Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

What's on at the movies

OPENING Ad Astra (Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity Imax) Brad Pitt stars as an astronaut searching for his father in the outer realms of the solar system.
Film Review -Downton Abb_10.jpg
The big-screen adaptation of Downton Abbey, starring, from left, Elizabeth McGovern, from left, Harry Hadden-Paton, Laura Carmichael, Hugh Bonneville and Michael Fox, is now playing. See it at Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity and Star cinemas.

OPENING

Ad Astra
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity Imax) Brad Pitt stars as an astronaut searching for his father in the outer realms of the solar system. With Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga and Liv Tyler. PG

Downton Abbey
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity, Star) The Crawleys and their staff prepare for a royal visit in this big-screen adaptation of the beloved British TV series. With Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery and Maggie Smith. PG

Mike Wallace Is Here
(Star) A look at the career of 60 Minutes (1968) newsman, Mike Wallace. With Mike Wallace, Johnny Carson and Mickey Cohen. PG

Official Secrets
(Capitol 6) The true story of a British whistleblower who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council into sanctioning the 2003 invasion of Iraq. With Keira Knightley, Indira Varma and Matthew Goode. PG

The Panti Sisters
(Landmark Cinemas University Heights) A father announces to his sons that he is dying of cancer. With Paolo Ballesteros, Martin del Rosario and Christian Bables. PG

Rambo: Last Blood
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) Sylvester Stallone’s venerable action hero embarks on a vengeful final mission. Also with Paz Vega. 18A

CONTINUING

After the Wedding
(Vic Theatre) Hoping for funds for her orphanage in India, Isabelle travels to New York to meet a benefactor at a wedding. With Michelle Williams, Julianne Moore and Billy Crudup. PG

Angel Has Fallen
(SilverCity) Gerard Butler’s Secret Service agent returns, this time framed for the attempted assassination of the president. With Morgan Freeman and Jada Pinkett Smith. 14A

The Angry Birds Movie 2
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) The flightless birds and scheming green pigs take their feud to the next level. With Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad and Leslie Jones. G

The Art of Racing in the Rain
(Star) A dog voiced by Kevin Costner tells the story of his owner, an aspiring Formula One driver. With Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried and Kathy Baker. G

Brittany Runs a Marathon
(Capitol 6) A young woman decides to train for the New York City Marathon. With Jillian Bell, Jennifer Dundas and Patch Darragh. 14A

The Farewell
(Vic Theatre) Lulu Wang’s dramedy about an elaborate family deception. With Awkwafina, Zhao Shuzhen and Tzi Ma. PG

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham grudgingly team up to battle a cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist wielding a bio threat in this globe-spanning spinoff of the speed-fuelled action series. With Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby and Helen Mirren. PG

The Goldfinch
(Capitol 6, SilverCity) Adaptation of Donna Tartt’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book about a boy whose mother dies in a bombing at a New York museum when he is 13. With Ansel Elgort, Oakes Fegley and Nicole Kidman. PG

Good Boys
(SilverCity) Bad decisions lead a trio of sixth-graders down a path of misadventures. With Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams and Brady Noon. 14A

Hustlers
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity) Former strip-club workers plan to take down a group of Wall Street players. With Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez and Julia Stiles. 14A

It: Chapter Two
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) Evil returns to Derry, Maine. With James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain and Bill Skarsgard. 14A

The Lion King
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) The young Simba has a series of adventures on the way to claiming his birthright in this computer-animated remake of the 1994 animated Disney musical. With the voices of Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. PG

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
(Capitol 6, SilverCity) Leonardo DiCaprio is a has-been TV star and Brad Pitt plays his longtime stunt double in writer-director Quentin Tarantino’s 1969-set multi-narrative tale set during the closing days of the studio system’s Golden Age. With Margot Robbie and Al Pacino. 14A

The Peanut Butter Falcon
(Vic Theatre, Star) Zak runs away from his care home to make his dream of becoming a wrestler come true. With Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson and Zack Gottsagen. PG

Where’d You Go Bernadette?
(Vic Theatre) A loving mom becomes compelled to reconnect with her creative passions after years of sacrificing herself for her family. Her leap of faith takes her on an epic adventure that jump-starts her life and leads to her triumphant rediscovery. With Cate Blanchett, Judy Greer and Kristen Wiig. PG

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

Puss In Boots (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Westshore)
Gauguin In Tahiti: Paradise Lost (Sunday at SilverCity)
Nikka Zaildar 3 (Sunday and Wednesday at Cineplex Odeon Victoria)
Friends 25th: The One With the Anniversary (Monday at SilverCity)

CINECENTA

Indestructible, The Soul of Salsa (Sept. 20 at 7 p.m.)
One Last Afternoon (Sept. 21 at 7 and 8:45 p.m.)
The Realm (Sept. 22 at 7 and 9:15 p.m.)
Toni Morrison: The Pieces That I Am (Sept. 23 and 24 at 7 and 9:15 p.m.)
Pavarotti (Sept. 25 at 7 and 9:15 p.m.)
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (Sept. 26 at 7 and 9:20 p.m.)

IMAX VICTORIA

imaxvictoria.com for showtimes.

Toy Story 4: The Imax Experience 2D
Apollo 11: The First Steps Edition 2D

Mysteries of China 2D and 3D
Superpower Dogs 3D
The Great Bear Rainforest 2D and 3D