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ARCTIC DOGSARCTIC DOGSAaron Woodley, USA, 2019, 93 Minutes, G, CC

FEB 29 & MAR 1 - 12:45

PLAYMOBIL: THE MOVIEPLAYMOBIL: THE MOVIELino DiSalvo, France/USA, 2019, 99 minutes, G

MAR 7 & 8 - 1:00

THE RED TURTLETHE RED TURTLEMichael Doduk de Wit, France, 2017, 80 minutes, G

MAR 14 & 15 - 12:45

SPIES IN DISGUISESPIES IN DISGUISENick Bruno & Troy Quane, USA, 2019, 102 minutes, PG, CC

MAR 21 & 22 - 12:30

MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVILMALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVILJoachim Rønning, UK/USA, 119 minutes, PG, CC

MAR 24, 25 & 26 - 12:30

FROZEN IIFROZEN IIChris Buck & Jennifer Lee, USA, 2019, 104 minutes, G, CC

MAR 28 & 29 - 12:45

FROZEN IIFROZEN IIChris Buck & Jennifer Lee, USA, 2019, 104 minutes, G, CC

APR 4 & 5 - 12:45

CHARLOTTE’S WEBCHARLOTTE’S WEBGary Winick, USA/Germany, 2006, 98 minutes, G

MAR 17, 18 & 19 - 12:30

THE SECRET LIFE THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2OF PETS 2Chris Renaud, USA, 2019, 86 minutes, G

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FEBRUARY 23 (3:00, 5:00 & 7:00) FEBRUARY 24 (7:00 & 9:00)

THE GOOD LIAR

FEBRUARY 25 (6:45 & 9:15)

PARASITE FEBRUARY 26 & 27 (7:00 ONLY)63 UPBill Condon, USA, 2019, 100 minutes, 14AWhen 80-year-old conman Roy Courtnay (Ian McKellen) meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish (Hel-en Mirren), he plans to take her for everything she’s got. But as the two become close, Betty’s grandson (Russell Tovey) grows suspicious about the old man’s motives, turning what should be a simple swindle into a battle of wits. The Good Liar, in the hands of director Bill Condon— proves deliciously ripe mate-rial for Mirren and McKellen, adapted from the bestselling novel by former British intelligence officer Nicholas Searle. There’s joy in watching two flawless performances from these much-loved veteran actors, relishing every nuance of their characters, and every moment of their time on screen. –Empire

Bong Joon-Ho, South Korea, 2019, 133 minutes, 14AKim Ki-taek is an out-of-work driver who lives with his family in a grungy, sub-basement apart-ment. His son, Ki-woo, gets an opportunity to tu-tor English to the daughter of the Parks, a wealthy family living inside an architecturally rich home. A light bulb goes off: Ki-woo dreams up a way to score his entire family jobs working for the Parks so they can leave their lousy existence behind and sponge off the rich. That merely sets the table for what’s in store. –The Detroit News

Michael Apted, UK, 2019, 145 minutes, PGTo followers of the remarkable Up documentaries — nonfiction films that have revisited the same group of subjects every seven years— the arrival of a new installment is quite the event. 63 Up checks in on this motley assortment of now-63-year-old British men and women, drawn from both ends of the class system. As with previous episodes, director Michael Apted (Coal Miner’s Daughter) conducts all the intimate interviews and provides narration and clips from earlier movies to bring new view-ers up to speed. Binge-watching the first eight installments before you settle into this one isn’t strictly necessary, but it wouldn’t be discouraged, either. They’re that good. The real brilliance of 63 Up and its predecessors isn’t the light these movies shine on Tony, Jackie, John, Neil and the rest, but the mirror they hold up in front of us. –The Washington Post

FEBRUARY 21 & 22 ( 3:00, 6:45, & 9:15)

KNIVES OUTRian Johnson, USA, 2019, 131 minutes, PG, CCKnives Out leads viewers on a wickedly fun ride as this brilliant ensemble cast offers breathtaking performances in this whodunnit mystery. Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is hired to look into the death of wealthy crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer), who died on the night of his 85th birthday. Assembled at the house is his dysfunctional family, which includes Harlan’s oldest daughter Linda (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her husband Richard (Don Johnson); Harlan’s son Walt (Michael Shannon), Harlan’s daughter-in-law Joni (Toni Collette) and Linda and Richard’s son Ransom (Chris Evans). Though Detective Lieutenant Elliot (LaKeith Stanfield) is quick to rule Harlan’s death a suicide, detective Blanc is sure there’s more going on at the Thrombey household and he’s determined to find the truth. –ScreenRant

FEBRUARY 28 & 29 (3:00, 6:45 & 9:15)

WAVESTrey Edward Shults, USA, 2019, 136 minutes, 14A, CCIn Waves, Sterling K. Brown plays Ronald, a father who does his best to keep his son, Tyler (Kelvin Har-rison Jr.), under the kind of vigilant pressure required to guide a black man through the land mines of middle-class America. Tyler begins the film on a successful path — he’s a star athlete, has a girlfriend he loves, and has a family that seems perfect from the outside looking in. Things might seem fine at the outset, but they quickly begin to fall apart. Shults’ camera expresses the internal worlds of its sub-jects with such intimacy you almost forget it’s even there — until you are hit with yet another glorious, breathtaking shot. –The Wrap

• FEB 29 KIDS MATINEE 12:45PM: PLAYMOBIL: THE MOVIE •

FEBRUARY 16 (3:00, 5:10 & 7:20) FEBRUARY 17 (7:00 ONLY)

A BEAUTIFUL DAY INTHE NEIGHBORHOODMarielle Heller, USA/China, 2019, 109 minutes, PGYou might become weepy, in a good way, with what A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood delivers, which is an admirably quiet, challenging and sporadically strange meditation on fathers, sons and the poison that is suppressing your feelings. The story, adapted from Tom Junod’s article for Esquire maga-zine, focuses not on Fred Rogers (Tom Hanks), but the depressed magazine writer (Matthew Rhys) assigned to profile him. What follows is a back-and-forth between the two men that reveals less about Rogers and more about the people the television host tried to help. Hanks is, not surprisingly, excellently cast, but it’s Heller’s direction and inventive aesthetic instinct that sell the work so well.–The Globe and Mail

“Hanks gives a rich and subtleperformance, he fits the red

sweater like he was born in it.”–Toronto Star Nominee

ACADEMY AWARD

FEBRUARY 18 (7:00 & 9:00)

FRANKIEIra Sachs, France/Portugal, 2019, 98 minutes, PG, CCFrankie brings together a star-studded cast that includes Isabelle Huppert, Brendan Gleeson and Marisa Tomei. It’s a generational family drama whose members and friends are brought together by the matriarch, Frankie (Huppert), on a vacation full of reflections on time, love and loss. Frankie is bittersweet, as the characters go through a range of emotions, so does the audience. The film’s setting, Sintra, Portugal, is fairytale-esque, and Rui Poças’s cinematography is picturesque and soothing. –Exclaim!

FEBRUARY 19 & 20 (7:00 & 9:00)

NOMAD: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OFBRUCE CHATWINWerner Herzog, UK, 2019, 85 minutesThroughout his career, Werner Herzog has shared a deep connection with his daring explorer sub-jects, that’s again true with Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin the prolific filmmaker’s moving documentary tribute to his celebrated writer friend. The free-flowing documentary weaves together on-camera conversations, old photos, archival audio clips of Chatwin, and new non-fiction footage of Herzog’s travels — all of it narrated by the director with his typical philosophical import. Nomad marries this commentary to tableaux — of icy Patagonian lakes and tree-lined Australian paths — that convey a sense of profound beauty and primordial mystery, the latter enhanced by Ernst Reijseger’s score of tribal chants and orchestral arrangements. –Variety

“A poignant testament to two friends’ shared curiosity about the world.” –Hollywood Reporter

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“As amusingly edgy and cutting as its title suggests.”–Movie Nation

• FEB 22 KIDS MATINEE 1:00PM: ARCTIC DOGS •

“A classic Hitchcock thriller, butwith a shockingly modern twist.

And fabulous and nuanced performances by McKellen &

Mirren”. –Beyond the Trailer

• FEB 23 KIDS MATINEE 1:00PM: ARCTIC DOGS •

“Heartwarming and poignant.”–FilmWeek

“An emotional knockout.”–The FilmStage

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MARCH 3 & 4 (7:00 & 9:15)

CORPUS CHRISTIMARCH 5 (7:00 ONLY)

ANTHROPOCENE: THE HUMAN EPOCH

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JOKER

• MAR 7 KIDS MATINEE 1:00PM: THE RED TURTLE •

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THE SONG OF NAMES MARCH 11 & 12 (7:00 & 9:00)LES MISÉRABLES

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BOMBSHELL

• MAR 14 KIDS MATINEE 12:45PM: SPIES IN DISGUISE •

• MAR 15 KIDS MATINEE 12:45PM: SPIES IN DISGUISE •

MARCH 17 (7:00 ONLY)

A PASSAGE TO INDIAMARCH 18 & 19 (7:00 & 9:10)

THE BODY REMEMBERS WHENTHE WORLD BROKE OPEN

MARCH 20 & 21 (3:00, 6:30, & 9:20)

FORD V FERRARI

• MAR 21 KIDS MATINEE 12:30PM: MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL •

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A HIDDEN LIFEMARCH 27 & 28 (3:00, 7:00, & 9:10)

JOJO RABBIT

MARCH 29 (3:00, 5:40, & 8:15) MARCH 30 (6:45 & 9:15)

JUST MERCY

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Louie Schwartzberg, USA, 2019, 81 minutesBack by Popular Demand! Directed by award-winning filmmaker and pioneer of time-lapse pho-tography, Louie Schwartzberg, Fantastic Fungi is an immersive experience that will inspire a shift in consciousness and a renewed love of nature. Narrated by Academy Award-Winner Brie Larson, the film takes us on an immersive journey into the magical earth beneath our feet. Through the eyes of renowned scientists and mycologists we become aware of the beauty, intelligence and solutions the fungi kingdom offers us in response to some of our most pressing medical, therapeutic, and environ-mental challenges. When so many are struggling for connection, inspiration and hope, Fantastic Fungi brings us together as interconnected creators of our world.

Jan Komasa, Poland, 2020, 115 minutes, Polish with SubtitlesAfter spending years in a Warsaw prison for a violent crime, 20-year-old Daniel is released and sent to a remote village to work as a manual laborer. The job is designed to keep the ex-con busy, but Daniel has a higher calling. Over the course of his incarceration he has found Christ, and aspires to join the clergy - but his criminal record means no seminary will accept him. When Daniel arrives in town, one quick lie allows him to be mistaken for the town’s new priest, and he sets about leading his newfound flock. Though he has no training, his passion and charisma inspire the community. At the same time, his unconventional sermons and unpriestly behavior raise suspicions among some of the townsfolk - even more so as he edges towards a dark secret that the community hasn’t revealed in the confessional booth. –Film Movement

Jennifer Baichwal, Canada, 2018, 87 minutes, PGAn Ideafest 2020 event hosted by the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society and the John Albert Hall Trust. Includes a free screening of Anthropo-cene, documentary and cinematic meditation on humanity’s massive re-engineering of the planet, along with a lively moderated discussion around the spiritual and ecological implications of this new, human-driven geological era.

• MAR 1 KIDS MATINEE 12:45PM: PLAYMOBIL: THE MOVIE •

Todd Phillips, USA/Canada, 2019, 122 minutes, 14A, CCJoker traces the history of the popular DC Comics villain and Batman’s arch enemy in totally original terms. Born Arthur Fleck, a brain injury has left him with a rare medical condition that produces un-controllable shrieks of laughter in the most tragic moments of life. Unable to hold down a job, Arthur ekes out a living as a grotesque clown, entertaining tourists and kids---until he gets fired, after that emotional setback, he is, needless to say, never the same. Arthur becomes a vigilante, joining the underground forces in corrupted, criminal-infested Gotham City, and many homicidal acts of revenge ensue. In the greatest performance of his career, Phoenix is electrifying in a movie that borders on genius. –Observer

François Girard, Canada/Hungary, 2019, 114 minutes, PGAdapted from the award-winning 2002 novel, The Song of Names is a profound, affecting and beauti-fully told chronicle of faith, family, and the language of music. In the late 1930s, London music publisher Gilbert Simmonds (Stanley Townsend) agrees to take in Dovidl Rapoport, a 9-year-old Jewish violin wonder from Warsaw. Dovidl settles in with Gilbert, and his son, Martin. After a rocky start, Martin and Dovidl become close friends. Dovidl’s violin expertise, nurtured by the generously supportive Gil-bert, grows through his teenage years. But on the night of Dovidl’s 1951 London concert debut, the now-21-year-old violinist disappears. Flash forward to 1986 and the adult Martin (Tim Roth), suddenly has reason to believe that Dovidl may have moved back to Poland in 1951. So off Martin begins on a detective-like search to learn what became of the elusive Dovidl. It’s a painful, heartbreaking story that plays out in a series of illuminating and surprising yet inescapable ways. Bring a handkerchief.–Los Angeles Times

John Ford, USA, 1940, 129 minutes80TH ANNIVERSARY!Nominated for seven Academy Awards, and winner of two. This American classic, based on John Steinbeck’s Pulitzer-Prize Winning novel fol-lows Tom Joad (Henry Fonda) and his family as they escape the Depression-era Oklahoma dust bowls for the promised land of California. But the arduous trip and harsh living conditions offer little hope, and family unity proves as daunting a chal-lenge as any other they face.

Ladj Ly, France, 2020, 102 minutes, French with subtitles, 14AA crackling police thriller partly inspired by the civil unrest that swept through Paris in 2005. Les Mi-sérables is a gripping feature debut for the French director Ladj Ly. The movie unfolds from the per-spective of three cops trying to maintain order among warring factions in the Paris suburb of Montfer-meil, only to find themselves mired in an explosive situation that threatens to escalate beyond repair. The title’s reference to Victor Hugo’s masterwork (much of which is set in Montfermeil) is neither an accident nor an afterthought. A closing quotation from Hugo lays bare the essence of Ly’s ideas on how systems of injustice maintain a chokehold on the city’s underclass. Ly dramatizes the scenes of street warfare with visceral force, making crucial use of a drone camera. It leaves us with a bracing vision of two sides that have trapped each other. –Los Angeles Times

Jay Roach, USA/Canada, 2019, 109 minutes, 14A, CCBombshell employs a compelling ensemble cast to give some insight into the real-life sexual harass-ment scandal that rocked Fox News during the 2016 presidential election. Charlize Theron and Nicole Kidman portray former Fox figures Megyn Kelly and Gretchen Carlson, who rise and fall in the hier-archy of the network based on the whims of its unscrupulous predatory leader, Roger Ailes (John Lithgow). With the addition of fictional staffer Kayla Pospisil (a composite character played by Margot Robbie), the film aims to bring to light to the habitual debasement and objectification women received from Ailes. Theron embodies Kelly with an uncanny precision. Though all three principal actresses share little screen time together (save for a tense elevator ride) their stories are interconnected and are eerily similar as more women step forward. –Arizona Central

David Lean, UK/USA, 1984, 164 minutesLITERARY TUESDAYS! Based on the novel by E. M. Forster, the film is set in colonial India in 1924. Adela Quested (Judy Davis), a sheltered British woman, travels to the subcontinent to visit her fiancé; her traveling companion is his mother Mrs. Moore (Peggy Ashcroft). They hope to ex-perience the sights and the sounds of “the real India”. What happens touches off a mystery that brings to light the shameful hypocrisy and racism prevalent in the ruling British class. –TCM

Kathleen Hepburn & Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Canada/Norway, 2019, 106 minutes, PG, CCA chance encounter on a rainy Vancouver street gives way to a potentially life-changing series of events in this involving and quietly haunting drama. Though it addresses issues of resounding enor-mity, The Body Remembers favors intimacy and hesitancy over grandstanding as it follows the halting conversation of two strangers, one in an abusive relationship and the other trying, gently but insistently, to help her. Through the moment-to-moment shifts in guardedness and understanding between the central characters, writer-directors Elle ¬Máijá Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn look at domestic violence, economic inequality and indigenous identity. In its subtle way The Body offers a seethingly critical view of history from its own front line, the perspective of those left behind. –Hollywood Reporter

James Mangold, USA/France, 2019, 153 minutes, PG, CCBased on a weirdly true story set in the 1960s, Ford v Ferrari centers on the legendary ex-racer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and the rowdy, insolent Brit Ken Miles (Christian Bale), who’s a prodigy both behind the wheel and under the hood. After being rebuffed and insulted following a failed at-tempt to purchase the Italian company Ferrari, Henry Ford II (Tracy Letts) vows to build his own race cars and crush the smug Enzo Ferrari (Remo Girone) in the 24-hour endurance race at Le Mans. To-gether Shelby and Miles get busy hammering frames and shedding scores of pounds of engine parts. Ford v Ferrari is so thrillingly well made that it’s only later, when your pulse slows, that you see how formulaic it is. But formulas are made to be overhauled, and this film has some fascinating upgrades.

Terrence Malick, Germany/USA, 2019, 175 minutes, PG, CCInspired by the true story of Franz Jägerstätter (August Diehl), an Austrian peasant farmer who lives with his wife Fani (Valerie Pachner) and three young daughters. Franz is called into active duty to fight in WWII. It’s a war he doesn’t believe in, but even to be a medic would require Franz to swear an oath of loyalty to Adolf Hitler, an act his abiding faith will not permit. But Hitler will have his due, and the Nazis seek to extract it from Franz at any cost. Diehl and Pachner play their characters with Christ-and-Mary dignity in suffering as Franz is subjected to every humiliation and degradation to extract an oath. A Hidden Life is less a story than an experience, a spiritual journey made accessible through light and sound. Director Terrence Malick doesn’t transcend cinema. He sanctifies it. —Arizona Central

Taika Waititi, Czech Republic/New Zealand, 2019, 109 minutes, PG, CCA sprightly coming-of-age comedy set in World War II Germany, Jojo Rabbit is an audacious high-wire act: A satire in which a buffoonish Adolf Hitler delivers some of the funniest moments; a wrenchingly tender portrait of a mother’s love for her son, and — perhaps most powerfully — an improbably affecting chronicle of moral evolution. At the center is young Jojo Betzler (Roman Griffin Davis), who has grown up under Hitler’s rule and whose fondest goal in life is to join the Hitler Youth. Set to an anachronistic pop soundtrack and an eye-poppingly attractive production design, this is a film that dares you not to enjoy its material pleasures, even as you wonder if you should be laughing quite so hard at the jokes. –The Washington Post

Destin Daniel Cretton, USA, 2020, 137 minutes, PG, CCBased on factual events, Just Mercy is the story of Walter McMillian, who in 1987 was arrested for a murder he didn’t commit. McMillian’s case became famous by way of a 60 Minutes episode and the memoir of Bryan Stevenson, a brilliant, Harvard-educated attorney who came to his defense and has gone on to become a visionary leader in criminal justice reform. Played by Michael B. Jordan with his usual combination of composure and submerged fire, Stevenson is the main protagonist in Just Mercy, but Jamie Foxx also delivers one of the finest performances of his career. From its smooth visuals and warm, swinging sounds to its magnificent performances, Just Mercy is masterfully constructed to keep us inside a story that otherwise would be too brutal to bear. –The Washington Post

Anthony Minghella, USA/UK, 1996, 162 minutesWinner of 9 Academy Awards. This poetic, evocative film version of the famous novel by Michael Ondaatje takes place in Italy, dur-ing the last days of World War II. A horribly burned man, the “English patient” of the title, is part of a hospital convoy. When he grows too ill to be moved, a nurse named Hana (Ju-liette Binoche) offers to stay behind to care for him in the ruins of an old monastery. The story is told with the sweep and visual richness, with an attention to evocative fragments of memory. –Roger Ebert

Sam Mendes, UK/USA, 2019, 119 minutes, 14AApril 1917, the Western Front. A young soldier, Lance-Corporal Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman), is given a perilous mission. He’s to carry a message through No Man’s Land to a battalion of the Devonshires, countermanding an attack planned for the next day. If the advance goes ahead 1,600 men may die, Blake’s brother amongst them. Blake takes with him just one other soldier, Lance Corporal Schofield (George McKay). To take us into their journey as immersively as possible 1917 is all filmed from a single viewpoint, just one camera following Blake and Schofield closely all the time. There are no apparent cuts or edits either, so that the entire film appears to be one long take. The narrative is studded with many starry cameos — Andrew Scott as a cynical, dissolute Lieutenant, Colin Firth as a calculated General, and Benedict Cumberbatch as an angry, ambitious Colonel. –London Evening Standard

LITERARY TUESDAYS!

MARCH 1 (3:00, 5:00, & 7:00) MARCH 2 (7:00 & 9:00)

FANTASTIC FUNGI

MARCH 10 (7:00 ONLY)

THE GRAPESOF WRATH

Louise Archambault, Canada, 2019, 127 minutes, French with Subtitles, PGThis gently paced and unexpectedly deep film centres on a trio of grey-bearded hermits living in the conifer forests on the edge of a remote Quebec lake. Each of the three men has come to live in these shacks in the bush for his own reasons: Charlie fled a cancer diagnosis, Tom may be trying to distance himself from booze, and Ted retreated after losing his family. These men don’t like outsiders. But their bucolic world gets disrupted when visitors arrive. A young man, Steve, is bringing his elderly aunt Gertrude who’s refusing to return to her longtime psychiatric facility. The most touching moments belong to Charlie and Gertrude, who gradually form a bond, him gently showing her how to live life outside the walls of an institution. The octagenarians’ subtle lessons about living in the moment should translate easily to anyone decades younger. —The Georgia Straight

MARCH 15 (3:00, 5:25, 7:45) MARCH 16 (6:45 & 9:10)

AND THE BIRDS RAINED DOWN(IL PLEAUVAIT DES OISEAUX)

MARCH 25 (7:00 & 8:30)

THE ENDLESS CHAINBenjamin Jordan, Canada, 2019, 58 minutesSince signing up for a paragliding course 14 years ago, Benjamin Jordan had dreamt of completing an unpowered aerial journey, straight up the spine of the Canadian Rockies. He imagined soaring over glaciers as he made his way over 1200 km, from Montana to Prince George, BC. But there was a catch. Nobody had ever done it before. Join this unprecedented aerial and mountain adventure as you soar across British Columbia & Alberta’s most impressive mountains.

• MAR 29 KIDS MATINEE 12:45PM: FROZEN II •

APRIL 1 & 2 (7:00 & 9:20)

PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRECéline Sciamma, France, 2019, 122 minutes, French and Italian with subtitles, PGEach of Céline Sciamma’s previous three films (Water Lilies, Tomboy, Girlhood) have been deservedly lauded. With Portrait, she has outdone herself once more with a full-blown masterpiece of a film. It opens with the arrival of Marianne, an artist, to the tiny isolated island where a young noblewoman Héloïse resides. Marianne is tasked with painting a wedding portrait of Héloïse to send to her future husband. Héloïse however, is less than happy about the prospect of being married and refuses to be painted, and so Marianne must paint her in secret, relying on the glimpses she can get of Héloïse on their daily walks near the island’s cliffs. As the film progresses, the love story at the heart of it becomes an enchanting one and the two lead actresses become entrancing.

• APR 4 & 5 KIDS MATINEE 12:45PM: CHARLOTTE’S WEB •

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“An engrossing exploration of faith, second chances and the

possibility of atonement” –Screen

“Phoenix’s lead performanceis mesmerizing”

–Ian Thomas Malone

Nominated for11 ACADEMY

AWARDSincluding

Best Picture

• MAR 8 KIDS MATINEE 1:00PM: THE RED TURTLE •

“Literate, sober, and soulful.”–RogerEbert.com

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NOMINEE:

“A gripping experience.”–RogerEbert.com

“Roach has crafted a compelling“ripped from the headlines” motion picture

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“Poignant, touching, and profoundly

moving.”–That Shelf

“It’s rare to find a film ofsuch bottomless depths.”

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• MAR 17, 18 & 19 SPRING BREAK KIDS MATINEE 12:30: THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 •

“Damon and Bale are magnetic”

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Nominated for4 ACADEMY

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Best Picture

• MAR 22 KIDS MATINEE 12:30PM: MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL •

“Both inspiring an heartbreaking, and the result is Terrence Malick’s best film in nearly a decade.” –IGN

Bernardo Bertolucci, UK/Italy, 1990, 138 minutesLITERARY TUESDAYS! In the aftermath of World War II, disaffected American intellectual marrieds Porter and Kit Moresby (John Malkovich, Debra Winger) journeyed to Tangier in search of artistic inspiration. However, the enticements of a for-eign culture and the foreboding lure of the North African desert may instead deliver them to an unanticipated fate. Bernardo Bertolucci’s erotic, hypnotic adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Paul Bowles co-stars Campbell Scott, Jill Bennett, and Timothy Spall. —TCM

MARCH 24 (7:00 ONLY)

THE SHELTERING SKY

• MAR 24, 25 & 26 SPRING BREAK KIDS MATINEE 12:30: FROZEN II •

MARCH 26 (6:00)

WHAT IF…DOCUMENTARY SERIESGeneviève Appleton, Canada, approx. 90 minutes, 14APERFORMANCE AND SPEECHES AT 6:00, FILM SCREENING AT 7:00. Epilepsy has been de-scribed as being “the largest disease with the least public education”. In fact, despite being one of the most common neurological conditions, epilepsy receives the least funding and research dollars and has the least recognition, education and awareness in society. The What If … Docu-mentary Series™ was created out of the necessity to bring about public awareness to this orphaned disease in the province of BC.

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“Just Mercy is that rarity -a movie that inspires, and a story that brings light.” –Seattle Times

“It’s deeply romantic and also deeply thoughtful—an electric

combination” –TimeOut

Winner!CANNES FILM

FESTIVAL

Best Screenplay

Nominated for10 ACADEMY

AWARDSincluding

Best Picture

“1917 is filmmaking at its best and most piercingly alive”

–New York Post

LITERARY TUESDAYS!

FREE SCREENING!

• MAR 28 KIDS MATINEE 12:45PM: FROZEN II •

Special Event

ADMISSIONReg. Cinecenta

passes not accepted

$20

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