OPENING
Miss Bala
(SilverCity) A young woman is caught between a Mexican criminal gang and U.S. law enforcement. With Gina Rodriguez, Anthony Mackie and Thomas Dekker. PG
Wonders of the Sea
(SilverCity) This feature-length documentary film is narrated by Arnold Schwarzenegger and co-directed by Jean-Michel Cousteau and Jean-Jacques Mantello. G
CONTINUING
A Dog’s Way Home
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity, Star) A canine travels 600 kilometres to reunite with her human. With Ashley Judd, Jonah Hauer-King and Alexandra Shipp. PG
A Star Is Born
(Capitol 6) 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
Aquaman 3D
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) The half-man, half-Atlantean is the latest DC superhero to get an origin story with this underwater adventure. With Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Temuera Morrison, Nicole Kidman. PG
Bohemian Rhapsody
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights) 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
Bumblebee
(SilverCity) In 1987, a young woman discovers that a broken-down VW bug isn’t a prototypical junkyard heap — it’s a Transformer. With Hailee Steinfeld, Dylan O’Brien, Justin Theroux, John Cena, Pamela Adlon, Stephen Schneider. PG
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
(Star) When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception. With Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant and Dolly Wells. PG
Destroyer
(Capitol 6) A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace. With Nicole Kidman, Toby Kebbell and Tatiana Maslany. 14A
The Favourite
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Landmark Cinemas University Heights) This viciously entertaining period comedy-drama from director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster) returns us to the 18th-century court of Queen Anne (a magnificent Olivia Colman) and the intrigue swirling around two women (Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone) vying for her favour. 14A
Glass
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) Security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has 24 personalities. With James McAvoy, Samuel L. Jackson, Anya Taylor-Joy and Sarah Paulson. PG
Green Book
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westhshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, Star) A bouncer from the Bronx is hired to drive a world-class African-American pianist on a tour of the Deep South in 1962. With Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali and Linda Cardellini. PG
If Beale Street Could Talk
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) A woman in Harlem embraces her pregnancy while she and her family struggle to prove her fiancé innocent of a crime. With KiKi Layne, Stephan James and Regina King.
The Kid Who Would Be King
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) Modern-day kids have an Arthurian adventure. With Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Rebecca Ferguson and Patrick Stewart. PG
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity Imax) It’s been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: Lego Duplo® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild. With the voices of Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks and Will Arnett. PG
Mary Poppins Returns
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, SilverCity) Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael’s children through a difficult time in their lives. With Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Whishaw. G
The Mule
(Star) A 90-year-old horticulturist and Second World War veteran is caught transporting $3 million worth of cocaine through Michigan for a Mexican drug cartel. With Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper and Taissa Farmiga. 14A
On the Basis of Sex
(Capitol 6, Landmark Cinemas University Heights) The story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights and what she had to overcome in order to become a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. With Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer and Justin Theroux. PG
Ralph Breaks the Internet
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights) The reluctant video-game villain and his pal, Vanellope von Schweetz, leave the arcade and head online in this computer-animated sequel to the 2012 hit. With the voices of John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman and Gal Gadot. G
Serenity
(SilverCity) The sudden reappearance of his ex-wife plunges a fishing boat captain with a dark past into dangerous moral waters. With Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Jason Clarke. 14A
Shoplifters
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) A family of small-time crooks take in a child they find outside in the cold. With Lily Franky, Sakura Andô and Mayu Matsuoka. PG
Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) A Brooklyn teen dons a mask and joins forces with arachnid-like superheroes from other dimensions in this animated tale. With voices by Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson and Hailee Steinfeld. PG
Stan and Ollie
(Capitol 6) Laurel and Hardy, the world’s most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song — a gruelling theatre tour of postwar Britain. With John C. Reilly, Steve Coogan and Shirley Henderson. G
They Shall Not Grow Old
(SilverCity) A documentary about the First World War with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war. Directed by Peter Jackson. 14A
The Upside
(SilverCity) A paralyzed billionaire hires an ex-con to be his caretaker. With Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart and Nicole Kidman. PG
Vice
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Star) While serving as the CEO of a multinational corporation, former secretary of defence Dick Cheney (Christian Bale) is approached by presidential candidate George W. Bush (Sam Rockwell) and is asked to head the search committee to appoint his vice-president. Shortly later, Cheney is offered the candidacy himself and agrees, but only if his duties can be expanded to include overseeing the military and foreign policy. 14A
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
The Victoria Film Festival. Feb. 1-10 at Vic Theatre, SilverCity, Victoria Conference Centre, Capitol 6 and Cineplex Odeon Victoria. For details, movie lineup and schedule, go to victoriafilmfestival.com
The Metropolitan Opera: Carmen (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Westshore)
Super Bowl LIII (Sunday at SilverCity)
Uda Aida (Sunday and Monday at Cineplex Odeon Victoria)
Crazy Alien (Wednesday at Cineplex Odeon Victoria)
Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration (Thursday at Cineplex Odeon Victoria)
CINECENTA
A Private War (Feb. 1 and 2 at 3, 7 and 9:15 p.m.)
Charlotte’s Web (Feb. 2 and 3 at 12:45 p.m.)
Boy Erased (Feb. 3 at 3, 5:30 and 8 p.m.; Feb. 4 at 7 and 9:15 p.m.)
The Guilty (Feb. 5 and 6 at 7 and 8:50 p.m.)
Persona (Feb. 7 at 7 and 9 p.m.)
IMAX VICTORIA
imaxvictoria.com for showtimes.
Free Solo: The Imax Experience 2D
2019 Imax Victoria Film Festival:
Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D
The Trolly 2D
North of Superior & To Fly 2D
Backyard Wilderness 3D
Volcanoes: Fires of Creation 3D
Hearst Castle: Building the Dream of Earth 3D
