What's on at the movies

OPENING

Adult Beginners
(Vic Theatre) A young, narcissistic entrepreneur crashes and burns on the eve of his company’s big launch. With his life in total disarray, he leaves Manhattan to move in with his estranged pregnant sister, brother-in-law and three-year-old nephew in the suburbs — only to become their nanny.  With Nick Kroll, Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale. 14A

Ex Machina
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) A young programmer is selected to participate in a breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breathtaking female A.I. With  Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson and Oscar Isaac. PG

Hot Pursuit
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, SilverCity) An uptight police officer tries to protect the brassy widow of a drug boss as they race through Texas pursued by criminals and dirty cops. With Reese Witherspoon, Sofia Vergara and John Carroll Lynch. PG.

The Water Diviner
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) An Australian man travels to Turkey after the Battle of Gallipoli to try to locate his three missing sons. With Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko and Jai Courtney. 14A

CONTINUING

The Age of Adaline
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity, Star) A solitary woman who hasn’t aged for almost eight decades after a freak accident has a chance encounter with a charismatic philanthropist that changes everything. With Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman and Kathy Baker. G

Avengers: Age of Ultron
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity Imax, Star) When Iron Man’s plan to develop an artificially intelligent peacekeeping force backfires, he and his fellow Avengers must save the world from a megalomaniacal android. With Robert Downey Jr., James Spader, Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson. PG

Cinderella   
(SilverCity) When her merchant father unexpectedly dies, a young woman finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and stepsisters until a fateful ball arises. With Lily James, Cate Blanchett and Richard Madden. G

Danny Collins
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Landmark Cinemas University Heights) An aging rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old letter written to him by John Lennon. With Al Pacino, Annette Bening and Jennifer Garner. 14A

The Divergent Series: Insurgent 3D
(SilverCity) In the ruins of futuristic Chicago, a group of noncomformist rebels continue their battle against a power-mad cabal. With Shailene Woodley, Theo James and Kate Winslet. PG

Furious 7
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) A crew of fast-driving outlaws battle the vengeful brother of a vanquished enemy. With Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson.
14A

Home 3D
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) When Earth is taken over by over-confident aliens in search of a new home, a resourceful girl and an outcast extraterrestrial become unlikely partners in crime. With the voices of Jim Parsons, Rihanna and Steve Martin. G

Monkey Kingdom
(SilverCity) A documentary directed by Mark Linfield following a resourceful monkey in the jungles of South Asia as she welcomes a son into her complicated extended family. 14A

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
(SilverCity) A mall security guard heads to a convention in Las Vegas with his college-bound daughter and stumbles upon a heist. With Kevin James, Raini Rodriguez and Neal McDonough. PG

True Story
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) When a disgraced New York Times reporter meets the accused killer who has taken his identity, his investigation turns into a game of cat-and-mouse. With Jonah Hill, James Franco and Felicity Jones. 14A

While We’re Young
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Star) A middle-aged couple’s careers and marriage are overturned when a young couple enters their lives. With Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts and Adam Driver. 14A

Woman In Gold
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Landmark Cinemas University Heights) Sixty years after fleeing Vienna during the Second World War, an elderly Jewish woman sets out to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis, including a famous Gustav Klimt painting. With Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds and Daniel Bruhl. G

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

Short Circuit Film Festival (Friday and Saturday, Vic Theatre)
The Wizard of Oz (Saturday, Cineplex Odeon Westshore)
The Metropolitan Opera: La Donna Del Lago Encore (Saturday, SilverCity and Monday, Cineplex Odeon Victoria.)
Oklahoma! (Sunday and Wednesday, SilverCity)
Help Lesotho: The Forgotten Kingdom (Wednesday, Vic Theatre)
National Theatre Live: Man and Superman (Thursday, Cineplex Odeon Westshore and SilverCity)

CINECENTA

The Salt of the Earth (May 8 and 9 at 7 and 9:15 p.m.)
Wild (May 10 at 7 and 9:15 p.m.)
Wild Tales (May 11 at 4:40 and 7:10 p.m.)
Merchants of Doubt (May 13 at 7 p.m.)
Double Feature:
Coastal Tarsands: Journey to the Deleted Islands and Rainforest: The Limit of Splendour (May 14 at 7 p.m.)

IMAX FILMS

imaxvictoria.com for showtimes.
Watermelon Magic: 2D and 3D
A Turtle’s Tale: Escape From Paradise 3D
Gold Fever
Journey To Space
Journey To the South Pacific
Wonders of the Arctic
Mysteries of Egypt
Coral Reef Adventure
Ride Around the World