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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 01, 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba C M Y K PAGE A13 winnipegfreepress. com MOVIES WINNIPEG FREE PRESS, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2015 A 13 VALID JANUARY 30, 2015 - FEBRUARY 5, 2015 AMERICAN SNIPER ( 14A) ( Brutal Violence, Gory Scenes, Coarse Language) Fri 1: 10, 4: 20, 7: 30, 10: 40; Sat 1: 00, 4: 20, 7: 30, 10: 40; Sun- Thurs 1: 10, 4: 20, 7: 30, 10: 30 A MOST VIOLENT YEAR ( 14A) ( Brutal Violence, Coarse Language) Fri- Tue, Thurs 1: 30, 4: 35, 7: 30, 10: 30; Wed 4: 35, 7: 30, 10: 30; Star & Strollers Screening, Wed 1: 30 DICK TRACY ( STC) Fri 1: 00; Sun 7: 20 THE ROCKETEER ( STC) Fri 3: 30; Sun 1: 00; Tue 7: 35; Wed 12: 45 THE MONSTER SQUAD ( 14A) Fri 5: 40; Sun 5: 35 BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT ( 14A) ( Tobacco Use/ Promotion, Violence, Nudity) Fri 7: 30; Sun 3: 15; Tue 9: 45 DARKMAN ( STC) Fri 9: 45; Mon 5: 25; Wed 3: 00 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 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN ( STC) Sat 11: 55 X- MEN ( PG) ( Frightening Scenes, Violence) Sat 9: 55; Tue 5: 30 X2: X- MEN UNITED ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Children) Sat 7: 20; Wed 5: 10 X- MEN: THE LAST STAND ( PG) ( Violence, Not Recommended For Young Children) Sat 5: 15 X- MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST ( PG) ( Violence, Language May Offend, Not Recommended For Young Children) Sat 12: 05 X- MEN: FIRST CLASS ( PG) ( Violence, Not Recommended For Young Children, Mature Theme) Sat 2: 35; Thurs 5: 05 AN AMERICAN TAIL ( STC) Sat 11: 00 HELLBOY ( 14A) ( Violence) Sun 9: 30; Mon 7: 20; Thurs 2: 25 PAN'S LABYRINTH ( 14A) ( Disturbing Content, Violence, Gory Scenes) Mon 9: 50; Thurs 12: 15 ALIEN ( STC) Mon 12: 30; Thurs 7: 40 ALIENS ( STC) Mon 2: 50; Thurs 9: 55 KILL BILL: VOL. 1 ( 18A) ( Brutal Violence) Tue 12: 30; Wed 7: 45 KILL BILL: VOL. 2 ( 18A) ( Gory Scenes, Coarse Language) Tue 2: 35; Wed 9: 50 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, Sun 3: 30, 6: 45, 10: 00; Sat 12: 20, 3: 30, 6: 45, 10: 00; Mon- Thurs 3: 35, 6: 45, 10: 00 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB ( PG) Fri, Sun- Thurs 1: 50, 7: 25; Sat 11: 15, 1: 50, 7: 25 THE WEDDING RINGER ( 14A) ( Coarse Language, Not Recommended For Children) Fri, Sun- Thurs 2: 40, 5: 10, 7: 45, 10: 15; Sat 12: 10, 2: 40, 5: 10, 7: 45, 10: 15 PROJECT ALMANAC ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children, Coarse Language) Fri 2: 30, 5: 15, 7: 55, 10: 30; Sat 12: 15, 2: 45, 5: 15, 7: 55, 10: 30; Sun 2: 30, 5: 15, 7: 45, 10: 20; Mon- Wed 2: 30, 5: 05, 7: 45, 10: 20; Thurs 5: 05, 7: 45, 10: 20; Star & Strollers ScreEning, Thurs 1: 30 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, 7: 10, 9: 55; Sat- Sun 12: 40, 3: 40, 7: 10, 9: 55 THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING ( G) Fri, Tue- Thurs 4: 00, 6: 55, 9: 45; Sat- Sun 12: 30, 4: 00, 6: 55, 9: 45; Mon 4: 00, 10: 15 THE IMITATION GAME ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children) Fri, Mon- Thurs 4: 05, 7: 05, 9: 50; Sat- Sun 1: 10, 4: 05, 7: 05, 9: 50 SELMA ( PG) ( Violence, Not Recommended For Young Children, Language May Offend) Fri, Mon- Thurs 3: 45, 6: 50, 9: 50; Sat- Sun 12: 50, 3: 45, 6: 50, 9: 50 FOXCATCHER ( PG) ( Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Not Recommended For Young Children, Violence) Fri, Mon- Thurs 3: 20, 6: 35, 9: 35; Sat- Sun 12: 15, 3: 20, 6: 35, 9: 35 WILD ( 14A) ( Coarse Language, Alcohol Abuse, Sexual Content, Substance Abuse) Fri, Mon- Thurs 3: 30, 6: 45, 9: 40; Sat- Sun 12: 20, 3: 30, 6: 45, 9: 40 AMERICAN SNIPER ( 14A) ( Brutal Violence, Gory Scenes, Coarse Language, Extra Experience) Fri 7: 00, 10: 00; Sat 12: 45, 3: 50, 7: 00, 10: 00; Sun 12: 45; Mon- Wed 3: 50, 7: 00, 10: 00; Thurs 3: 50, 7: 00 BLACK OR WHITE ( PG) Fri, Tue, Thurs 4: 15, 7: 15, 10: 05; Sat 1: 00, 10: 05; Sun 1: 00, 4: 15, 7: 15, 10: 05; Mon 7: 15, 10: 05; Wed 10: 05 AMERICAN SNIPER ( 14A) ( Brutal Violence, Gory Scenes, Coarse Language, Extra Experience) Fri 3: 50; Sun 3: 50, 7: 00, 10: 00; Thurs 10: 00 BLACK OR WHITE ( PG) Sat, Wed 4: 15, 7: 15; Mon 4: 15 ROYAL BALLET: ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND ( 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: 30, 7: 15, 10: 10; Sat- Sun 1: 50, 4: 30, 7: 15, 10: 10; Mon, Wed 5: 20, 8: 15; Thurs 5: 20 PROJECT ALMANAC ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children, Coarse Language) Fri, Tue 4: 55, 7: 30, 10: 05; Sat- Sun 2: 10, 4: 55, 7: 30, 10: 05; Mon, Wed- Thurs 5: 30, 8: 05 PADDINGTON ( G) Fri, Tue 4: 00, 6: 30, 9: 05; Sat- Sun 1: 30, 4: 00, 6: 30, 9: 05; Mon, Wed- Thurs 4: 45, 7: 25 THE BOY NEXT DOOR ( 18A) ( Sexual Content, Brutal Violence) Fri, Tue 4: 20, 7: 00, 10: 45; Sat- Sun 1: 55, 4: 20, 7: 00, 10: 45; Mon, Wed- Thurs 6: 00, 8: 30 THE BOY NEXT DOOR ( 18A) ( Sexual Content, Brutal Violence, VIP 18+) Fri, Tue 6: 30, 10: 40; Sat 4: 00, 6: 30, 10: 40; Sun 2: 00, 6: 30; Mon, Wed- Thurs 6: 30 TAKEN 3 ( 14A) ( Frightening Scenes) Fri, Tue 5: 00, 8: 00, 10: 40; Sat- Sun 2: 05, 5: 00, 8: 00, 10: 40; Mon, Wed 6: 15, 9: 00; Thurs 5: 00 MORTDECAI ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children, Sexual Contact, Language May Offend) Fri, Tue 4: 15, 7: 10, 9: 45; Sat- Sun 1: 35, 4: 15, 7: 10, 9: 45; Mon, Wed- Thurs 6: 00, 8: 45 THE IMITATION GAME ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children) Fri, Tue 3: 45, 6: 45, 9: 30; Sat- Sun 1: 00, 3: 45, 6: 45, 9: 30; Mon, Wed- Thurs 4: 55, 7: 45 THE IMITATION GAME ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children, VIP 18+) Fri 7: 40, 10: 10; Sat 4: 40, 7: 40, 10: 10; Sun 3: 00, 10: 00; Mon, Wed- Thurs 7: 30; Tue 7: 40, 10: 00 INTO THE WOODS ( PG) ( Frightening Scenes) Fri- Thurs 4: 25, 9: 50 PADDINGTON ( G) Fri 2: 25, 4: 50, 7: 20, 9: 45; Sat 11: 30, 1: 30, 4: 50, 7: 20, 9: 45; Sun 12: 45, 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: 10, 3: 10, 5: 30, 7: 50, 10: 05; Sat- Sun 12: 50, 3: 10, 5: 30, 7: 50, 10: 05; Mon- Tue 3: 10, 5: 30, 7: 50, 10: 05; Wed 1: 30, 3: 50, 7: 10, 10: 05; Thurs 2: 00, 4: 20, 7: 10, 9: 40 TAKEN 3 ( 14A) ( Frightening Scenes) Fri, Sun 1: 35, 4: 30, 7: 15, 9: 55; Sat 4: 30, 7: 15, 9: 55; Mon- Tue 1: 35, 4: 30, 7: 10, 9: 55; Wed 1: 35, 4: 30, 9: 55; Thurs 4: 30; Star & Strollers Screening, Thurs 1: 30 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 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN ( STC) Sat 11: 55 JUPITER ASCENDING 3- D ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children, Frightening Scenes, Violence) Thurs 7: 00, 10: 00 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- Thurs 1: 45, 4: 20, 6: 55, 9: 30; Sat 11: 15, 1: 45, 4: 20, 6: 55, 9: 30 AN AMERICAN TAIL ( STC) 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 PROJECT ALMANAC ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children, Coarse Language) Daily 7: 15, 9: 45 Sat- Sun Mat 12: 30, 3: 15 MORTDECAI ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children, Sexual Content, Language May Offend) Fri- Wed Eve 6: 40, 9: 05 Thu Eve 9: 30 Sat- Sun Mat 12: 45, 3: 45 CAKE ( 14A) ( Substance/ Alcohol Abuse) Fri- Wed Eve 6: 55, 9: 35 Thu Eve 9: 35 Sat- Sun Mat 1: 15, 4: 05 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 Sat- Sun Mat 1: 20, 3: 40 TAKEN 3 ( 14A) ( Violence) Fri- Wed Eve 9: 20 PADDINGTON ( G) Fri- Wed Eve 7: 05 Sat- Sun Mat 1: 10, 4: 00 BLACKHAT ( 14A) ( VIolence) Fri- Wed Eve 9: 15 THE WEDDING RINGER ( 14A) ( Not Recommended For Children, Coarse Language) Fri- Wed Eve 7: 10, 9: 30 Thu Eve 7: 10 Sat- Sun Mat 12: 50, 3: 20 JUPITER ASCENDING ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children, Violence, Frightening Scenes) Thu 6: 30, 9: 20 SEVENTH SON ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children, Frightening Scenes) Thu 6: 40, 9: 15 SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER 3- D ( G) Thu 6: 50, 9: 00 CINEMATHEQUE WINNIPEG FILM GROUPS 100 ARTHUR ST. 204- 925- 3456 FORCE MAJEURE Fri 7: 00; Sat 3: 00, 7: 00; Sun 7: 00; Wed 7: 00; Thurs 7: 00 HEARTBEAT Fri 9: 15; Sat 9: 15; Thurs 9: 00 THE SATURDAY MORNING ALL - YOU - CAN - EAT - CEREAL CARTOON PARTY Sat 10: 00 CABIN FEVER FREE FILMS FOR KIDS: THE WITCHES Sun 2: 00 SEVENTH SON ( PG) ( Frightening Scenes, Not Recommended For Young Children) Thurs 8: 15 THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER ( STC) Thurs 8: 00 AMERICAN SNIPER ( 14A) ( Brutal Violence, Gory Scenes, Coarse Language) Fri, TuE 4: 35, 7: 40, 9: 20; Sat- Sun 1: 25, 4: 35, 7: 40, 9: 20; Mon, Wed- Thurs 5: 20, 8: 30 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: 10, 9: 00 A BIG SCREEN EVENT ( STC, VIP 18+) Sun 4: 30 CINEMA CITY NORTHGATE 1399 MCPHILLIPS ST. 204- 334- 6234 PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR 3- D ( G) Fri 5: 00, 7: 20, 9: 50; Sat- Sun 2: 45, 5: 00, 7: 20, 9: 50; Mon- Thurs 5: 45, 8: 30 EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS 3- D ( PG) ( Disturbing Content, Not Recommended For YouNg Children, Violence) Fri- Sun 3: 45, 6: 50, 9: 35; Mon- Thurs 5: 25, 8: 00 ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY ( G) Fri 7: 10; Sat- Sun 12: 20, 2: 30, 7: 10; Mon- Thurs 5: 35 ST. VINCENT ( 14A) ( Coarse Language, Tobacco Use/ Promotion, Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse) Fri- Sun 4: 40, 9: 55; Mon- Thurs 8: 40 DUMB AND DUMBER TO ( PG) ( Crude Content, Language May Offend, Not Recommended For Young Children) Fri 4: 00, 7: 30, 10: 00; Sat- Sun 1: 20, 4: 00, 7: 30, 10: 00; Mon- Thurs 5: 55, 8: 25 INHERENT VICE ( STC) Fri 4: 10, 6: 45, 9: 15; Sat- Sun 12: 50, 4: 10, 6: 45, 9: 15; Mon- Thurs 5: 20, 7: 45 EH JANAM TUMHARE LEKHE ( PG, Not Recommended For Young Children, Punjabi W/ E. S. T.) Fri 3: 50, 6: 40, 9: 30; Sat- Sun 1: 00, 3: 50, 6: 40, 9: 30; Mon- Thurs 5: 30, 8: 20 BABY ( 14A) ( Language May Offend, Brutal Violence, Hindi W/ E. S. T.) Fri 4: 30, 8: 00; Sat- Sun 1: 10, 4: 30, 8: 00; Mon- Thurs 7: 30 THE AMAZING PRAYBEYT BENJAMIN ( STC) Fri 4: 20, 7: 00, 9: 40; Sat- Sun 1: 50, 4: 20, 7: 00, 9: 40; Mon- Thurs 5: 50, 8: 15 PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR ( G) Sat- Sun 12: 30 EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young ChilDren, Violence, Disturbing Content) Sat- Sun 12: 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 3: 30, 6: 40, 9: 50; Sat- Sun 12: 20, 3: 30, 6: 40, 9: 50; Mon- Thurs 5: 20, 8: 30 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 THE Movies PADDINGTON ( G) Fri 3: 45, 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 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: 40, 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, Mon- Thurs 1: 35, 7: 05; Sat 11: 00, 1: 30, 7: 05; Sun 1: 30, 7: 05 THE WEDDING RINGER ( 14A) ( Coarse Language, Not Recommended For Children) Fri, Sun- Wed 2: 40, 5: 10, 7: 40, 10: 10; Sat 12: 10, 2: 40, 5: 10, 7: 40, 10: 10; Thurs 12: 15, 2: 40, 5: 10, 7: 40, 10: 10 PROJECT ALMANAC ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children, Coarse Language) Fri 3: 00, 5: 35, 8: 10, 10: 45; Sat 12: 25, 3: 00, 5: 35, 8: 10, 10: 45; Sun- Thurs 1: 50, 4: 25, 7: 00, 9: 35 INTO THE WOODS ( PG) ( Frightening Scenes) Fri, Sun- Tue 1: 00, 3: 55, 6: 50, 9: 50; Sat 5: 10, 8: 00, 10: 45; Wed 3: 55, 6: 50, 9: 50; Thurs 1: 00, 3: 55, 10: 00 PADDINGTON ( G) Fri, Sun- Wed 2: 25, 4: 50, 7: 15, 9: 40; Sat 11: 10, 12: 00, 2: 25, 4: 50, 7: 15, 9: 40; Thurs 12: 15, 2: 35, 4: 50, 7: 15, 9: 40 THE BOY NEXT DOOR ( 18A) ( Sexual Content, Brutal Violence) Fri, Sun, Wed 2: 45, 5: 15, 7: 50, 10: 20; Sat 12: 15, 2: 45, 5: 15, 7: 50, 10: 20; Mon- Tue, Thurs 12: 30, 2: 45, 5: 15, 7: 50, 10: 20 THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES -- AN IMAX 3- D EXPERIENCE ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children, Violence) Fri, Sun- Thurs 1: 05, 4: 10, 7: 20, 10: 25; Sat 12: 35, 4: 00, 7: 20, 10: 25 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- Thurs 2: 00, 4: 40, 7: 25, 10: 15 MORTDECAI ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children, Sexual Contact, Language May Offend) Fri- Tue 2: 15, 5: 00, 7: 45, 10: 30; Wed 5: 00, 7: 45, 10: 30; Thurs 1: 30, 4: 15; Star & Strollers Screening, Wed 1: 30 SEVENTH SON 3- D ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children, Frightening Scenes) Thurs 7: 00, 10: 00 JUPITER ASCENDING 3- D ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children, Frightening Scenes, VIolence) Thurs 7: 00 SELMA ( PG) ( Violence, Not Recommended For Young Children, Language May Offend) Fri 4: 00, 9: 35; Sat- Tue, Thurs 4: 05, 9: 35; Wed 9: 35 THE IMITATION GAME ( PG) ( Not Recommended For Young Children) Fri, Sun- Thurs 1: 25, 4: 20, 7: 10, 9: 55; Sat 10: 55, 1: 35, 4: 20, 7: 10, 9: 55 The following movies have been previously reviewed by Free Press movie critic Randall King, unless otherwise noted. NOW PLAYING A MOST VIOLENT YEAR Polo Park. 14A. 125 minutes. Abel Morales ( Oscar Isaac) is a sketchy businessman in the home- heating trade who finds himself fighting to preserve what integrity he has against a rising tide of corruption and violence in New York City, circa 1981. Directed by J. C. Chandor and co- starring Jessica Chastain. �s �s �s 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 BLACK OR WHITE Grant Park. PG. 121 minutes. A widower ( Kevin Costner) is drawn into a custody battle over his beloved granddaughter with the girl's other grandparent ( Octavia Spencer) in this racially charged drama directed by Mike Binder. �s �s 1/ 2 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 Towne. 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, give Aniston her due: she really does grab our attention during the course of the film's running time and puts that perky sitcom persona to bed. But that departure isn't sufficient to justify a whole movie. �s �s 1/ 2 FORCE MAJEURE Cinematheque. Subject to classification. 118 minutes. The patriarch of a Swedish family on vacation finds his role in question when he reacts inappropriately to an avalanche and the imminent threat of death. �s �s �s 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 conclusion. �s �s �s 1/ 2 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 the German 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 because of his homosexuality. The shocking story is told in a sombre but dramatically devastating fashion by director Morten Tyldum. �s �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 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. Mostly set in contemporary England, but aiming for the zingy retro feel of a vintage Peter Sellers or Terry- Thomas feature from the Swinging ' 60s, Mortdecai is an anachronistic mess that never succeeds in recreating the breezy tone or snappy rhythm of the classic caper movies it aims to pastiche. �s ( Reviewed by Stephen Dalton ) 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 PROJECT ALMANAC McGillivray, Polo Park, St. Vital, Towne. PG. 106 minutes. A gang of teen students discovers a time machine they promptly exploit to enrich themselves, until they realize the ripple effects of time travel can create devastating disasters. �s 1/ 2 ( Reviewed by Lindsey Bahr ) 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 songs from the past six decades, from Elvis Presley to Beyonc�. �s �s 1/ 2 ( Reviewed by Claudia Puig ) TAKEN 3 McGillivray, Polo Park, St. Vital. 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 THEORY OF EVERYTHING Grant Park. G. 124 minutes. If astrophysicist Stephen Hawking had died within two years of his motor- neuron- disease diagnosis, as doctors believed, this film about his relationship with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde ( Felicity Jones) would have been an easier boilerplate biopic/ tragic romance. But Hawking ( played remarkably well by Eddie Redmayne) transcended his prognosis, just as this film tends to transcend the clich� by emphasizing Jane's story and delivering a mature examination of the limits of unselfish love. �s �s �s 1/ 2 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 A Most Violent Year A_ 13_ Feb- 01- 15_ FP_ 01. indd A13 1/ 31/ 15 7: 53: 53 PM ;