OPENING
A Quiet Passion
(Capitol 6) A biopic of American poet Emily Dickinson from her teens through her adult life. Starring Cynthia Nixon. PG
The Circle
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity)
A young woman experiences success at the world’s largest technology and social media company and is encouraged to live her life completely in the open. With Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, John Boyega, Patton Oswalt, Bill Paxton, Karen Gillan, Ellar Coltrane. PG
Colossal
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) After losing her job and boyfriend in New York, Gloria finds herself broke, jobless and recently single. She moves back to her hometown to find a huge monster attacking Earth. Starring Anne Hathaway. PG
David Lynch: the Art Life
(Vic Theatre) Discover the life and career of legendary director David Lynch. Get intimate with Lynch’s biggest dreams, greatest fears and most powerful inspirations in a series of profoundly personal conversations recorded with him at his home. PG
The Devout
(Vic Theatre) With his four-year-old daughter, Abigail, suffering from terminal cancer, Darryl Eckford desperately tries to support her during her final weeks. Abigail is obsessed with space and seems to know incredible details about the Apollo 1 space mission. After some research, Darryl uncovers inexplicable coincidences. Being a devout Christian, he struggles with his faith, once he starts believing that his daughter was an astronaut in a former life.
Guardians Galaxy 2 (Opens next Thursday)
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity IMAX ) Picking up after the events of the first Guardians of the Galaxy, the whole gang — Peter Quill, a.k.a. Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Groot (Vin Diesel), and Rocket (Bradley Cooper) — is back, and they're going to have to band together as a family and get ready to save the galaxy (again!) from destruction. G
Spark: A Space Trail
(SilverCity) After having their planet, Bana, nearly destroyed by evil overlord Zhong, Spark and his friends Vix and Chunk must join together to defeat the corrupt ruler who has taken control of their planet. With A.C. Peterson, Jace Norman, Jessica Biel and Rob deLeeuw.
CONTINUING
Beauty and the Beast
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, , SilverCity) The beloved 1991 animated musical is given the live-action treatment with Emma Watson as Belle and Dan Stevens as the prince-turned-monster. With Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci and Emma Thompson. PG
Born in China
(SilverCity) Young panda bears, golden monkeys and snow leopards make their way in the Asian wilderness in this family nature documentary. G
The Boss Baby 3D
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) Animated comedy featuring a wisecracking, suit-and-tie wearing infant. Voices by Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow and Tobey Maguire. G
Citizen Jane: Battle for the City
(Vic Theatre) Writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs fights to save historic New York City during the ruthless redevelopment era of urban planner Robert Moses in the 1960s. With Thomas Campanella, Mindy Fullilove, Alexander Garvin. G
The Fate of the Furious
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity IMAX) The eighth instalment in the Fast/Furious series ranges from the shores of Cuba to the streets of New York City and the icy plains of the Arctic as the team tries to stop a global anarchist. With Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Charlize Theron. PG
Free Fire
(SilverCity) In a violence-filled Boston of the 1970s where everyone has a gun, a polite but tense arms deal quickly goes awry. With Sharlto Copley, Armie Hammer, Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, Jack Reynor. 14A
Gifted
(Capitol 6, SilverCity, Star) The life of a single man raising his niece, a math prodigy, is complicated by his meddling mother’s plans for her granddaughter. With Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace and Octavia Spencer. PG
Going In Style
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity) Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin star as seniors who resort to crime to get even with the corporation that burned them in this update of the 1979 comedy. With Ann Margret, Joey King and Matt Dillon. PG
Kong: Skull Island 3D
(SilverCity) American soldiers and scientists travel to a remote Pacific island and face the enormous ape. With Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman and Brie Larson. 14A
Lost City of Z
(Capitol 6) A true-life drama, centring on British explorer Col. Percival Fawcett, who disappeared while searching for a mysterious city in the Amazon in the 1920s. With Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller. 14A
Maudie
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, Star) An arthritic Nova Scotia woman works as a housekeeper while she hones her skills as an artist and eventually becomes a beloved figure in the community. With Ethan Hawke, Sally Hawkins, Kari Matchet. PG
Phoenix Forgotten
(SilverCity) Three teens investigating mysterious lights disappear in the Arizona desert. With Florence Hartigan, Chelsea Lopez, Justin Mathews, Luke Spencer Roberts. 14A
Promise
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights) Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon and Christian Bale star as parts of a love triangle set against the backdrop of the final stages of the Ottoman Empire in 1914 Constantinople. With Shohreh Aghdashloo, Jean Reno. 14A
Smurfs: The Lost Village
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore) This all-animated instalment finds the little blue creatures searching the Forbidden Forest for a lost village. Voices by Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson and Joe Manganiello. G
Their Finest
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Landmark Cinemas University Heights) Genial and engaging with a fine sense of humour, this story of making movies in Second World War Britain stars Gemma Arterton and a marvellous Bill Nighy, and makes blending the comic with the serious look simpler than it actually is. 14A
Unforgettable
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) An unbalanced woman sets out to destroy her ex-husband and his new fiancée’s engagement. With Katherine Heigl, Rosario Dawson, Geoff Stults, Cheryl Ladd, Sara Burns, Whitney Cummings, Simon Kassianides, Isabella Rice, Robert Ray Wisdom. 14A
The Zookeeper’s Wife
(Capitol 6) Jessica Chastain plays a Warsaw woman who works with her husband to resist the Nazis when Poland is invaded by Germany during the Second World War. With Johan Heldenbergh, Michael McElhatton and Daniel Bruhl. 14A
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Stratford Festival: Love’s Labour’s Lost (Saturday at SilverCity)
TED Cinema Experience: Highlights Exclusive (Sunday at SilverCity)
CINECENTA
Call of the Forest: The Forgotten Wisdom of Trees (April 28 and 29 at 7 and 9 p.m.; April 30 at 3, 5 and 7 p.m. )
Weirdos (May 1 and 2 at 7 and 9 p.m.)
Frantz (May 3 and 4 7 and 9:15 p.m.)
IMAX VICTORIA
imaxvictoria.com for showtimes.
La La Land: The IMAX Experience
Amazon Adventure 2D and 3D
Dream Big: Engineering Our World 2D and 3D
Extreme Weather 2D
Under the Sea 3D
