagues suddenly being visited upon Louisiana.

Shooter (R for profanity and graphic violence). Mark Wahlberg takes the title role in this political potboiler based on Point of Impact, the best seller by Stephen Hunter about an Army sniper who is coaxed out of retirement by his former superior (Danny Glover) to protect the President only to end up the subject of a nationwide manhunt as the prime suspect in an assassination attempt.

Slow Burn (R for sexuality, profanity and violence). Stylized crime thriller about a district attorney (Ray Liotta) who only has hours to sort out the truth after his mulatto assistant (Jolene Blalock) admits to killing a man (Mekhi Phifer) in self-defense and is contradicted by a mysterious stranger (LL Cool J). With Taye Diggs, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Guy Torry.

The Tripper (R for sexuality, nudity, profanity, gory violence and drug use). David Arquette wrote, directed and co-stars with his wife, Courteney Cox, in this high attrition-rate screamer in which hippies attending an outdoor festival find themselves stalked by a serial killer with a dog named Nancy and a fixation on Ronald Reagan. Cast includes Thomas Jane, Jaime King, Jason Mewes and Paul "Pee Wee Herman" Reubens.

Vacancy (R for nudity, profanity, terror and brutal violence). Horror flick features Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson as a couple whose car breaks down in the middle of nowhere forcing them to spend the night in a creepy motel where they realize that the sleazy slasher movie on TV was filmed right in the room they've rented.

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