Waterloo Region Record

On the Big Screen

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New releases

• Life of the Party: After her husband abruptly asks for a divorce, a middle-aged mother returns to college in order to complete her degree.

• Breaking In: A woman fights to protect her family during a home invasion.

• Mary & the Witches Flower: Based on “The Little Broomstick” by Mary Stewart, a strange flower grants a girl magic powers.

• The Rider: After suffering a near fatal head injury, a young cowboy undertakes a search for new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of America.

• The Young Karl Marx: The early years of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and Jenny Marx, between Paris, Brussels and London.

• Itzhak: A look at the life, work and religious heritage of violinist Itzhak Perlman.

• Raazi: A period-thriller film that revolves around an Indian spy married to a Pakistani man during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971.

Ongoing

Bad Samaritan: A pair of burglars stumble upon a woman being held captive in a home they intended to rob.

Tully: Marlo, a mother of three including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant to the extravagan­ce at first, Marlo comes to form a unique bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challengin­g young nanny named Tully.

Daana Paani: Set in the early days of 1962, Hav. Mehtaab Singh is given the responsibi­lity of personally informing the family of a martyred Lance Naik of his wartime demise, and along the way, encounters an oppressed young village woman, Basant Kaur. Their unexpected attraction sets each on a course of life changing repercussi­ons.

Avengers: Infinity War: The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastatio­n and ruin puts an end to the universe.

Finding Your Feet: On the eve of retirement a middle class, judgmental snob discovers her husband has been having an affair with her best friend and is forced into exile with her bohemian sister who lives on an impoverish­ed inner-city council estate.

You Were Never Really Here: A traumatize­d veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe’s nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.

I Feel Pretty: A woman struggling with insecurity wakes from a fall believing she is the most beautiful and capable woman on the planet. Her new confidence empowers her to live fearlessly, but what happens when she realizes her appearance never changed?

Super Troopers 2: When a border dispute arises between the U.S. and Canada, the Super Troopers are tasked with establishi­ng a highway patrol station in the disputed area.

Truth or Dare: A harmless game of truth or dare among friends turns deadly when someone — or something — begins to punish those who tell a lie or refuse the dare.

Rampage: Primatolog­ist Davis Okoye shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordin­arily intelligen­t gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry transforms this gentle ape into a raging monster.

Indian Horse: Follows the life of Canadian First Nations boy, Saul Indian Horse, as he survives residentia­l school and life amongst the racism of the 1970s. A talented hockey player, Saul must find his own path as he battles sterotypes and alcoholism.

Isle of Dogs: Set in Japan, a boy’s odyssey in search of his lost dog.

A Quiet Place: A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.

Ready Player One: When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all OASIS users to find his Easter egg, which will give the finder his fortune.

A Wrinkle in Time: After the disappeara­nce of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.

Chappaquid­dick: Depicting Ted Kennedy’s involvemen­t in the fatal 1969 car accident that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.

The Death of Stalin: Follows the Soviet dictator’s last days and depicts the chaos of the regime after his death.

Sherlock Gnomes: Garden gnomes, Gnomeo & Juliet, recruit renowned detective Sherlock Gnomes to investigat­e the mysterious disappeara­nce of other garden ornaments.

Black Panther: T’Challa, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologi­cally advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king.

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FOX SEARCHLIGH­T PICTURES Set in Japan, the movie “Isle of Dogs” follows a boy’s odyssey in search of his lost dog.

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