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OPENING All Saints (Landmark Cinemas University Heights) When a group of Burmese refugees join the congregation, the pastor of a failing Anglican church attempts to aid them by planting crops and enlisting the help of the community.
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From left, Shiva Negar, Michael Keaton, Neg Adamson and Dylan O'Brien in American Assassin, which opens on Friday.


OPENING

All Saints
(Landmark Cinemas University Heights) When a group of Burmese refugees join the congregation, the pastor of a failing Anglican church attempts to aid them by planting crops and enlisting the help of the community. With Cara Buono, John Corbett and Barry Corbin. PG

American Assassin
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) A black ops recruit and a Cold War veteran are recruited by the deputy director of the CIA to stop a mystery operative hitting civilian and military targets. With Dylan O’Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan. PG

mother!
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, SilverCity) Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris and Michelle Pfeiffer star in this psychological thriller in which unexpected guests cause turmoil in a couple’s relationship. 14A

CONTINUING

An Inconvenient Sequel
(Capitol 6) A decade after An Inconvenient Truth (2006) brought climate change into the heart of popular culture comes the followup that shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution. With Al Gore, Hilary Ashford-Ng and George W. Bush. PG

Annabelle Creation
(SilverCity) A nun and several girls from a closed orphanage move in with a bereaved dollmaker, his wife and a possessed doll in this horror sequel. With Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Bateman and Anthony LaPaglia. 14A

Atomic Blonde
(Capitol 6) Charlize Theron stars as an MI6 agent ordered to Berlin to break up a savage spy ring. With James McAvoy and John Goodman. 14A

Baby Driver
(Capitol 6) After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist that is doomed to fail. With Ansel Elgort, Lily James and Jon Hamm. 14A

The Big Sick
(Capitol 6) Pakistani-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love, but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family’s expectations, and his true feelings. With Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan and Holly Hunter. 14A

The Dark Tower
(Capitol 6, SilverCity) Based on Stephen King’s series of novels about a boy and a frontiersman knight on an interdimensional quest. With Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey and Tom Taylor. PG

Despicable Me 3
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) Supervillain-turned-hero Gru and his family return in this animated comic-adventure. Voices by Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig and Trey Parker. G

Dunkirk
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) British and Allied forces are pinned down on the French coast and facing long odds in writer-director Christopher Nolan’s Second World War tale. With Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Fionn Whitehead, Harry Styles, James D’Arcy, Jack Lowden, Mark Rylance and Tom Hardy. PG

The Emoji Movie
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore) The tiny expressions living inside your smartphone come alive in this animated adventure. Voices of T.J. Miller, James Corden and Anna Faris. G

The Glass Castle
(Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity) Brie Larson stars as a young woman who strives to find her own way after growing up in a close-knit, unorthodox family. With Naomi Watts and Woody Harrelson. 14A

The Hitman’s Bodyguard
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) Ryan Reynolds stars as an agent assigned to protect assassin Samuel L. Jackson and transport him safely from England to The Hague. With Gary Oldman, Salma Hayek. Written by Tom O’Connor. Directed by Patrick Hughes. (1:58) R

Home Again
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity, Star) Reese Witherspoon stars as a woman starting over, who lets three filmmakers crash at her guest house. With Nat Wolff and Lake Bell. PG

It
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity Imax) A group of bullied kids bands together when a monster, taking the appearance of a clown, begins hunting children. With Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Lieberher and Finn Wolfhard. 14A

Logan Lucky
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore) During Charlotte’s NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 stock car race, two brothers attempt a heist. With Channing Tatum, Adam Driver and Hilary Swank. PG

Lost In Paris
(Star) Fiona visits Paris for the first time to assist her myopic Aunt Martha. Catastrophes ensue, mainly involving Dom, a homeless man who has yet to have an emotion or thought he was afraid of expressing. With Fiona Gordon, Dominique Abel and Emmanuelle Riva. PG

The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature
(SilverCity, Star) Following the events of the first film, Surly and his friends must stop Oakton City’s mayor from destroying their home to make way for a dysfunctional amusement park. With the voices of Will Arnett, Katherine Heigl and Maya Rudolph. G

Patti Cake$
(Capitol 6) Centred on aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, who is fighting an unlikely quest for glory in her downtrodden hometown in New Jersey. With Danielle Macdonald, Bridget Everett and Siddharth Dhananjay. 14A

Spider-Man: Homecoming
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) Fresh off his adventures with the Avengers, Peter Parker adjusts to life as a webslinger and faces off against the villainous Vulture. With Tom Holland, Michael Keaton and Zendaya. PG

Tulip Fever
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) An artist falls for a young married woman when he’s commissioned to paint her portrait during the Tulip mania of 17th century Amsterdam. With Alicia Vikander, Christoph Waltz and Dane DeHaan. 14A

Viceroy’s House
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) In 1947, Lord Mountbatten is dispatched with his wife to New Delhi to oversee the transfer of power as India gains its independence from British rule. With Hugh Bonneville and Gillian Anderson. PG

Wind River
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, Star) An FBI agent teams with a town’s veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation. With Jeremy Renner, Kelsey Asbille and Julia Jones. 18A

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

Gone With the Wind (Saturday at SilverCity)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Westshore)
Long Time Running (Monday at SilverCity)
National Theatre Live: Yerma (Thursday at SilverCity)

CINECENTA

The Little Hours (Sept. 15 and 16 at 3, 7 and 9 p.m.)
Cars 3 (Sept. 16 and 17 at 12:45 p.m.)
Beatriz at Dinner (Sept. 17 at 3, 5 and 7 p.m.)
Maudie (Sept. 18 at 7 and 9:15 p.m.)
When Two World Collide (Sept. 19 at 7 and 9 p.m.)
Chavela (Sept. 20 at 7 and 9 p.m.)
Neon Bull (Sept. 21 at 7 and 9 p.m.)

IMAX VICTORIA

imaxvictoria.com for showtimes.
Wonder Woman: An Imax 3D Experience
Wild Flight: Conquest of the Skies 2D and 3D
Rocky Mountain Express 2D
Amazon Adventure 3D
Dream Big: Engineering Our World 3D