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OPENING Black and Blue (Capitol 6) A black female rookie cop in New Orleans witnesses fellow officers committing a murder. With Naomie Harris, Tyrese Gibson and Frank Grillo.
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Talitha Bateman has to deal with the horrors of a mysterious phone app that claims to predict when a person will die, in Countdown.

OPENING

Black and Blue
(Capitol 6) A black female rookie cop in New Orleans witnesses fellow officers committing a murder. With Naomie Harris, Tyrese Gibson and Frank Grillo. 14A

By the Grace of God
(Vic Theatre) Three men take action against the priest who abused them as young boys. With Melvil Poupaud, Denis Menochet and Swann Arlaud. Not Rated.

Countdown
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) A mysterious phone app claims to predict the moment a person will die. With Elizabeth Lail, Jordan Calloway and Talitha Bateman. 14A

Isa Pa With Feelings
(Landmark Cinemas University Heights) A young deaf man teaches a girl basic sign language. With Maine Mendoza, Carlo Aquino and Cris Villanueva. Not Rated.

Jay and the Silent Bob Reboot
(Capitol 6) Jay and Silent Bob return to Hollywood to stop a reboot of Bluntman and Chronic movie from getting made. 14A

Jesus is King
(SilverCity) Featuring Kanye West’s famed Sunday Service in the Roden Crater, artist James Turrell’s never-before-seen installation in Arizona’s Painted Desert. With Kanye West, Kim Kardashian West and Ray Romulus. Not Rated.

Western Stars
(SilverCity) Live concert performance of Bruce Springsteen singing songs from his album Western Stars. With Bruce Springsteen and Thom Zimny. G

Where’s My Roy Cohen?
(Vic Theatre) This thriller-like exposé about Roy Cohen reveals how a deeply troubled master manipulator shaped the current American nightmare. PG

CONTINUING

Abominable
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) Three friends try to reunite a young Yeti with his family in the Himalayas in this animated adventure. With the voices of Chloe Bennet, Tenzing Norgay Trainor and Albert Tsai. G

Ad Astra
(Capitol 6) 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

The Addams Family
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity, Star) Cartoonist Charles Addams’ creepy, kooky clan returns to the big screen in animated form. With voices of Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron and Chloë Grace Moretz. PG

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

Gemini Man
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) Ang Lee directs Will Smith in this action-thriller about an elite assassin who faces off against his younger doppelgänger. With Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen and Benedict Wong. PG

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

Joker
(Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity, Star) Joaquin Phoenix takes on the role of Gotham’s notorious mad clown in this standalone character study/origin story. With Robert De Niro and Zazie Beetz. 14A

Judy
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) Renée Zellweger portrays Judy Garland during the legendary entertainer’s run of sold-out stage shows in 1968 London. With Jessie Buckley, Rufus Sewell and Michael Gambon. PG

The Lighthouse
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe play lighthouse keepers on an isolated island in New England in the 1890s in this black-and-white fantasy tale. With Valeriia Karaman. Not Rated

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity Imax) Angelina Jolie reprises her role as the Disney villain in this sequel to the 2014 fantasy tale. With Elle Fanning, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Ed Skrein. PG

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

Zombieland: Double Tap
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity) Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin and Emma Stone reunite to dispatch even more of the undead in this sequel to the 2009 horror comedy. With Rosario Dawson, Zoey Deutch and Luke Wilson. 18A

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

Rocky Horror Picture Show (Friday, Saturday and Thursday at Vic Theatre)
Massenets Manon (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity)
Paw Patrol: Ready Race Rescue (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Westshore)
Bolshoi Ballet: Raymonda Live (Sunday at SilverCity)
Spirited Away: Studio Ghibli Fest 2019 (Sunday and Wednesday at SilverCity)
Greener Grass (Wednesday at Capitol 6)
Doctor Sleep (Wednesday at SilverCity)

CINECENTA

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Oct. 25 and 26 at 3 and 7 p.m.)
The Wizard of Oz (Oct. 26 and 27 at 12:45 p.m.)
Dolce Fine Giornata (Oct. 27 at 3, 5 and 7 p.m.; Oct. 28 at 7 and 9 p.m.)
Museo (Museum) (Oct. 29 and 30 at 7 and 9:30 p.m.
Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (Oct. 31 at 7 and 9:30 p.m.)

IMAX VICTORIA

imaxvictoria.com for showtimes.

The Lion King The Imax Experience 2D and 3D
Apollo 11: First Steps Edition 2D
Mysteries of China 2D and 3D
Superpower Dogs 3D
The Great Bear Rainforest 2D and 3D