OPENING
Gifted
(Landmark Cinemas University Heights) Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother. With Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace and Lindsay Duncan. PG
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odoen Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity Imax) Captain Jack Sparrow searches for the trident of Poseidon. With Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush and Javier Bardem. PG
CONTINUING
Alien: Covenant
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity) The crew of a colony ship makes a terrifying discovery after landing on what seems to be an uncharted paradise on the far side of the galaxy. With Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston and Billy Crudup. 18A
Baywatch
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) Dwayne Johnson steps into the formidable flip-flops of David Hasselhoff as lifeguard Mitch Buchanan in this adaptation of the 1990s TV series. With Zac Efron and Priyanka Chopra. 14A
Beauty and the Beast 3D
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) 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
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) The family takes a road trip and Greg schemes to become famous as a new cast takes over for the fourth instalment based on Jeff Kinney’s comic youth novels. With Jason Drucker, Charlie Wright and Owen Asztalos. G
Everything Everything
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, SilverCity) An 18-year-old woman, confined to her house in a protected environment because of an illness, forms an attachment to the boy next door and yearns to experience the outside world. With Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson and Ana De La Reguera. PG
Guardians of the Galaxy 2
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity) Picking up after the events of the first Guardians of the Galaxy, the gang — Peter Quill a.k.a. Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Groot (Vin Diesel) and Rocket (Bradley Cooper) — is back, and they have to band together and get ready to save the galaxy (again!) from destruction. G
I, Daniel Blake
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Star) After suffering a heart attack, a 59-year-old carpenter must fight the bureaucratic forces of the system to receive employment and support allowance. 14A
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword 3D
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) A new imagining of the Excalibur myth finds Arthur once more searching for his rightful place in the kingdom. 14A
Maudie
(Cinecenta, Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Star) An arthritic Nova Scotia woman works as a housekeeper while honing her skills as an artist and eventually becomes a beloved figure in the community. With Sally Hawkins, Ethan Hawke and Kari Matchet. PG
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
(Star) Norman Oppenheimer is a small-time operator who befriends a young politician at a low point in his life. Three years later, when the politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman's life dramatically changes for better and worse. With Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi and Michael Sheen. PG
Snatched
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity, Star) Amy Schumer stars as an impulsive young woman who recruits her rigid mother, played by Goldie Hawn, for a jungle vacation. With Joan Cusack, Ike Barinholtz and Wanda Sykes. 14A
Strangers On the Earth
(The Vic Theatre) The Camino de Santiago, perhaps Europe’s most popular pilgrimage, attracts wayfarers of all stripes to walk its ancient paths in search of meaning. NR
Their Finest
(Star) A former secretary, newly appointed as a scriptwriter for propaganda films, joins the cast and crew of a major production while the Blitz rages around them. With Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy. 14A
The Wall
(SilverCity) Two U.S. soldiers are trapped with only a crumbling structure between them and an Iraqi sniper. With Aaron Taylor-Johnson and John Cena. 14A
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
National Theatre Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (Saturday at SilverCity)
Storks (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Westshore)
Royal Shakespeare Company: Julius Caesar (Saturday and Sunday at The Vic Theatre)
Raphael the Lord of the Arts In 3D (Sunday at SilverCity)
In Our Hands: Battle For Jerusalem (Monday at SilverCity)
Names On the Cup (Tuesday at SilverCity)
CINECENTA
Maudie (May 26 and 27 at 7 and 9:15 p.m.; May 28 at 4:30 and 7 p.m.)
Tampopo (May 29 at 7 and 9:30 p.m.)
Fahrenheit 451 (May 30 at 7 and 9:15 p.m.)
Their Finest (May 31 and June 1 at 7 and 9:15 p.m.)
IMAX VICTORIA
imaxvictoria.com for showtimes.
Kong: Skull Island: The Imax 3D Experience
Walking With Dinosaurs: A Prehistoric Planet 2D and 3D
Amazon Adventure 2D and 3D
Dream Big: Engineering Our World 2D and 3D
Flight Of the Butterflies 2D (May 26 only)
Born To Be Wild 3D (May 30 only)
