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OPENING A Madea Family Funeral (Capitol 6) Tyler Perry reprises his role as the cantankerous black matriarch in this entry in the comedy franchise. With Cassi Davis and Patrice Lovely.
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Chloe Grace Moretz, left, and Isabelle Huppert in a scene from Greta, showing at Cineplex Odeon Victoria. Focus Features

OPENING

A Madea Family Funeral
(Capitol 6) Tyler Perry reprises his role as the cantankerous black matriarch in this entry in the comedy franchise. With Cassi Davis and Patrice Lovely. PG

Alone/Together
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) After meeting again at an awards ceremony, a former couple discover they still have a connection. With Liza Soberano, Enrique Gil and Sylvia Sanchez. PG

Granny Project
(Vic Theatre) Three grandsons embark with their grannies on an anarchic journey into the past — a complex road movie about intergenerational dialogue in Britain, Germany and Hungary. Not rated.

Greta
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) A young woman is befriended by a lonely widow with a twisted agenda. With Isabelle Huppert, Chloe Grace Moretz and Colm Feore. 14A

Science Fair
(Vic Theatre) Nine high school students from disparate corners of the globe navigate rivalries, setbacks and hormones on their quest to win the international science fair. Only one can be named “Best in Fair.” With Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster. G

CONTINUING

A Star Is Born
(Capitol 6, Cinecenta) 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

Alita: Battle Angel
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, 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

Arctic
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) A man stranded in the Arctic after an airplane crash must decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his makeshift camp or to embark on a deadly trek through the unknown. With Mads Mikkelsen and Maria Thelma Smáradóttir. PG

Aquaman
(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 and Nicole Kidman. PG

Bohemian Rhapsody
(IMAX, 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

Capernaum
(Capitol 6, Cinecenta) While serving a five-year sentence for a violent crime, a 12-year-old boy sues his parents for neglect. With Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw and Boluwatife Treasure Bankole. 14A

Cold Pursuit
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore, 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, Star) 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

Fighting With My Family
(Capitol 6, SilverCity) A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment. With Dwayne Johnson, Lena Headey and Vince Vaughn, Florence Pugh and Nick Frost. PG

Green Book
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity, 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

Happy Death Day 2U
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore) 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

How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity, Star) Hiccup and his dragon, Toothless, seek a mythical land in this entry in Dreamworks’ animated franchise. With the voices of Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett and Kit Harrington. 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 has 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

Roma
(Star) A year in the life of a middle-class family’s maid in Mexico City in the early 1970s. With Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira and Diego Cortina Autrey. 14A

Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity) A Brooklyn teenager 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

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 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 the planet to a new star system. With Guangjie Li, Chuxiao Qu and Man-Tat Ng. Not rated.

What Men Want
(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

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Westshore)
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity)
The African Queen (Sunday and Wednesday at SilverCity)

CINECENTA

A Star is Born (March 1 and 2 at 3, 6:45 and 9:20 p.m.)
Racetime (March 2 and 3 at 1 p.m.)
Nothing Like a Dame (March 3 at 3, 5 and 7 p.m.)
This Mountain Life (March 4 at 7 and 8:45 p.m.)
Capernaum (March 5, 6 and 7 at 7 and 9:25 p.m.)

IMAX VICTORIA

imaxvictoria.com for showtimes.

Bohemian Rhapsody: The Imax Experience 2D
The Great Bear Rainforest 2D and 3D
Volcanoes: Fires of Creation 2D and 3D
Incredible Predators 2D and 3D
A Beautiful Planet 3D