Opening
Beautiful Boy (Cineplex Odeon Victoria) — Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years. With Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet and Maura Tierney. 14A
Free Solo (Cineplex Odeon Victoria) — Follow Alex Honnold as he becomes the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite’s 3,000-foot high El Capitan Wall. With no ropes or safety gear, he completed arguably the greatest feat in rock-climbing history. With Tommy Caldwell, Jimmy Chin and Alex Honnold. PG
Hunter Killer (Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) — A U.S. submarine captain attempts to thwart a Third World War after uncovering a possible Russian coup. With Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman and Common. 14A
Johnny English Strikes Again (Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity) — Rowan Atkinson returns as Britain’s most addled secret agent, stumbling out of retirement to battle an ingenious hacker. With Olga Kurylenko, Ben Miller and Emma Thompson. PG
Lizzie (Vic Theatre) — A psychological thriller based on the infamous 1892 murders of the Borden family. With Kristen Stewart, Chloë Sevigny and Fiona Shaw. Not Rated
Mid90s (Cineplex Odeon Victoria) — Stevie, a 13-year-old in ‘90s-era L.A., spends his summer navigating between his troubled home life and a group of new friends that he meets at a Motor Avenue skate shop. With Sunny Suljic, Katherine Waterston and Lucas Hedges. 18A
Continuing
A Star Is Born (Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity) — Bradley Cooper headlines with Lady Gaga and makes his directorial debut with this remake of the love story about rising and falling showbiz careers. With Andrew Dice Clay and Dave Chappelle. 14A
Bad Times at the El Royale (Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) — A decrepit Lake Tahoe hotel plays host to seven strangers, each with a past they’re looking to leave behind. With Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson and Jon Hamm. 14A
Bel Canto (Capitol 6) — A world-renowned opera singer becomes trapped in a hostage situation when she’s invited to perform for a wealthy industrialist in South America. With Julianne Moore, Christopher Lambert and Thorbjørn Harr. 14A
Colette (Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Star) — French writer Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms. With Keira Knightley, Eleanor Tomlinson and Dominic West. PG
First Man (Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity) — Ryan Gosling and director Damien Chazelle reunite for the story of NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong and his path to being the first person to walk on the moon, in 1969. With Claire Foy, Jason Clarke and Kyle Chandler. PG
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity, Star) — The spooky holiday comes to life in this second adaptation of R.L. Stine’s popular books. With Wendi McLendon-Covey, Madison Iseman and Jeremy Ray Taylor. PG
Halloween (Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity Imax) — Forty years later, Jamie Lee Curtis returns as Laurie Strode for a final showdown with masked killer Michael Meyers. With Judy Greer and Andi Matichak. 14A
The Hate U Give (Capitol 6, Landmark Cinemas University Heights) — A black 16-year-old girl is drawn to activism after the police shooting of her childhood friend. With Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall and Russell Hornsby. PG
The Old Man and the Gun (Cineplex Odeon Victoria) — Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. With Robert Redford, Casey Affleck and Sissy Spacek. PG
Sharkwater Extinction (SilverCity) — Filmmaker Rob Stewart exposes the illegal fishing industry that threatens the survival of the world’s sharks. Not Rated.
Sisters Brothers (Capitol 6, Star) — In 1850s Oregon, a gold prospector is chased by the infamous duo of assassins, the Sisters brothers. With John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Riz Ahmed and Jake Gyllenhaal. 14A
Smallfoot (Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity, Star) — A yeti discovers a creature previously thought to be mythical — a human — in this animated twist on the hairy legend. Voices by Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya and Common. G
Venom 3D (Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) — Tom Hardy stars as a journalist who becomes the host to an extraterrestrial Symbiote, giving him superpowers and a terrifying alter ego. With Michelle Williams and Riz Ahmed. PG
The Wife (Vic Theatre) — A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her husband, where he is slated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. With Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce and Christian Slater. 14A
Special screenings
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Friday, Saturday and Wednesday at Vic Theatre)
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fanciulla Del West (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity)
Sherlock Gnomes (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity)
Daddy’s Home 2 (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity)
Transformers: The Last Knight (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity)
Book Club (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity)
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (Sunday at SilverCity)
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein: Miller As Creature (Monday at SilverCity)
National Theatre Live: Allelujah! (Thursday at SilverCity)
Cinecenta
The Bookshop (Oct. 26 and 27 at 3 and 7 p.m.)
The Shining (Oct. 26 and 27 at 9:30 p.m.)
The Wizard of Oz (Oct. 27 and 28 at 12:45 p.m.)
Mary Shelley (Oct. 28 at 3, 5:30 and 8 p.m.)
The Spirit of the Beehive (Oct. 29 at 7 and 9 p.m.)
National Theatre Live’s Frankenstein (Oct. 30 and 31 at 7 and 9:25 p.m.)
Fahrenheit 11/9 (Nov. 1 at 7 and 9:20 p.m.)
IMAX Victoria
imaxvictoria.com for showtimes
Mission Impossible Fallout: The Imax Experience 2D
Mysteries of Egypt 2D
The Story of Earth 2D and 3D
Oceans: Our Blue Planet 2D and 3De
