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THE 5TH WAVE

(PG-13 ★★ ) With help from a mysterious young man, a desperate teenager tries to find her younger brother as a series of deadly alien attacks decimates the Earth. Chloë Moretz and Nick Robinson star. (112 minutes)

Movies West

12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30

Movies 8

12:50, 3:50, 7:10, 10:10

THE BIG SHORT

(R ½) As the economy stands on shaky ground in 2008, the shady investments of a Wall Street guru attract the attention of a banker, a hedge-fund specialist and other greedy opportunists. Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling star. (130 minutes)

Movies West

12:40, 7:10

Movies 8

3:10, 9:30

THE BOY

(PG-13 ) A young American nanny in a remote Ratings run from four stars (outstanding) to one star (trash). Not responsible for last-minute changes. English village believes that her employers’ life-size doll is alive. Lauren Cohan and Rupert Evans star. (97 minutes)

Movies West

12:50, 6:50

Movies 8

12:40, 7

DADDY’S HOME

(PG-13 ) An insecure man competes for the affection of his stepchildren when their freewheeling father breezes back into town. Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg star. (96 minutes)

Movies West

3:50, 9:50

Movies 8

3:40, 10

HOW TO BE SINGLE

(R ) Fresh out of college and a long-term relationship, a young woman moves to New York and befriends a partying co-worker who shows her how to have fun. Dakota Johnson and Rebel Wilson star. (110 minutes)

Movies West

12:10, 3:10, 6:10, 9:10

Movies 8

1:10, 4:10, 7:20, 10:20

SPOTLIGHT

(R ½) Journalists from The Boston Globe investigate a cover-up of sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church. Mark Ruffalo and Michael Keaton star. (128 minutes)

Movies West

3:45, 10:05

Movies 8

12, 6:20

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

(PG-13 ) Thirty years after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his young allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and the First Order. Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill star. (136 minutes)

Movies West Regular

12:20, 3:40, 7, 10:10

Movies West 3-D

2, 5:30, 8:50

Movies 8 Regular

1, 4:20, 7:40

Movies 8 3-D

11:30, 2:50, 6:10, 9:40