OPENING
Alita: Battle Angel (Opens Tuesday) (Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity Imax) — An action-packed story of one young woman’s journey to discover the truth of who she is and her fight to change the world. With Eiza González, Rosa Salazar and Mahershala Ali. 14A
Cold Pursuit (Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity) — Liam Neeson plays a snowplow driver seeking revenge against the criminals responsible for his son’s death. With Laura Dern and Emmy Rossum. 14A
Cold War (Cineplex Odeon Victoria) — In the 1950s, a music director falls in love with a singer and tries to persuade her to flee communist Poland for France. With Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot and Borys Szyc. 14A
Happy Death Day 2U (Opens Wednesday) (Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) — Tree Gelbman discovers that dying over and over was surprisingly easier than the dangers that lie ahead. With Jessica Rothe, Ruby Modine, Israel Broussard. Not Rated
Isn’t It Romantic? (Opens Wednesday) (Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) — A young woman disenchanted with love mysteriously finds herself trapped inside a romantic comedy. With Priyanka Chopra, Tom Ellis and Liam Hemsworth. PG
The Prodigy (Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore) — A woman fears her young son might be possessed by dark forces. With Taylor Schilling and Colm Feore. 14A
What Men Want (Capitol 6, SilverCity) — Taraji P. Henson plays a sports agent who can hear men’s thoughts in this gender-switched take on the Mel Gibson comedy. With Aldis Hodge, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Tracy Morgan. 14A
CONTINUING
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) — 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
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) — 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 (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, Star) — 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 (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
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
On the Basis of Sex (Capitol 6) — 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
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, Star) — 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) — 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. To Feb. 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: La Traviata Encore (Monday at Cineplex Odeon Victoria)
The Land Before Time (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Westshore)
Gone With the Wind (Sunday at SilverCity)
CINECENTA
Widows (Feb. 8 and 9 at 3, 7 and 9 p.m.)
The Last Unicorn (Feb. 8 and 9 at 1 p.m.)
The Woman Who Loves Giraffes (Feb. 10 at 3, 5 and 7 p.m.)
The Magic Flute (Feb. 11 at 7 p.m.)
The Wild Pear Tree (Feb. 12 and 13 at 7 p.m.)
Fanny and Alexander (Feb. 14 at 7 p.m.)
IMAX VICTORIA
Go to 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 D
