Gina Rodriguez plays kidnap victim in Tijuana
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Independent & Foreign Films
C Chokehold (Unrated)
Action thriller about an
MMA fighter (Melissa Croden)
who stops training
for a title fight to avenge
the murder of her father
by Russian mobsters. With
Casper Van Dien, Lochlyn Munro and Kip
Pardue.
Everybody Knows (R for profanity)
Introspective drama about a married
woman (Penelope Cruz) who rendezvous
with an ex-boyfriend (Javier Bardem) to
reminisce about what might have been
when she returns to her tiny hometown
without her husband (Ricardo Darin) for
her younger sister’s (Inma Cuesta) wedding.
With Eduard Fernandez, Barbara
Lennie and Elvira Minguez. (In Spanish,
English and Catalan with subtitles)
Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church (Unrated)
Reverential rockumentary featuring
concert footage of Hendrix’s historic performance
in front of 300,000 fans at the
Atlanta Pop Festival staged on July 4, 1970
at the Middle Georgia Raceway. Includes
commentary by Paul McCartney, Billy
Cox and Steve Winwood.
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then
The Bigfoot (Unrated) Sam Elliott plays
the title character in this action adventure
as Hitler’s assassin who finds himself
recruited by the U.S. government decades
later to track down the legendary Bigfoot
deep in the Canadian wilderness. Supporting
Kam’s Kapsules
By Kam Williams
cast includes Larry Miller, Aidan
Turner and Ron Livingston.
St. Agatha (Unrated) Horror flick, set
in Georgia in 1957, about a pregnant con
artist (Sabrina Kern) who takes refuge at
a convent only to learn that its Mother
Superior (Carolyn Hennesy) has a twisted
agenda. Featuring Courtney Halverson,
Seth Michaels and Trin Miller.
Under the Eiffel Tower (Unrated) Midlife
crisis comedy about a 50 year-old guy
(Matt Walsh) who proposes to his BFF’s
daughter (Dylan Gelula) half his age after
tagging along on their family’s Paris vacation.
With Reid Scott, David Wan and
Gary Cole.
Wide Releases
Cold Pursuit (R for profanity, drug use,
sexual references and graphic violence)
English language adaptation of In Order
of Disappearance, the 2014 Norwegian
crime thriller about a snow plow driverturned
vigilante’s (Liam Neeson) hunt
for the cocaine kingpin (Tom Bateman)
responsible for his son’s (Micheál Richardson)
murder. With Emmy Rossum, Laura
Dern and William Forsythe.
By Kam Williams
Gloria (Gina Rodriguez) is a
Hollywood makeup artist sorely
in need of a break from her abusive
boss. The straw that broke
the camel’s back came the day
he condescendingly responded
to her resourcefulness with the
insulting, “Honey, we’re not
paying you to think.”
So, on her way out the door,
Gloria stole a couple of bags
of cosmetics for her lifelong
friend, Suzu (Cristina Rodlo),
who is about to enter the Miss
Baja beauty contest. Suzu still
lives south of the border in
their hometown of Tijuana
with her little brother, Chava
(Sebastian Cano).
Not long after arriving, the
BFFs head out to a disco to
attend a party sponsored by
the pageant. But the two are
soon separated when a gunfight
breaks out between the
police and La Estrella, a drug
cartel led by the bloodthirsty
Lino Esperanza (Ismael Cruz
Cordova).
Gloria ends up in the maniacal
mobster’s clutches, and is
unwittingly duped into blowing
up a DEA safe house with three
agents inside. She’s subsequently
apprehended by Agent
Brian Reich (Matt Lauria) who
doesn’t believe a word of her
improbable alibi.
He forces Gloria to prove
her innocence by infiltrating
Lino’s gang in order to help the
U.S. government bring down
the vicious crime syndicate.
Of course, that’s easier said
than done since she’s a beautician
unschooled in undercover
detective work.
That’s the captivating
premise established at the outset
of Miss Bala, a freneticallypaced
remake of the 2011 Mexican
action thriller of the same
name. The film was directed
by Catherine Hardwicke whose
adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s
vampire romance novel
Twilight netted around $400
million at the box office.
Here, Hardwicke has crafted
a compelling cross of Taken
(2008) and Miss Congeniality
(2000). The movie’s relentless
sense of urgency is reminiscent
of the former, while the protagonist’s
grudging participation
in a beauty pageant is similar
to Sandra Bullock’s fish-outof
water performance in the
latter.
A two-fisted tale of female
empowerment featuring a riveting
roller coaster ride you’ll
never forget!
Anthony Mackie and Gina Rodriguez in Miss Bala (2019) www.imdb.com
“Miss Bala”
Excellent (4 stars)
Rated PG-13 for violence,
profanity, sexuality,
drug use and mature
themes
In English and Spanish
with subtitles
Running time: 104
minutes
Production Companies:
Sony Pictures Entertainment
/ Canana Films /
Misher Films
Distributor: Columbia
Pictures
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