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OPENING The Hustle (Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) — Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson play con women who join forces for revenge.
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Anne Hathaway, left, is Josephine Chesterfield and Rebel Wilson is Penny Rust, two con women in The Hustle.

OPENING

The Hustle (Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) — Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson play con women who join forces for revenge. PG

Pokémon Detective Pikachu (Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity) — The son of a missing detective teams with the titular sleuth to find his father in this mix of live action and animation. With the voice of Ryan Reynolds plus Justice Smith and Suki Waterhouse. PG

Poms (Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity, Star) — Diane Keaton stars as a woman who starts a cheer squad at a retirement home. With Jacki Weaver, Pam Grier and Celia Weston. PG

The Public (Vic Theatre) — An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold. With Alec Baldwin, Taylor Schilling and Emilio Estevez. PG

Tolkien (Cineplex Odeon Victoria) — Friendship, love and the First World War inspire the young writer who would go on to create The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. With Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins and Colm Meaney. Not Rated.

CONTINUING

Amazing Grace (Capitol 6) — A documentary presents Aretha Franklin with choir at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles, in January 1972. G

Avengers: Endgame (Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity Imax, Star) — Captain America and the other surviving team members attempt to set the universe right in the aftermath of Thanos’s victory in this Marvel franchise entry. With Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo and Scarlett Johansson. PG

Captain Marvel 3D (Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) — A female superhero leaps into action when Earth faces an intergalactic threat in this Marvel movie set in the 1990s. With Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Mendelsohn. PG

Dumbo (Capitol 6) — Live-action update of Disney’s 1941 animated classic about a big-eared baby elephant. With Eva Green, Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton and Danny DeVito. PG

High Life (Capitol 6) — A father and his daughter struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation. With Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche and André Benjamin. 18A

The Intruder (SilverCity) — A young couple’s enjoyment of their new home is jeopardized by the ongoing involvement of the former owner in this thriller. With Michael Ealy, Meagan Good and Dennis Quaid. 14A

Long Shot (Capitol 6, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity) — Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron star as a journalist and a politician, respectively, who embark on an unconventional romance amid a presidential campaign. With O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Andy Serkis. Not Rated.

The Mustang (Vic Theatre) — The story of Roman Coleman, a violent convict, who is given the chance to participate in a rehabilitation therapy program involving the training of wild mustangs. With Matthias Schoenaerts, Jason Mitchell and Bruce Dern. PG

Shazam! (Capitol 6) — A teen can transform himself into a full-grown superhero. With Zachary Levi, Mark Strong and Asher Angel. PG

Ugly Dolls (Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas Univeristy Heights, SilverCity) — The plush toys break out in song in their own animated musical adventure. With voices of Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas and Janelle Monae. G

Us (Capitol 6) — A family is tormented by its own doppelgängers. With Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke and Elisabeth Moss. 14A

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes (Friday and Saturday at Vic Theatre)

The Metropolitan Opera: Dialogues Des Carmélites (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity)

Bumblebee (Saturday at Cineplex Odeon Westshore)

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Deep Space Nine (Monday at Cineplex Odeon Westshore)

Shadow of a Doubt (Wednesday at SilverCity)

CINECENTA

Wild Nights With Emily (May 10 and 11 at 7 and 9 p.m.)

Isn’t It Romantic? (May 12 at 5 and 7 p.m.; May 13 at 7 and 9 p.m.)

The Rankin File: Legacy of a Radical (May 14 at 7 p.m.)

To Dust (May 15 and 16 at 7 and 9:15 p.m.)

IMAX VICTORIA

imaxvictoria.com for showtimes.

A Star is Born: The Imax Experience 2D

Bohemian Rhapsody: The Imax Experience 2D

Aircraft Carrier: Guardians of the Sea 3D

Cuba 2D

The Great Bear Rainforest 2D and 3D

Volcanoes: Fires of Creation 2D and 3D

Dream Big: Engineering Our World 2D

Rocky Mountain Express 2D