OPENING
The Trouble With You (En liberté!)
(Vic Theatre) A widow discovers that her husband sent an innocent man to jail to cover up his own crimes. With Adèle Haenel, Pio Marmaï and Audrey Tautou. Not Rated.
The Wandering Earth
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) As the sun is dying out, people all around the world build giant planet thrusters to move Earth out of its orbit and to sail Earth to a new star system. With Guangjie Li, Chuxiao Qu and Man-Tat Ng. Not Rated.
CONTINUING
A Star Is Born
(Capitol 6) Bradley Cooper headlines with Lady Gaga and makes his directoral debut with this remake of the love story about rising and falling showbiz careers. With Andrew Dice Clay and Dave Chappelle. 14A
Alita: Battle Angel
(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
Aquaman 3D
(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) 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
(Star) 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
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
The Favourite
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) 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) 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
Happy Death Day 2U
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) Sequel to the 2017 horror thriller about a college coed reliving the day of her own murder. With Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard and Ruby Modine. Not Rated
If Beale Street Could Talk
(Star) 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. PG
Isn’t It Romantic?
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity) A cynical woman gets knocked unconscious then wakes up in the world of a romantic comedy. With Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth and Adam Devine. PG
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity, 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
Mary Queen of Scots
(Star) Mary Queen of Scots explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart (Saoirse Ronan), who was the Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18. Defying pressure to remarry, she returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. But Scotland and England fall under the rule of Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie). 14A
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
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
(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
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
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
The Wife
(Star) 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 Max Irons. 14A
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
The World Before Your Feet (Friday through Sunday at Vic Theatre)
The House With a Clock In Its Walls (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Westshore)
Kala Shaw Kala (Sunday and Monday at Cineplex Odeon Victoria)
Paddington (Monday at Star)
Gone With the Wind (Wednesday at SilverCity)
Rueben Brandt: Collector (Wednesday at Capitol 6)
CINECENTA
Cannes Best Commercials 2018 (Feb. 15 and 16 at 3, 7 and 9 p.m.)
The Princess Bride (Feb. 16 and 17 at 12:45 p.m.)
Roma (Feb. 17 at 3 and 6:45 p.m.; Feb. 18 at 6:45 p.m.)
Blackkklansman (Feb. 19 at 6:45 and 9:20 p.m.)
The Wife (Feb. 20 at 7 and 9:10 p.m.)
At Eternity’s Gate (Feb. 21 at 7 and 9:15 p.m.)
IMAX VICTORIA
imaxvictoria.com for showtimes.
Free Solo: The Imax Experience 2D
The Great Bear Rainforest 2D and 3D
2019 Imax Victoria Film Festival:
The Trolly 2D
North of Superior & To Fly 2D
Backyard Wilderness 3D
Volcanoes: Fires of Creation 3D
Hearst Castle: Building the Dream 2D
Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D
