OPENING
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception. An adaptation of the memoir Can You Ever Forgive Me?, the true story of best-selling celebrity biographer Lee Israel. With Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant and Dolly Wells. PG
Dr. Seuss’s The Grinch
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity, Star) Benedict Cumberbatch voices the green meanie who threatens Christmas in Who-ville in this computer-animated retelling of the holiday classic. Also with Rashida Jones and Tristan O’Hare. G
The Girl In the Spider’s Web
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) The Crown’s Claire Foy takes over as outcast Lisbeth Salander in the latest chapter in the Dragon Tattoo saga. With Lakeith Stanfield, Sylvia Hoeks and Stephen Merchant. 14A
Maria By Callas
(Vic Theatre) An intimate look at the life and work of Greek-American opera singer Maria Callas, as told in her own words. With Fanny Ardant, Joyce DiDonato and Maria Callas. G
Overlord
(Capitol 6, SilverCity Imax) U.S. paratroopers landing in France in advance of D-Day face an unexpected enemy in this action-horror mashup. With Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell and Mathilde Ollivier. 18A
Thugs of Hindostan
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) An epic adventure and war on the seas. With Katrina Kaif, Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan. PG
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
Bohemian Rhapsody
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity, Star) Rami Malek stars as Freddie Mercury, the late lead singer of the British rock band Queen. With Lucy Boynton, Ben Hardy and Aidan Gillen. PG
Colette
(Vic Theatre) French writer Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known. With Keira Knightly, Eleanor Tomlinson and Dominic West. PG
First Man
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) 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
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
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore) 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
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) 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) 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
Johnny English Strikes Again
(SilverCity) Rowan Atkinson returns as Britain’s most addled secret agent, stumbling out of retirement to battle an ingenious hacker. With Olga Kurylenko and Emma Thompson. PG
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
Nobody’s Fool
(SilverCity) A young woman just out of jail reconnects with her straight-arrow sister in this comedy. With Tiffany Haddish, Tika Sumpter and Omari Hardwick. 14A
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity) A teenage girl must brave a magical and dangerous parallel world in this reinvention of the classic fairy tale. With Keira Knightley, Mackenzie Foy, Helen Mirren and Morgan Freeman. PG
Sisters Brothers
(Capitol 6) 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) 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.
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
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Sarkar (Friday at Capitol 6)
Transit (Friday through Sunday at Vic Theatre)
The Metropolitan Opera: Marnie (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity)
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Westshore)
Bolshoi Ballet: La Sylphide (Sunday at SilverCity)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (Wednesday at SilverCity)
CINECENTA
A Simple Favour (Nov. 9 and 10 at 3, 7 and 9:20 p.m.)
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (Nov. 10 and 11 at 1 p.m.)
The Children Act (Nov. 11 at 3, 5:15 and 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 12 at 7 and 9:10 p.m.)
Neither Wolf Nor Dog (Nov. 13 at 7 and 9 p.m.)
Transit (Nov. 14 and 15 at 7 and 9:10 p.m.)
IMAX VICTORIA
imaxvictoria.com for showtimes.
Dunkirk: The Imax Experience 2D
D-Day: Normandy 1944 2D and 3D
Mysteries of Egypt 2D
The Story of Earth 2D and 3D
Oceans: Our Blue Planet 2D and 3D
A Beautiful Planet 3D (French language)
