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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 25, 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba C M Y K PAGE A13 winnipegfreepress. com MOVIES WINNIPEG FREE PRESS, SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 2015 A 13 VALID JANUARY 23, 2015 - JANUARY 29, 2015 TAKEN 3 ( 14A) ( Frightening Scenes) Fri 2: 40, 5: 20, 8: 00, 10: 40; Sat 11: 55, 2: 40, 5: 20, 8: 00, 10: 40; Sun 2: 00, 4: 45, 7: 35, 10: 15; Mon- Thurs 1: 15, 4: 00, 7: 00, 9: 45 PROJECT ALMANAC ( STC) Thurs 7: 00, 9: 40 MORTDECAI ( PG) ( Sexual Contact, Not Recommended For Young ChildrEn, Language May Offend) Fri 2: 15, 5: 00, 7: 45, 10: 30; Sat 11: 35, 2: 15, 5: 00, 7: 45, 10: 30; Sun 1: 30, 4: 20, 7: 40, 10: 20; Mon- Tue, Thurs 2: 15, 5: 00, 7: 45, 10: 25; Wed 2: 15, 5: 00, 7: 00, 10: 25 SELMA ( PG) ( Violence, Not Recommended For Young Children, Language May Offend) Fri, Mon- Wed 1: 05, 4: 05, 7: 05, 10: 10; Sat 12: 45, 4: 05, 7: 05, 10: 10; Sun 4: 05, 7: 05, 10: 10; Thurs 1: 00, 3: 55 THE IMITATION GAME ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children) Fri- Sat, Mon- Tue, Thurs 1: 25, 4: 20, 7: 10, 9: 55; Sun 1: 30, 4: 20, 7: 10, 9: 55; Wed 4: 20, 7: 10, 9: 55; Star & Strollers Screening, Wed 1: 30 AMERICAN SNIPER ( 14A) ( Brutal Violence, Gory Scenes, Coarse Language) Fri 1: 10, 4: 20, 7: 30, 10: 40; Sat 1: 15, 4: 20, 7: 30, 10: 40; Sun 1: 10, 4: 20, 7: 25, 10: 25; Mon- Thurs 1: 10, 4: 20, 7: 30, 10: 30 STRANGE MAGIC ( G) Fri, Sun- Thurs 2: 30, 5: 00, 7: 35, 10: 05; Sat 12: 00, 2: 30, 5: 00, 7: 35, 10: 05 CAKE ( 14A) ( Alcohol Abuse, Substance Abuse, Coarse Language) Fri- Tue, Thurs 1: 40, 4: 15, 6: 55, 9: 30; Wed 4: 15, 6: 55, 9: 30; Star & Strollers Screening, Wed 1: 30 MONSTER HOUSE ( PG) ( Frightening Scenes) Sat 11: 00 BOLSHOI BALLET: SWAN LAKE ( STC) Sun 12: 55 WWE ROYAL RUMBLE - 2015 ( STC) Sun 7: 00 EXHIBITION ONSCREEN: GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING ( STC) Wed 7: 30 SILVERCITY ST. VITAL 110- 1225 ST. MARY'S RD. 204- 256- 3901 THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES 3- D ( PG) ( Violence, Not Recommended For Young Children) Fri 3: 35, 6: 50, 10: 05; Sat 12: 25, 3: 35, 6: 50, 10: 05; Sun- Thurs 3: 35, 6: 50, 10: 00 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART 1 ( PG) ( Violence) Fri- Thurs 4: 30, 9: 50 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB ( PG) Fri, Sun 2: 00, 7: 25; Sat 11: 15, 2: 00, 7: 25; Mon- Thurs 1: 20, 7: 25 THE WEDDING RINGER ( 14A) ( Coarse Language, Not Recommended For Children) Fri 2: 40, 5: 10, 7: 45, 10: 25; Sat 12: 10, 2: 40, 5: 10, 7: 45, 10: 25; Sun- Thurs 2: 40, 5: 10, 7: 45, 10: 20 INTO THE WOODS ( PG) ( Frightening Scenes) Fri 1: 05, 3: 55, 6: 55, 9: 55; Sat- Sun 1: 00, 3: 55, 6: 55, 9: 55; Mon- Tue 1: 30, 3: 55, 6: 55, 9: 55; Wed 1: 30, 3: 45, 6: 55, 10: 05; Thurs 1: 35, 3: 55, 6: 55, 9: 55 GRANT PARK 8 CINEMAS 1120 GRANT AVE. 204- 453- 4084 BIRDMAN OR " THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE" ( 14A) ( Coarse Language, Not Recommended For Children) Fri, Mon- Thurs 3: 40, 6: 50, 9: 40; Sat- Sun 12: 40, 3: 40, 6: 50, 9: 40 THE IMITATION GAME ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children) Fri, Mon- Thurs 4: 05, 7: 05, 10: 05; Sat- Sun 1: 05, 4: 05, 7: 05, 10: 05 INHERENT VICE ( STC) Fri- Sat, Tue- Thurs 3: 25, 6: 30, 9: 45; Sun 12: 25, 3: 25, 6: 30, 9: 45; Mon 3: 25, 9: 45 SELMA ( PG) ( Violence, Not Rec. For Young Children, Language May Offend) Fri 3: 50; Sat- Sun 12: 50, 3: 50, 6: 50, 9: 50; Mon- Tue, Thurs 3: 50, 6: 50, 9: 50; Wed 3: 50, 6: 50 FOXCATCHER ( PG) ( Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Not Recommended For Young Children, Violence) Fri, Mon- Thurs 3: 35, 6: 35, 9: 35; Sat 12: 30; Sun 12: 30, 3: 35, 6: 35, 9: 35 WILD ( 14A) ( Coarse Language, Alcohol Abuse, Sexual Content, Substance Abuse) Fri, Mon- Thurs 3: 20, 6: 25, 9: 25; Sat- Sun 12: 20, 3: 20, 6: 25, 9: 25 SELMA ( PG) ( Violence, Not Rec. For Young Children, Language May Offend) Fri 6: 50, 9: 50; Wed 9: 50 AMERICAN SNIPER ( 14A) ( Brutal Violence, Gory Scenes, Coarse Language, Extra Experience) Fri, Mon- Thurs 3: 50, 7: 00, 10: 00; Sat 12: 45, 3: 50, 7: 00, 10: 00; Sun 12: 45, 3: 50, 7: 00, 10: 00 CAKE ( 14A) ( Alcohol Abuse, Substance Abuse, Coarse Language) Fri, Mon- Thurs 4: 10, 7: 10, 10: 05; Sat- Sun 1: 10, 4: 10, 7: 10, 10: 05 ROYAL BALLET: ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND ( STC) NO PASSES Sat 11: 00 FOXCATCHER ( PG) ( Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Not Recommended For Young Children, Violence) Sat 3: 35, 6: 35, 9: 35 THE ROYAL BALLET - MANON ( STC) NO PASSES Mon 6: 30 CINEPLEX ODEON McGILLIVRAY & VIP CINEMAS 2190 MCGILLIVRAY BLVD. 204- 269- 9981 THE WEDDING RINGER ( 14A) ( Coarse Language, Not Recommended For Children) Fri, Tue 4: 45, 7: 30, 10: 00; Sat- Sun 2: 15, 4: 45, 7: 30, 10: 00; Mon, Wed- Thurs 5: 30, 8: 15 PADDINGTON ( G) Fri, Tue 3: 50, 6: 30, 9: 00; Sat- Sun 1: 20, 3: 50, 6: 30, 9: 00; Mon, Wed- Thurs 4: 30, 7: 00 THE BOY NEXT DOOR ( 18A) ( Sexual Content, Brutal Violence) Fri, Tue 4: 20, 7: 00, 9: 15; Sat- Sun 2: 00, 4: 20, 7: 00, 9: 15; Mon, Wed- Thurs 5: 45, 8: 20 THE BOY NEXT DOOR ( 18A) ( Sexual Content, Brutal Violence, VIP 18+) Fri, Tue 6: 30, 10: 00; Sat- Sun 4: 45, 6: 30, 10: 00; Mon, Wed- Thurs 7: 40 BLACKHAT ( 14A) ( Violence) Fri, Tue 4: 15, 7: 20, 10: 20; Sat- Sun 1: 15, 4: 15, 7: 20, 10: 20; Mon, Wed- Thurs 4: 45, 7: 45 TAKEN 3 ( 14A) ( Frightening Scenes) Fri, Tue 5: 05, 7: 50, 10: 30; Sat 2: 30, 5: 05, 7: 50, 10: 30; Sun 2: 30, 5: 05, 7: 50, 10: 25; Mon, Wed- Thurs 5: 05, 7: 50 MORTDECAI ( PG) ( Sexual Contact, Not Recommended For Young Children, Language May Offend) Fri, Tue 4: 25, 7: 15, 9: 55; Sat- Sun 1: 45, 4: 25, 7: 15, 9: 55; Mon, Wed- Thurs 5: 15, 8: 05 PADDINGTON ( G) Fri 2: 25, 4: 50, 7: 20, 9: 45; Sat 11: 30, 12: 00, 2: 25, 4: 50, 7: 20, 9: 45; Sun 12: 50, 2: 25, 4: 50, 7: 20, 9: 45; Mon- Thurs 1: 15, 2: 25, 4: 50, 7: 20, 9: 45 THE BOY NEXT DOOR ( 18A) ( Sexual Content, Brutal Violence) Fri 1: 15, 3: 10, 5: 30, 7: 50, 10: 10; Sat- Sun 12: 45, 3: 10, 5: 30, 7: 50, 10: 10; Mon- Wed 3: 10, 5: 30, 7: 50, 10: 10; Thurs 5: 30, 7: 50, 10: 10; Star & Strollers Screening, Thurs 1: 30 TAKEN 3 ( 14A) ( Frightening Scenes) Fri- Tue, Thurs 2: 10, 4: 55, 7: 35, 10: 15; Wed 1: 25, 4: 00, 10: 15 THE IMITATION GAME ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children) Fri- Sat 2: 05, 4: 45, 7: 40, 10: 25; Sun- ThUrs 2: 05, 4: 45, 7: 40, 10: 20 AMERICAN SNIPER ( 14A) ( Brutal Violence, Gory Scenes, Coarse Language, Ultraavx) Fri 1: 00, 4: 00, 7: 10, 10: 20; Sat 12: 55, 4: 00, 7: 10, 10: 20; Sun 12: 55, 4: 00, 7: 10, 10: 15; Mon- Thurs 1: 15, 4: 15, 7: 15, 10: 15 STRANGE MAGIC ( G) Fri, Sun- Wed 2: 30, 5: 00, 7: 30, 10: 00; Sat 11: 25, 12: 05, 2: 30, 5: 00, 7: 30, 10: 00; Thurs 5: 00, 7: 30, 10: 00; Star & Strollers Screening, Thurs 1: 30 MONSTER HOUSE ( PG) ( Frightening Scenes) Sat 11: 00 TOWNE CINEMA 8 301 NOTRE DAME AVE. ( 204)- 947- 2848 AMERICAN SNIPER ( 14A) ( Brutal Violence, Gory Scenes, Coarse Language) Daily 6: 45, 9: 40 Sat- Sun Mat 12: 25, 3: 25 THE WEDDING RINGER ( 14A) ( Not Recommended For Children, Coarse Language) Daily 7: 10, 9: 30 Sat- Sun Mat 12: 50, 3: 15 BLACKHAT ( 14A) ( Violence) Fri- Wed Eve 6: 55, 9: 45 Thu Eve 9: 45 Sat- Sun Mat 12: 35, 3: 35 TAKEN 3 ( 14A) ( Violence) Fri- Wed Eve 6: 50, 9: 35 Thu Eve 6: 50 Sat- Sun Mat 1: 30, 4: 10 THE BOY NEXT DOOR ( 18A) ( Brutal Violence, Sexual Content) Daily 7: 15, 9: 25 Sat- Sun Mat 1: 00, 3: 30 STRANGE MAGIC ( G) Daily 7: 00, 9: 20 Sat- Sun Mat 1: 20, 3: 40 PADDINGTON ( G) Daily 7: 05, 9: 15 Sat- Sun Mat 1: 10, 4: 00 MORTDECAI ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children, Sexual Content, Language May Offend) Daily 6: 40, 9: 10 Sat- Sun Mat 12: 45, 3: 45 PROJECT ALMANAC ( STC) Thu Eve 7: 20, 9: 45 CINEMATHEQUE WINNIPEG FILM GROUPS 100 ARTHUR ST. 204- 925- 3456 SECRETS, LIES AND BETRAYAL: CASQUE D'OR ( GOLDEN HELMUT) Fri 7: 00 SECRETS, LIES AND BETRAYAL: LE CONFESSIONAL Fri 9: 00 SECRETS, LIES AND BETRAYAL: QUAI DES ORFEVRES Sat 3: 00 SECRETS, LIES AND BETRAYAL: YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL Sat 7: 00 FM YOUTH Sat 9: 00 CABIN FEVER FREE FILMS FOR KIDS: THE SECRET GARDEN Sun 2: 00 HEARTBEAT Sun 7: 00 FROM NOVEL TO SCREEN: AWAY FROM HER Wed 7: 00 THE IMITATION GAME ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children) Fri, Tue 4: 05, 6: 45, 9: 30; Sat- Sun 1: 25, 4: 05, 6: 45, 9: 30; Mon, Wed- Thurs 5: 10, 8: 00 THE IMITATION GAME ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children, VIP 18+) Fri, Tue 7: 40, 10: 30; Sat 4: 15, 7: 40, 10: 30; Sun 4: 15, 7: 40, 10: 20; Mon, Wed- Thurs 7: 00 AMERICAN SNIPER ( 14A) ( Brutal Violence, Gory Scenes, Coarse Language) Fri, Tue 4: 30, 7: 40, 10: 40; Sat 1: 30, 4: 30, 7: 40, 10: 40; Sun 1: 15, 4: 15, 7: 15, 10: 15; Mon, Wed- Thurs 4: 30, 7: 40 AMERICAN SNIPER ( 14A) ( Brutal Violence, Gory Scenes, Coarse Language, VIP 18+) Fri, Tue 7: 00, 9: 00; Sat- Sun 3: 30, 7: 00, 9: 00; Mon, Wed- Thurs 8: 20 CINEMA CITY NORTHGATE 1399 MCPHILLIPS ST. 204- 334- 6234 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 3- D ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children, Violence, Language May Offend) Fri- Sat 4: 00, 9: 20; Sun 4: 00, 9: 00; Mon- Thurs 8: 10 EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS 3- D ( PG) ( Disturbing Content, Not Recommended For Young Children, Violence) Fri- Sat 3: 30, 6: 40, 9: 10; Sun 3: 20, 6: 30, 8: 50; Mon- Thurs 5: 20, 7: 50 ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY ( G) Fri 7: 10; Sat 1: 20, 7: 10; Sun 1: 20, 6: 55; Mon- Thurs 5: 45 HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 ( 14A) ( Coarse Language, Not Recommended For Children, Crude Content) Fri- Sat 4: 30, 7: 00, 9: 50; Sun 4: 30, 7: 00, 9: 40; Mon- Thurs 5: 25, 8: 00 ST. VINCENT ( 14A) ( Coarse Language, Tobacco Use/ Promotion, Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse) Fri 6: 50; Sat 1: 40, 6: 50; Sun 1: 40, 6: 40; Mon- Thurs 5: 35 DUMB AND DUMBER TO ( PG) ( Crude Content, Language May Offend, Not Recommended For Young ChilDren) Fri 4: 45, 7: 15, 9: 35; Sat 2: 00, 4: 45, 7: 15, 9: 35; Sun 2: 00, 4: 40, 7: 10, 9: 20; Mon- Thurs 5: 50, 8: 20 WHIPLASH ( 14A) ( Adverse Psychological Impact, Disturbing Content, Coarse Language) Fri- Sat 4: 40, 9: 30; Sun 4: 30, 9: 10; Mon- Thurs 8: 30 I ( 14A) ( Not Recommended For Children, Gory Scenes, Violence, Tamil W/ E. S. T.) Fri 3: 50, 7: 50; Sat- Sun 12: 50, 4: 10, 7: 50; Mon- Thurs 7: 30 FENG SHUI 2 ( PG) ( Violence, Not Recommended For Young Children) Fri 4: 10, 6: 55, 9: 45; Sat 1: 10, 3: 50, 6: 55, 9: 45; Sun 1: 10, 3: 50, 6: 40, 9: 40; MoN- Thurs 5: 30, 8: 05 THE BOOK OF LIFE ( G) ( Frightening Scenes) Sat- Sun 1: 50; Mon- Thurs 5: 25 THE Movies EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children, Violence, Disturbing Content) Sat 1: 30; Sun 1: 25 BABY ( STC, Hindi W/ E. S. T.) Fri 4: 20, 7: 40; Sat- Sun 1: 00, 4: 20, 7: 40; Mon- Thurs 7: 40 FAMOUS PLAYERS KILDONAN PLACE 1555 REGENT AVE. W. 204- 663- 2166 THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES 3- D ( PG) ( Violence, Not Recommended For Young Children) Fri 6: 40; Sat- Sun 12: 20, 6: 40; Mon- Thurs 5: 20 THE WEDDING RINGER ( 14A) ( Coarse Language, Not Recommended For Children) Fri 4: 00, 7: 30, 10: 10; Sat- Sun 1: 15, 4: 00, 7: 30, 10: 10; Mon- Thurs 5: 50, 8: 20 PADDINGTON ( G) Fri 3: 25, 7: 00, 9: 30; Sat- Sun 1: 00, 3: 25, 7: 00, 9: 30; Mon- Thurs 6: 00, 8: 30 THE BOY NEXT DOOR ( 18A) ( Sexual Content, Brutal Violence) Fri 3: 50, 7: 10, 9: 40; Sat- Sun 1: 30, 3: 50, 7: 10, 9: 40; Mon- Thurs 5: 45, 8: 10 BLACKHAT ( 14A) ( Violence) Fri- Sun 3: 30, 9: 50; Mon- Thurs 8: 30 AMERICAN SNIPER ( 14A) ( Brutal Violence, Gory Scenes, Coarse Language) Fri 3: 40, 6: 50, 10: 00; Sat- Sun 12: 30, 3: 40, 6: 50, 10: 00; Mon- Thurs 5: 30, 8: 40 STRANGE MAGIC ( G) Fri 3: 20, 7: 20, 9: 50; Sat- Sun 12: 45, 3: 20, 7: 20, 9: 50; Mon- Thurs 5: 40, 8: 15 SILVERCITY POLO PARK 815 ST. JAMES ST. 204- 774- 1001 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB ( PG) Fri 2: 45, 5: 15, 7: 50, 10: 20; Sat 12: 15, 2: 45, 5: 15, 7: 50, 10: 20; Sun 2: 45, 5: 15, 10: 20; Mon- Thurs 2: 45, 5: 15, 7: 50, 10: 15 ANNIE ( G) Fri- Sat 12: 55; Sun- Thurs 1: 00 THE WEDDING RINGER ( 14A) ( Coarse Language, Not Recommended For Children) Fri, Sun- Thurs 2: 40, 5: 10, 7: 40, 10: 10; Sat 12: 10, 2: 40, 5: 10, 7: 40, 10: 10 INTO THE WOODS ( PG) ( Frightening Scenes) Fri, Mon- Tue, Thurs 1: 05, 3: 55, 6: 50, 9: 50; Sat 12: 40, 3: 55, 6: 50, 9: 50; Sun 12: 55, 3: 55, 6: 50; Wed 1: 05, 3: 55, 9: 50 PADDINGTON ( G) Fri, Sun- Thurs 2: 25, 4: 50, 7: 15, 9: 40; Sat 11: 00, 12: 00, 2: 25, 4: 50, 7: 15, 9: 40 THE BOY NEXT DOOR ( 18A) ( Sexual Content, Brutal Violence) Fri, Sun- Thurs 1: 00, 3: 20, 5: 40, 8: 00, 10: 20; Sat 11: 15, 1: 00, 3: 20, 5: 40, 8: 00, 10: 20 BLACKHAT ( 14A) ( Violence) Fri- Sun 4: 10, 7: 20, 10: 30; Mon- Thurs 4: 10, 7: 20, 10: 25 THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES -- AN IMAX 3- D EXPERIENCE ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children, Violence) Fri 12: 55, 4: 10, 7: 30, 10: 35; Sat 12: 50, 4: 10, 7: 30, 10: 35; Sun 12: 50, 4: 10, 7: 20, 10: 25; Mon- Thurs 12: 55, 4: 10, 7: 20, 10: 30 AMERICAN SNIPER Grant Park, Kildonan Place, McGillivray, McGillivray VIP, Polo Park, St. Vital, Towne. 14A. 133 minutes. Bradley Cooper portrays the Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, the " deadliest sniper in U. S. history." The story is very much in director Clint Eastwood's wheelhouse, springing from his career as an actor portraying a gallery of mythic heroes, and then as a director, deconstructing those figures to reveal tortured, flesh- and- blood men. Kyle, whose reputation for heroism and his outsize tally of kills during the war in Iraq earned him the sobriquet " Legend," is an Eastwoodian hero if there ever was one. �s �s �s 1/ 2 BLACKHAT Kildonan Place, McGillivray, Polo Park, Towne. 14A. 134 minutes. An imprisoned computer hacker ( Chris Hemsworth) barters his expertise for his freedom in a thriller that arrives in theatres at an interesting moment, when both cyber- terrorism and just plain terrorism have been front- page news over the past few weeks. It speaks to the disappointing quality of the film that it fails to register as either topical or realistic. Maybe that's what happens when you cast Chris Hemsworth as a computer geek. �s �s THE BOY NEXT DOOR Kildonan Place, McGillivray, McGillivray VIP, Polo Park, St. Vital, Towne. 18A. 91 minutes. Jennifer Lopez is a recent divorcee whose brief sexual fling with a new neighbour ( Ryan Guzman) precipitates a nightmare when he turns out to be a psycho. Like a car careening down the Hollywood hills without brakes - yes, that's a scene in the film - it rushes pell- mell from psychological thriller territory into the realm of horror film. But it plays best as unintentional comedy. �s 1/ 2 ( Reviewed by Michael O'Sullivan ) CAKE Grant Park, Polo Park. 14A. 102 minutes. Jennifer Aniston stars as an accident survivor who becomes obsessed with the suicide of a woman ( Anna Kendrick) in her chronic- pain support group. Notwithstanding the Oscar snub, g ive Aniston her due: she really does grab our attention during the course of the film and puts that perky sitcom persona to bed. But that departure isn't sufficient to justify a whole movie, especially one that ultimately fails to engage the audience emotionally. �s �s 1/ 2 FOXCATCHER Grant Park. PG. 135 minutes. Director Bennett Miller, who combined true crime and real- life celebrity in Capote , explores that dynamic again with the true story of insane millionaire John du Pont ( Steve Carell) and his tragic relationship with fraternal Olympian wrestlers Mark ( Channing Tatum) and Dave Schultz ( Mark Ruffalo). Carell's performance has been duly hyped ( and Oscar- nominated) as an interesting U- turn from his usual comic shtick, and it is a model of intense, if studied, commitment. But actually, Tatum's proves to be the more impressive performance, as a soul as lonely and tortured as du Pont, but without the advantages money can buy. �s �s �s �s THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES Kildonan Place, Polo Park Imax, St. Vital. PG. 144 minutes. Peter Jackson's long kiss good night to Middle- earth wraps up with a somewhat chaotic but satisfying conclusion as Bilbo ( Martin Freeman) prevails on the gold/ power- hungry Thorin Oakenshield ( Richard Armitage) to come back from the edge of madness. A brisk pace compensates for the deficits of the first movie and interlocks effectively with the Lord of the Rings trilogy to come ( chronologically speaking). If the spun- out yarn lacks the greatness of LOTR , it's a satisfying wrap- up. �s �s �s 1/ 2 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1 St. Vital. PG. 123 minutes. The games are over but the war has begun, as champion Katniss Everdeen ( Jennifer Lawrence) emerges as a symbol of the resistance to the tyranny of President Snow ( Donald Sutherland). You have to give credit to the way the film addresses the issue of propaganda, but the big problem in this penultimate episode to the Hunger Games saga is it never feels like a real movie so much as a chapter in a serial. Let the Games end already. �s �s THE IMITATION GAME Grant Park, McGillivray, McGillivray VIP, Polo Park, St. Vital. PG. 115 minutes. Benedict Cumberbatch gets his best screen role as Alan Turing, the genius credited with breaking Germany's Enigma code during the Second World War ( as well as being the father of the computer), but who found himself being harassed after the war due to his homosexuality. The shocking story is told in a sombre but dramatically devastating fashion by director Morten Tyldum. �s �s �s �s INHERENT VICE Grant Park. 18A. 149 minutes. Paul Thomas Anderson ( The Master ) offers up a long, strange trip into the private- eye genre with this adaptation of a Thomas Pynchon novel, starring Joaquin Phoenix as Doc Sportello, a hippie shamus attempting to get to the bottom of his ex- girlfriend's disappearance in L. A., circa 1970. Fitfully amusing, it's a movie to try your patience when it comes to a coherent narrative thread, a commodity usually pretty essential in a mystery story, no matter how subversive its intent. �s �s �s INTO THE WOODS Polo Park, St. Vital. PG. 125 minutes. Long before Hollywood started the fairy- tale- with- a- twist thing, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine did it on Broadway in 1986, and did it really well, with their musical combining the innocence of the fairy tale with an overlay of bitter life experience. This movie version directed by Rob Marshall translates it succinctly to the screen cannily casting musical vets ( Anna Kendrick, James Corden), revered thespians ( Meryl Streep) and just plain movie stars ( Johnny Depp and Chris Pine) to the desired effect. �s �s �s �s MORTDECAI McGillivray, Polo Park, Towne. PG. 107 minutes. Johnny Depp tries on the persona of an English upper- class twit/ art dealer tasked with finding a lost masterpiece said to contain the lost account number for a cache of Nazi gold. An attempt to recreate the retro feel of a 1960s Peter Sellers comedy turns into an anachronistic mess. �s ( Reviewed by Stephen Dalton) ONE CHANCE Bandwidth. PG. 103 minutes. This biopic adds a big helping of melodramatic heft to the story of Paul Potts ( James Corden), an obscure cellphone shop manager who became an overnight sensation when the amateur opera singer became an underdog competitor on Britain's Got Talent . If you wept at Potts's YouTube performance, you'll probably weep here, too, except you'll hate yourself for being too easily manipulated emotionally. �s �s �s PADDINGTON Kildonan Place, McGillivray, Polo Park, St. Vital, Towne. G. 96 minutes. Based on the beloved children's books comes this movie about the adventures of a civilized young bear from " Darkest Peru" who comes to London in search of a new life. A tentative adoption by a safety- obsessed patriarch ( Hugh Bonneville) helps until our hero becomes an ursine of interest to a wicked taxidermist ( Nicole Kidman). The animation effects may be state- of- the- art, but this is disarmingly charming and very much in the tradition of your more eccentric English family entertainments. �s �s �s 1/ 2 SELMA Grant Park, Polo Park. PG. 128 minutes. This pertinent drama examines the grim political realities that led to Martin Luther King's march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., in 1965. Director Ava DuVernay maintains a difficult balance between human drama and its historic context, anchored by a quietly dignified performance by David Oyelowo as King. �s �s �s �s STRANGE MAGIC Kildonan Place, Polo Park, St. Vital, Towne. G. 100 minutes. A peculiar hodgepodge with jarring musical interludes, this un- involving tale of fairies, elves, goblins and insect monsters was based on a story by George Lucas and is loaded with a soundtrack of pop tunes from the past six decades, featuring songs from Elvis Presley to Beyonc�. �s �s 1/ 2 ( Reviewed by Claudia Puig ) TAKEN 3 McGillivray, Polo Park, St. Vital, Towne. 14A. 109 minutes. A former covert op ( Liam Neeson), framed for the murder of his ex- wife, employs his particular set of skills against the conspirators responsible. Neeson's character brings nothing new to the predictable franchise. While this third instalment offers a jot more humour ( mostly unintentional), the action scenes are disjointed, badly staged and mind- numbing. If you've seen Taken or Taken 2, you've already been taken, and there's not much different here. �s ( Reviewed by Claudia Puig ) THE WEDDING RINGER Kildonan Place, McGillivray, Polo Park, St. Vital, Towne. 14A. 101 minutes. Kevin Hart plays a best man for hire who comes to the aid of a friend- challenged nebbish ( Josh Gad) on the eve of his wedding. Call it a Hangover Lite that softens manic funnyman Kevin Hart's persona into someone almost as funny, but more sentimental than abrasive. That helps Ringer work as a bromantic comedy that feels like a romantic comedy. �s �s �s ( Reviewed by Roger Moore ) WILD Grant Park. 14A. 112 minutes. Reese Witherspoon plays troubled long- distance hiker Cheryl Strayed, contemplating her oft- misspent life during the course of a gruelling 1,600- kilometre journey on foot. Quebec director Jean- Marc Vall�e, who essayed a similar transformative character study in last year's Dallas Buyers Club, combines his considerable filmmaking talents with a bluntly honest approach to his troubled heroes. For her part, Witherspoon takes up the challenge with admirable courage, despite the fact she is somewhat miscast. And as the film's producer, she has no one to blame for that but herself. �s �s �s 1/ 2 The following movies have been previously reviewed by Free Press movie critic Randall King, unless otherwise noted. NOW PLAYING ONE CHANCE A_ 13_ Jan- 25- 15_ FP_ 01. indd A13 1/ 24/ 15 6: 37: 11 PM ;