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OPENING A Cure for Wellness (Capitol 6, SilverCity) A young executive is sent to retrieve his company’s CEO from a luxurious Swiss spa but soon realizes the horrific truth beneath the surface. With Dane DeHaan and Jason Isaacs.
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Lu Han in The Great Wall, an action-thriller about warriors making a heroic stand on China's most famous structure. The Great Wall opens Friday.

OPENING

A Cure for Wellness
(Capitol 6, SilverCity) A young executive is sent to retrieve his company’s CEO from a luxurious Swiss spa but soon realizes the horrific truth beneath the surface. With Dane DeHaan and Jason Isaacs. 18A

Fist Fight
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) A meek high school English teacher inadvertently angers a tougher colleague, and their pending after-school brawl triggers an unexpected response on the campus. With Ice Cube, Charlie Day and Tracy Morgan. 14A

The Great Wall 3D
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity Imax) Historic action-thriller about warriors making a heroic stand on China’s most famous structure. With Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal and Willem Dafoe. 14A

The Salesman
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) The story of a couple whose relationship begins to turn sour during their performance of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. With Taraneh Alidoosti, Shahab Hosseini and Babak Karimi. PG

Toni Erdmann
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) A practical-joking father tries to reconnect with his hard working daughter by creating an outrageous alter ego and posing as her CEO's life coach. With Sandra Hüller, Peter Simonischek and Michael Wittenborn. 14A

CONTINUING

20th Century Women
(Star) The story of three women who explore love and freedom in Southern California during the late 1970s. With Annette Bening, Elle Fanning and Greta Gerwig. 14A

A Dog’s Purpose
(Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity) The meaning of life is explored through one pooch and his humans. With Britt Robertson, KJ Apa, John Ortiz, Dennis Quaid and Josh Gad. PG

Arrival
(Capitol 6) Amy Adams stars as an expert linguist who leads a team attempting to communicate with an alien spacecraft as the world teeters on the brink of war. With Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker. PG

Concussion
(Star) In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play. With Will Smith,  Alec Baldwin and  Albert Brooks. PG

Fences
(Capitol 6, Star) A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life. With Denzel Washington, Viola Davis and Stephen Henderson. PG

Fifty Shades Darker  
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) A reunion between Christian and Ana is threatened by a shady character from his past. With Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan and Eric Johnson. 18A

The Founder
(Capitol 6) Michael Keaton stars as McDonald’s empresario Ray Kroc, who turned a Southern California burger joint into a billion-dollar business. With Nick Offerman and Linda Cardellini. PG

Hidden Figures
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Landmark Cinemas University Heights) Based on a true story, a team of African-American women provide NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program’s first successful space missions. With Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe. G

John Wick Chapter 2
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) Keanu Reeves is back as his titular hit man is lured out of retirement to stop an attempt to seize control of a mysterious assassins’ guild. With Common, Riccardo Scamarcio and Laurence Fishburne. 14A

La La Land
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, SilverCity) A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actor in L.A. Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and Rosemarie DeWitt. PG

The LEGO Batman Movie  
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity, Star) The snarky brick version of the Caped Crusader battles the Joker, learns to be a team player and lighten up a little. Voices by Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis and Michael Cera. G

Lion
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westhshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights) A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometres from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia. Twenty-five years later, he sets out to find his lost family. With Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara. G

Manchester By the Sea
(Star, Vic Theatre) An uncle is forced to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy’s father dies. With Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams and Kyle Chandler. 14A

Moonlight
(Capitol 6) A timeless story of human connection and self-discovery, Moonlight chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in Miami. With Mahershala Ali, Shariff Earp and Duan Sanderson. 14A

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
(SilverCity) A ragtag group of rebels sets out to steal the plans to the Death Star. With Felicity Jones, Diego Luna and Ben Mendelsohn. PG

Split
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) After three girls are kidnapped by a man with 24 distinct personalities, they must find some of the different personalities that can help them while running away and staying alive from the others. With James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy and Haley Lu Richardson. 14A

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

The Metropolitan Opera: Romeo et Juliette Encore (Saturday at SilverCity)
MVP: Most Valuable Primate (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Westshore)
Royal Opera House: Il Trovatore (Wednesday at Vic Theatre)
Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical! (Sunday and Thursday at SilverCity)
Girls und Panzer: Der Film (Monday at SilverCity)
Advanced Style (Wednesday at Vic Theatre)
Exhibition on Screen: I, Claude Monet (Wednesday at SilverCity)

CINECENTA    

The Edge of Seventeen (Feb. 17 and 18 at 3, 7 and 9:10 p.m.)
Labyrinth (Feb. 18 and 19 at 12:45 p.m.)
Loving (Feb. 19 at 3, 5 and 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 20 at 7 and 9:20 p.m.)
Casablanca (Feb. 21 and 23 at 7 and 9:10 p.m.)
Moonlight (Feb. 22 and 23 at 7 and 9:15 p.m.)

IMAX VICTORIA

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Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them: An Imax 2D Experience
Meerkats 2D and 3D
Space Station 3D
Robots 2D and 3D
Under the Sea 2D and 3D
Deepsea Challenge 2D and 3D
Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters 3D