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The Paper Tigers (PG-13) This martial-arts comedy is about three middle-aged former kung fu prodigies (Alain Uy, Ron Yuan, and Mykel Shannon Jenkins) who are forced to revive their talents to solve the murder of their master. Also with Yuji Okumoto, Jae Suh Park, Roger Yuan, Peter Adrian Sudarso, Yoshi Sudarso, and Matthew Page. (Opens Friday in Dallas)
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Above Suspicion (R) This thriller based on the first American conviction for the murder of a federal agent stars Jack Huston as an FBI man who has an illicit affair with his informant (Emilia Clarke). Also with Sophie Lowe, Austin Hébert, Thora Birch, Omar Benson Miller, and Johnny Knoxville. (Opens Friday in Dallas)
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Ah,
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. A film that embodies the dream of students who just need a break from school. As it usually is in a typical John Hughes teen film, the adults in the film are a clueless and cheerless bunch. And, as usual, Hughes has the teens outsmart their older counterparts. On the surface, the story revolves around Ferris Bueller going around Chicago living his life while the school dean is chasing after him. It’s a funny duel considering the dimwitted Ed Rooney is always two steps behind Ferris.
Yet as we grow older and as taking days off is easier to do, adults begin to realize that there’s a deeper message in