Film capsules -- 1997-2001

Kadosh Not rated. 115 min. Unreviewed.
This dramatic comedy looks at the lives of two Orthodox Jewish sisters living in Jerusalem. Both are at an emotional crossroads because of conflicts between their faith and gender. Starring Yael Abecassis, Uri Ran Klauzner, Yoram Hattab and Yusef Abu Wards. Not rated.

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (NR) 120 min. Our rating: 7 Review · Clips
Ancient legend is brought to life in the aristorcracy and caste of a lush, sensual India of the 16th century. Starring Indira Varma, Sarita Choudhury, Naveen Andrews and Ramon Tikaram. Directed by Mira Nair (Mississippi Masala). Trimark. Unrated, with nudity, sex and violence.

Kate & Leopold (PG-13) 123 min. Garner's rating: 6 Review · Clips
An elegant but uneven time-travel fantasy with Ryan as a cynical 21st century ad executive who gets swept off her feet by a romantic gentleman from the 19th century. He's played by the oh-so-handsome Aussie, Hugh Jackman. James Mangold directs. Miramax, 123 mins. Rated PG-13, with moderate profanity.

Keeping the Faith (PG-13) 129 min. Garner's rating: 7 Review · Clips
A likeable comedy about three old friends -- now a priest, a rabbi, and a corporate executive -- who become entangled when the executive (a glamorous woman) comes back into the lives of the men. Ben Stiller, Jenna Elfman and Edward Norton co-star. Norton also makes an impressive directorial debut. Touchstone. Rated PG-13, with moderate profanity and sexual innuendo.

Kicked in the Head (R) 90 min. Our rating: 3 Review
The title seems to describe the state of the filmmakers as they put together this dopey enterprise, about a Brooklyn seeker of truth and the premeditatedly oddball characters in his life. Starring Kevin Corrigan, Michael Rapaport, Lili Taylor. Directed by Matthew Harrison. October Films. Rated R, with profanity, violence and nudity.

The Kid (PG) 101 min. Garner's rating: 5 Review · Clips
Successful-yet-cynical image consultant Russ Duritz (Bruce Willis) sees his life turned upside down when he magically meets Rusty (Spencer Breslin) -- himself as an 8-year-old. Rusty helps Russ remember the grown-up he dreamed he'd be. Disney.

Kikujiro (PG-13) 116 min. Our rating: 5 Review · Clips
In this Japanese comedy, a con man befriends a boy searching for his mother. While attempting to teach the child life's lessons, the swindler is forced to examine his own crooked ways. Sony Classics. Rated PG-13, with an intense threatening incident.

The King and I (G) 85 min. Garner's rating: 3 Review · Clips
A poorly executed, unimaginative attempt to convert the 1956 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical film to a family cartoon. An overly contrived script drains the tale of any subtlety or grace. Miranda Richardson, Christiane Noll and Martin Vidnovic provide voices for director Richard Rich. Warner Brothers. Rated G.

Kingdom Come (PG) 94 min. Our rating: 2 Review · Clips
A funeral brings together a sizeable family for the usual exercises in envy, resentment, disappointment, anger and, finally, reconciliation. Stars Whoopi Goldberg and LL Cool J. Directed by Doug McHenry. Twentieth Century Fox. Rated PG, with rough language and sensuality.

Kiss Me, Guido (R) 90 min. Garner's rating: 7 Review
A light-hearted low-budget comedy about the confusion that results when a macho Bronx heterosexual answers an ad for a roommate, placed by a GWM (gay white male). He thinks it means "guy with money." Boy, is he in for a surprise. Nick Scotti and Anthony Barrile co-star for first-time writer-director Tony Vitale. Paramount. Rated R, with profanity and brief sex.

Kiss of the Dragon (R) 100 min. Jack's rating: 4 Review · Clips
A messy martial arts saga about a secret Chinese agent (Jet Li), trying to bust a drug gang in Paris. Bridget Fonda and Tcheky Karyo co-star for director Chris Nahon. The charismatic Li energies the screen, but the between-fight moments are lackluster. Twentieth Century Fox. Rated R, with strong violence and profanity. 100 mins.

Kiss or Kill (R) 96 min. Unreviewed. Clips
After a victim ends up dead in a hotel, a con-artist couple (Frances O'Connor and Matt Day) find themselves pursued by police, a popular Aussie jock and a serial killer. Rated R.

Kiss the Girls (R) 105 min. Garner's rating: 6 Review · Clips
Gary Fleder's promising serial-killer thriller that hits a high-intensity peak at the midway point, then becomes increasingly conventional. Adapted from the popular James Patterson novel, it stars the resourceful Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd. Paramount. Rated R, with strong violence, implied kinky sex and profanity.

Kissing a Fool (R) 100 min. Garner's rating: 7 Review · Clips
An amusing romantic triangle comedy, starring David Schwimmer as an insecure guy who "tests" his intended (Mili Avital) by pushing his best friend (Jason Lee) to seduce her. Doug Ellin directs. Universal. 100 mins.

A Knight's Tale (PG-13) 132 min. Garner's rating: 8 Review · Clips
A playful, youth-oriented approach to medieval jousting, following the adventures of a young interloper in the tournament season. Under Brian Helgeland's direction, the film revels in an anachronistic rock music score. It adds much to the fun, though purists will hate it. Hot newcomer Heath Ledger contributes a major star turn as the squire-turned-knight. Columbia. Rated PG-13, with moderate violence and playful nudity.

Knock Off (R) 90 min. Our rating: Review ·Clips
Jean-Claude Van Damme stars as a CIA agent investigating Russian mafia activity in Hong Kong. Co-starring Rob Schneider and Lela Rochon. Columbia TriStar. Rated R, for violence and language.

Kolya (Unrated) 112 min. Garner's rating: 8 Review · Clips
An amiable tale about an aging playboy pushed into fatherhood by unexpected circumstances. Set at the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union, the film offers a political subtext; it works for Western viewers as a bittersweet European variation of Bachelor Father. Zdenek Sverak stars (and wrote the screenplay); his son, Jan, directs. Miramax. Unrated. In Czech and Russian, with English subtitles.

K-PAX (PG-13) 135 min. Garner's rating: 5 Review · Clips
A messy but often-appealing saga of a mental patient who claims to be an alien from the planet K-PAX. Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges co-star for director Iain Softley. Universal, 120 mins. Rated PG-13, with violence and profanity.

Krippendorf's Tribe (PG-13) 98 min. Garner's rating: 6 Review · Clips
An amusing, if sometimes uneven comedy with Richard Dreyfuss as a harried college anthropologist who is forced to make up bogus research to justify his use of grant money. But in creating a fake tribe, he discovers the worth of his own family. Jenna Elfman, Lily Tomlin, Elaine Stritch, Tom Poston, and David Ogden Stiers co-star for director Todd Holland. Touchstone. 98 mins

Kull the Conqueror (R) 105 min. Unreviewed. Clips
Kevin Sorbo, TV's Hercules, leaps to the big screen with a role from the author of Conan the Barbarian. Universal. Rated PG-13.

Kundun (PG-13) 135 min. Garner's rating: 10 Review
Martin Scorsese's Kundun is a finely etched tone poem, depicting with subtle grace and beauty the coming of age of the 14th Dalai Lama, the now-exiled leader of Tibetan Buddhism. With Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong. Rated PG-13.

Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (PG-13) 97 min. Not reviewed. Clips
Steve Oedekerk, whose writing credits include such gems as Patch Adams and both modern Nutty Professor movies, dissects the 1976 martial-arts film Savage Killers and inserts new scenes. He now stars in the spoof as the Chosen One, who must avenge the death of his parents at the hands of Master Pain. Fox. Rated PG-13, with comic violence, and crude and sexual humor.

Kurt and Courtney (Unrated) 95 min. Our rating: 8
Documentary about a possible conspiracy and coverup in the 1994 death -- officially a suicide -- of grunge god and Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. Directed by Nick Broomfield. Unrated, with profanity and sleaze.