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OPENING Annihilation (Capitol 6, SilverCity) Natalie Portman stars as a biologist on a mission to learn her husband’s fate in a mutated coastal sector of the U.S. With Oscar Isaac and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
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From left, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Natalie Portman, Tuva Novotny, Tessa Thompson and Gina Rodriguez play members of a team dropped into a chaotic, mutated sector of the U.S. in Annihilation.

OPENING

Annihilation
(Capitol 6, SilverCity) Natalie Portman stars as a biologist on a mission to learn her husband’s fate in a mutated coastal sector of the U.S. With Oscar Isaac and Jennifer Jason Leigh. 18A

Every Day
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore) A teenager falls in love with a soul who changes bodies every 24 hours. With Angourie Rice, Maria Bello and Debby Ryan. PG

Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
(Vic Theatre) A romance sparks between a young actor and a Hollywood leading lady. With Jamie Bell, Annette Bening and Vanessa Redgrave. PG

Game Night
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) A weekly get-together heats up when the couples participate in a murder-mystery party. With Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams and Billy Magnussen. 14A

Rebels on Pointe
(Vic Theatre) Cinéma vérité documentary film celebrating Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, the all-male, drag ballet company founded more than 40 years ago. Not Rated.

Samson
(Landmark Cinemas University Heights) After losing the love of his life to a cruel Philistine prince, a young Hebrew with supernatural strength defends his people, sacrificing everything to avenge his love, his people, and his God. With Jackson Rathbone, Billy Zane and Taylor James. PG

CONTINUING

The 15:17 To Paris
(SilverCity) Real heroes Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos and Spencer Stone play themselves in this dramatization of their thwarting of a terrorist attack on a train bound for France in 2015. With Jenna Fischer and Judy Greer. PG

All the Money in the World
(Star)The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom. With Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummera and Mark Wahlberg. 14A

Black Panther 3D
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity Imax) Chadwick Boseman stars as the King of Wakanda faces external threats to his peaceful home. With Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o and Martin Freeman. PG

Early Man
(SilverCity) In this stop-motion animated story directed by Nick Park, a caveman unites his tribe. Voices by Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston and Maisie Williams. G

Fifty Shades Freed
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan return in the third instalment of the erotic drama. 18A

The Greatest Showman
(SilverCity) Inspired by the imagination of P.T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. With Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams and Zac Ephron. PG

I, Tonya
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) Competitive skater Tonya Harding rises through the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future is thrown into doubt when her former husband intervenes. With Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan and Allison Janney. 14A

Jumanji: Welcome To the Jungle 3D
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) Four teenagers discover an old video-game console and are literally drawn into the game’s jungle setting, becoming the adult avatars they chose. With Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan and Kevin Hart. PG

Lady Bird
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Landmark Cinemas University Heights) The adventures of a young woman living in northern California for a year. With Saoirse Ronan, Odeya Rush and Kathryn Newton. 14A

Monster Hunt 2
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) Set in a world where monsters and humans co-exist, this is the story of Wuba, a baby monster born to be king. With Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Baihe Bai and Boran Jin. PG

Paddington 2
(Star) The popular bear and the Brown family search Windsor Gardens for a book thief. With Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Hugh Grant and Brendan Gleeson. 14A

Peter Rabbit
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity) James Corden gives voice to Beatrix Potter’s notable hare in this mix of live-action and animation. With Rose Byrne and Domhnall Gleeson; voices by Daisy Ridley, Elizabeth Debicki and Margot Robbie. G

Phantom Thread
(Star) Set in 1950s London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover. With Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps and Lesley Manville. PG

The Post
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) The story of a coverup that spanned four U.S. presidencies and pushed the U.S.’s first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between the press and the government. Directed by Steven Spielberg, stars Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks and Sarah Paulson. PG

The Shape of Water
(Capitol 6, Star) In a 1960s research facility, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with a strange, amphibious creature that is being held in captivity. With Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer and Michael Shannon. 14A

Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri
(Capitol 6) A mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter’s murder when they fail to catch the culprit. With Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell. 14A

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

The Metropolitan Opera: La Boheme (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity, Star)
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (Saturday and Sunday at Vic Theatre)
Wonder (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Westshore)
National Theatre Live: Cat On a Hot Tin Roof (Sunday at SilverCity)
The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca Encore (Monday at Cineplex Odeon Victoria, SilverCity)
Mary and the Witch’s Flower (Wednesday at SilverCity)
National Theatre Live: Hamlet Encore (Thursday at SilverCity)

CINECENTA

Molly’s Game (Feb. 23 and 24 at 3, 7 and 9:40 p.m.)
Coco (Feb. 24 at 12:30 p.m.; Feb. 25 at 12:30, 3, 5:30 and 8 p.m.)
Faces Places (Feb. 26 at 7 and 9 p.m.)
Dunkirk (Feb. 27 at 7 and 9:10 p.m.)
Loveless (Feb. 28 at 6:45 p.m.; March 1 at 6:45 and 9:10 p.m.)

IMAX VICTORIA

imaxvictoria.com for showtimes.
Justice League: An Imax 2D Experience
Deep Sea 3D
We, The Marines 2D
The Alps 2D
Hurricane 3D
Nascar 3D
Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs 2D